Jon Rahm quoted Charles Barkley after his PGA Championship collapse

Jon Rahm had a rough finish at the PGA Championship on Sunday, but he found solace in the words of an unusual source.

Rahm quoted Charles Barkley after falling apart down the stretch at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, N.C. Rahm got himself in contention during the final round with three birdies in the first 11 holes, but faded down the stretch with two double bogeys.

Rahm, however, leaned on Barkley’s message to NBA players about how great it is to be able to compete at the highest level.

“I always like to go back a little bit on sometimes that Charles Barkley likes to remind basketball players all the time. I play golf for a living. It’s incredible,” Rahm told reporters. “Am I embarrassed a little bit about how I finished today? Yeah. But I just need to get over it, get over myself. It’s not the end of the world.

“It’s not like I’m a doctor or a first responder, somebody who if they have a bad day, truly bad things happen. I’ll get over it. I’ll move on. It’s a lot more positive than negative to think about this week.”