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Jon Rahm of Spain poses with
the Race to Dubai trophy after RUSH
he won the golf tournament in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019.
Rahm lands

$5M jackpot,

emulates

Ballesteros

with Dubai

win

DUBAI, United Arab Emir-
ates (AP) — Jon Rahm was
still getting his head around
the biggest, gutsiest and
richest victory of his career
when the name of his golf-
ing idol was dropped into
the conversation.
By winning the Race to
Dubai title on the European
Tour with a one-stroke win
at the World Tour Cham-
pionship, Rahm was re-
minded, he became only
the second Spaniard after
the late Seve Ballesteros to
finish a season as Europe's
No. 1 player.
"Did I? Oh man, I didn't
even think about that," an
emotional Rahm said, put-
ting his hands to his face
after forgetting the narra-
tive he had spoken about
all week in the Middle East.
Maybe that's what landing
a jackpot of $5 million does
to you.
Rahm, the world No. 5,
got up and down from a
greenside bunker for birdie
at the 18th hole to secure 49ers start 3-game gauntlet
the biggest payday of his
career Sunday — $3 mil- with 37-8 win over Packers
lion, the richest first prize in
golf, for winning the World
Tour Championship and a
bonus of $2 million for fin- San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. (30) runs against the Green Bay Packers during the first half of an NFL football game
ishing first in the Race to in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019.
Dubai. Associated Press
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