(Hoylake) On Friday, Jon Rahm struggled to qualify for the British Open weekend. On Saturday, he set the Royal Liverpool record and put himself back on the board greatly.

Rahm shot a 63, subtracting eight shots from par.

His total of minus six brought him within six shots of the top of the leaderboard, where Brian Harman sits.

“Days like that are very fun,” Rahm said. I knew what I was capable of. »

Rahm started the round two strokes over par, 12 strokes behind Harman.

The Spaniard had eight birdies and was bogey-free, scoring 30 on the back nine.

It was the kind of day where his swings reflected what he had in mind before he hit the ball.

“It doesn’t often happen that the hits are the way you visualized them,” Rahm said. It is even very rare. »

Ranked third in the world, Rahm notably delivered a streak of four straight birdies, straddling both halves of the course.

Among his highlights are three putts for birdies: 34 feet on the 16th hole, 22 feet on the ninth and 12 feet on the 18th.

Rahm won the Masters Tournament in April, earning his second victory in a major tournament.

He leads the PGA with four wins this season.

Rahm arrived at Royal Liverpool after some rest. He missed out on qualifying for the Travelers Championship nearly a month ago.