As.com 'Mission comeback' for the Rahm-Hayes binomial

Jon Rahm finished the second round of the Estrella Damm Andalucía Valderrama Masters upset. Two closing bogeys and a total of -1 leave him behind in the fight with the best of a field and a tournament that he wants to dominate. This time the wind set traps for him. "If I eliminate silly mistakes I will be able to have some option", said the man from Barrika, seven strokes behind the leader Bezuidenhout (-8), three behind Sergio García, Adri Arnaus, and Quirós, second with -4.

As Rahm addressed the press, Adam Hayes, an American from Charlotte who has seen it all in golf, stared coldly in the distance. Since 2000 he has carried the bag of Jonathan Byrd, Jason Dufner, Russell Henley... but in 2017 he became a faithful caddy. He got engaged to Rahm, who has only seen Hayes carry his bag of clubs. The one from North Carolina has understood the golfer from Barrika, with his temperament and his world star game.

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“Adam is quite an important figure for me. Although the final decision is always mine, he gives me his opinion if I ask. He helps me a lot and if not, he wouldn't be my caddy,” Rahm explained to AS. Hayes and Rahm have forged a symbiotic caddy-player relationship. "From the first moment I saw Rahm hit the ball, I knew he was special," said the American, who, carrying the clubs of the Biscayan, became one of the most prestigious players on the PGA Tour and one of the leaders on the money list, at the level of Michael Greller (Spieth) or Colin Swatton (Jason Day).

But the Rahm and Hayes thing is deeper than a boss-employee. Among them there is trust and a good atmosphere that is reflected in Adam's visits to Barrika, who stayed in Plentzia to spend a few days with Jon, who when he plays for North Carolina takes refuge in Hayes's house. The binomial has seven titles between the European and American circuit. Next mission: come back in Valderrama.