Furious Jon Rahm is given a wider berth by photographers and camera crews for today’s play at The Open – after Spaniard was left incensed ‘at their disregard’ of being too close during poor first-round Hoylake outing
- Media reporters at The Open have been told to give Jon Rahm a wider berth
- The Masters champion said too many photographers were inside the ropes
- Rahm was in a marquee grouping with Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose
Photographers and camera crews at The Open have been told to give Jon Rahm a wider berth after his frustrations boiled over during the first round.
The Masters champion lashed out after his opening 74, saying there were too many members of the media following his marquee grouping with Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose from inside the ropes.
He said: ‘I’m trying to walk and there’s way too many people in my way and I can’t go at my pace because they are in my way.
‘Then I’m walking off 18 trying to deal with that unlucky moment… there’s somebody with a boom mic on my ass keeping up with Rory’s pace… that’s kind of the disregard that I existed.’
While the boom incident is understood to have involved a Netflix crew, photographers and cameramen at Hoylake were sent a reminder by organisers on Friday of guidelines around where they are meant to be positioned.
Rahm, whose temper has been known to run hot on the course, previously snapped at camera crews at the US PGA Championship in May.
Photographers and camera crews at The Open have been told to give Jon Rahm a wider berth
