US Open 2024: Jon Rahm unsure if foot injury will stop him playing at Pinehurst

Jon Rahm conceded he does not know if he will be fit enough to play in this week’s 124th US Open at Pinehurst after turning up with an injured foot.

The Spaniard, who won this title in 2021, withdrew after just six holes of the second round of LIV Houston on Saturday with an infection in his left foot.

Rahm arrived in North Carolina on Tuesday and immediately said his foot was “a concern”.

“It is doing better but the pain is high,” said the 29-year-old who missed the cut at last month’s US PGA Championship.

“I have a little hole between my pinky toe and next one and it got infected.

“I got a shot to numb the pain [before the second round in Houston] that was supposed to last all round and it lasted two holes.”

When asked if there was a good chance he might not play this week, the 2023 Masters champion replied: “I don’t know.

“The infection is now controlled, but there’s still swelling and there’s still pain.

“There’s a reason I walked out here in a shoe and a flip-flop, trying to keep the area dry and trying to get that to heal as soon as possible.

“But I can only do what I can do. The human body can only work so fast.”