McIlroy, Rahm primed to lead Euro assault at Masters
AUGUSTA, Georgia - Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy and first-time Masters starter Jon Rahm, two of Europe's top-rated golfers, will play together for the first two rounds at Augusta National in pairings announced on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Northern Ireland's McIlroy, trying to win a green jacket to complete a career grand slam, and Spain's Rahm, fresh off a runner-up finish at the World Golf Championships Match Play in Austin, Texas, will join Japan's Hideto Tanihara in the third-to-last group teeing off on the famed 7,435-yard layout.
"I've played with a few of the Asian contenders, so I sort of expected one of those guys," McIlroy said. "And then Jon Rahm, I haven't played with him competitively. We played 18 holes, a practice round, in Austin. I'm really impressed with his game."
