By Matt Smith
Jon Rahm achieved a life-long dream to live up to his idol Seve Ballesteros — and he did it in stunning style to claim his third Spanish Open crown.

A blistering final-round 62 allowed the Spanish hero to saunter to a six-stroke victory to the delight of the home crowd at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.

Rahm’s third crown in the Spanish Open takes him level with the late legend Seve — allowing himself a bow as he enjoyed a Sunday cruise to finish on 25-under — with Matthieu Pavon next best on 19-under and Min Woo Lee a further shot back after closing with a 68.

“It will take a few days to process this, but it was the goal coming in,” Rahm told DP World Tour. “Seve has always been a great hero of mine and to do what he did over a whole career in only a few years is quite humbling.”

Ballesteros won his three Spanish crowns between 1981-95, while Rahm managed it in four events, with the first title coming in 2018.

Rahm continued: “I’m not going to lie. It might not be the strongest field I play all year but sometimes this could be the hardest to win, right? When I’m at home, I’m supposed to win, everybody is betting on me to win and to come out and play a Sunday like I just did it’s hard to describe. It was my lowest round, my lowest score out here, it was pretty much a perfect week.”

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