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Jon Rahm hailed the 'power of positive thinking' after winning his first major title with a stunning finish in the 121st US Open.
Rahm became the first Spanish player to lift the title and also returned to the top of the world rankings after making birdies on the final two holes at Torrey Pines to finish a shot ahead of Louis Oosthuizen.
The 26-year-old had tested positive for Covid-19 just 15 days earlier and was given the news moments after completing a third round of 64 to establish a six-shot lead in defence of his title at the Memorial Tournament.
Jon Rahm hailed the 'power of positive thinking' after winning his first major title on Sunday
Rahm became the first Spanish player to lift the US Open and returned to top of world rankings
He made birdies on final two holes at Torrey Pines to finish a shot ahead of Louis Oosthuizen
'This is the power of positive thinking,' said Rahm, who was able to cut short a 10-day period of self-isolation last Saturday after twice testing negative.
'I was never resentful for one second for what happened. And I don't blame anybody. It's been a difficult year and unfortunately Covid is a reality in this world and it's affected a lot of people.
'We have lost a lot of people back home. We have lost some friends. This one is to a friend of mine who was a journalist who had just started getting into golf and he was basically following me around the world, and he
