MADRID — Jon Rahm is back in action at his home tournament in Spain following what he considered the toughest week mentally of his career during the Ryder Cup in New York.

Rahm is in Madrid to try to win a record fourth Spanish Open title and surpass Seve Ballesteros as the tournament’s most successful golfer since the creation of the European tour in 1972.

Rahm helped Europe win the Ryder Cup in the United States two weeks ago, when the raucous home crowd tormented the European players from the start.

“That week in New York was mentally the toughest week of my career, but at the same time it was the most fun I’ve had,” he said Tuesday. “What happened there during those three days was something inhospitable. At times I couldn’t believe it.”

Rahm teamed up with Tyrrell Hatton at Bethpag

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