Jon Rahm: ‘I dream about it all the time, holding the Claret Jug’

Spaniard is embracing chance to emulate Seve Ballesteros and win the Open at St Andrews, one of the highest pinnacles in sport'

Conventional thought dictates Jon Rahm should feel the heavy burden of expectation in the coming days. But conventional thought ignores the formidable mindset of the man himself.

The triumph of Seve Ballesteros at St Andrews in the Open Championship of 1984 remains one of the major's marquee moments. The beaming smile, the dance of delight and the panache with which the Claret Jug was claimed were all so typically Seve. Ballesteros won the Open three times but glory at the home of golf resonates even today.