Sir Nick Faldo raises concerns about Jon Rahm's ability to successfully defend his title at The Masters due to lack of recent tournament play.
Sir Nick Faldo has questioned whether Jon Rahm will have the intensity to join an illustrious club and successfully defend his title at The Masters this week. Rahm became the fourth Spanish winner in Masters history with his victory last April, when a final-round 69 saw him finish four shots ahead of Brooks Koepka and six-time major winner Phil Mickelson.
I think that's his main strength. 'I was looking at stats and I've got a feeling it could be a 'second-tier' guy . You've got a dozen or so obvious names and then I think it could be a person from outside of that - someone playing well enough. But it's a whole new world trying to win your first Green Jacket.
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