Jon Rahm really annoyed after round two of the Spanish Open as he reveals what was so ‘frustrating’

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Jon Rahm is five-under par and in contention at his home Spanish Open but he’s far from happy at what happened in his second round.

Rahm shot a solid enough second round of two-under par to put himself in the mix but he’s still five back off the lead going into round three.

There were question marks over whether Rahm would even play in the Spanish Open but after lodging appeals to his DP World Tour fines, he was allowed to play.

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Of course, the tournament is better for having a big name like Rahm involved and in the main, he’s playing good golf.

However, that doesn’t mean Rahm is completely happy.

Why Jon Rahm is frustrated after round two of the Spanish Open

Speaking to the media immediately after his second round, Rahm admitted to being a touch annoyed with himself and conceded that he felt below his usual standards.

“It’s a little frustrating after such good work yesterday in the heavy winds to not take advantage of the easier conditions today, especially the first — my first 11 holes, barely any wind. Did a little bit of a good job early, but I just couldn’t get the round going,” Rahm said.

“Overall, everything just felt one or two levels below what I would have liked to feel. Wasn’t really quite comfortable all day on the course.

“But there’s a couple moments where I still had some good swings, and making that eagle putt was something that kind of renewed the energy in me for the rest of the round. But just a few too many mistakes, I would say, in general, but a lot of the short irons, like missing the green on 12, missing the green on 18, 5, hitting it 40 feet long, missing the green on 7 with a 9-iron being a par 5 and missing the green on 8 as well.

“There’s too many short irons, I’m not saying I need to hit it close but to have a look at birdie makes a big difference.”

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Rahm is still in with a huge chance of winning and as the pressure builds over the weekend, we can fully expect the Spaniard to be in contention.

Should Rahm or another big name like Patrick Reed put their foot down, then they could well take some stopping.