Jon Rahm had his family in the front of his mind moments after clinching a memorable victory at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, and used his TV interview to send a cute message home

DUBAI — Jon Rahm signed off his victory at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship with an adorable message to his wife, Kelley, and their newborn daughter.

The Rahms welcomed the arrival of Begoña last month, and in his first tournament since her birth, the two-time major champion oozed class as he pulled off a two-shot victory at Yas Links. Begoña is the couple's fourth child, and her name is a nod to Rahm's Basque roots.

Rahm was joyous after claiming his first win away from LIV Golf since the 2023 Masters, and he concluded his TV interview by sending a message home. "She's gonna wake up soon, so Kelley, I love you," he said while looking down the camera, before adding in Spanish: "Begoña, this is for you."

He later added: "In Spain, they have a saying: a newborn comes with bread under the arm; they come bearing gifts. Another child is another gift, and luckily that's come true almost every time for me.

"There's something to say about the happiness that our family feels once we've had a child, and my performance showed it."

Rahm said his performance over recent months had been affected not only by the distractions caused by LIV's demise, but also by the anxious wait for his daughter's birth. The Spaniard said he faced mental battles in recent months that contributed to difficult weeks on the course, including a dead-last finish at Wentworth in September.

But with Begoña's safe arrival and his decision to quit LIV, Rahm enjoyed a sense of calm that he had not felt for months, and he capitalized at Yas Links.

"I think I said it earlier in the week, whether you like to admit it or not, it was a lot of extra noise going on in general, and that was still not the most important part of my life," he said.

"The impending birth of our daughter was something that was weighing heavily on me at Wentworth; I'm not going to lie. I didn't want to miss it.

"It was a little bit more difficult to perhaps play and think throughout the golf course. Let's just say, it felt a little bit cloudy in a sense, and I can say the calmness I felt this week has been enjoyable, honestly.

"I felt incredibly calm, even when things didn't go my way. Not much seemed to bother me, and probably the main reason why I was able to perform the way I have."

Rahm has another week in the Middle East before being reunited with his loved ones back in Arizona. The former world No. 1's win in Abu Dhabi has given him an outside chance of winning the Race to Dubai, if he wins at Jumeirah Golf Estates this week.