Bubba Watson falters, Jon Rahm feasts on birdies to lead LIV UK

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Jon Rahm rode eight birdies to the top of the leaderboard at 8 under at LIV United Kingdom on Friday, surging to the front of the pack after Bubba Watson tumbled through consecutive par-4s in 12 shots.

Rahm, starting on the par-4 second, birdied his opener and ended with another on No. 1 in a round that included six birdies in a nine-hole stretch. The first-round 63 is Rahm's