Jon Rahm usurps Rory McIlroy as world No1 after winning Memorial Tournament

Jon Rahm usurped Rory McIlroy as world No1 after winning the Memorial Tournament.

Rahm joins childhood hero Seve Ballesteros as the only Spaniards to reach world number one.

The event ended in controversy when Rahm was handed a two-stroke penalty after his ball moved while he was preparing his approach shot on the 16th.

A brilliant chip-in from 30-feet at the 16th, which restored a four-shot cushion over Palmer with two to play, Rahm described it has among "the greatest shots of my life."

"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."

Ryan Palmer was second and England’s Matt Fitzpatrick third, while McIlroy finished the tournament four-over and well out of contention.