Rahm plans cautious approach in firm conditions at Birkdale

Birkdale, ENGLAND, July 14 - Jon Rahm will resist the temptation to try to overpower sun-baked Royal Birkdale when the 154th Open Championship starts on Thursday.The firm and dry conditions in the northwest of England are set to offer players the chance to hit the ball huge distances but the Spaniard believes it would be a strategic mistake to go for broke in the final major of the year.“From what I've learned in the past, if you start pulling out drivers in an Open Championship, you can do a good job short term,” said Rahm, who finished tied for second in the 2023 Open.“You can maybe get away with it one round. Over four rounds, you're going to start finding spots you don't want to be in and you're going to pay the price. “I think here I may draw a little bit of inspiration from Carnousti