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Rahm's final round three-over-par 75 was enough
for a three-shot victory at Muirfield Village Golf Club ahead of
Ryan Palmer in second, and also saw the Spaniard replace Rory
McIlroy at the top of the world rankings.
The highlight of the round was a brilliant chip-in from 30-feet
at the 16th, which restored a four-shot cushion over Palmer with
two to play, but Rahm was later handed the penalty as video
replays showed his ball had moved while addressing the shot.
"All I can say is as minimal as it was, it moved; I accept it.
It doesn't change the outcome of the tournament," said Rahm.
"It just puts a little bit of an asterisk in it in the sense of
I wish I could just keep that birdie because it was one of the
greatest shots of my life.
"Had I seen it, I would have said something or maybe questioned
-- not questioned, asked for a rules official and explained what
happened and would have gone from there.
"... But the rules of golf are clear, and the ball did move... I
accept the penalty. That goes to show that you have to fight
until the end."
(Reporting by Arvind Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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