KEEP CALM AND PUTT
Rose tells fiery Rahm to cool it in order to win
Portstewart — Former US Open champion Justin Rose handed out sobering advice to Jon Rahm and other young stars ahead of the Irish Open starting here on Thursday, suggesting the sometimes fiery Spaniard needed to control his demeanour. Rahm, 22, one of the most exciting young talents in world golf, drew much criticism over his unsporting manners ahead of missing the cut at the US Open at Erin Hills. Rahm, with a maiden PGA Tour victory, a second place to world No1 Dustin Johnson in Texas and a third in Mexico already in 2017, let his temper get the better of him over two rounds in rural Wisconsin in the company of Rickie Fowler and Hideki Matsuyama. The actions of the now US-based Rahm sent many fans onto social media documenting his hot-tempered ways before he crashed out of the US Open with scores of 76 and 73 to miss the cut by five strokes. And ahead of teeing up at this week’s Irish Open, Rahm revealed he had apologised to Matsuyama and Fowler. "What happened at Erin Hills canno...
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