Jon Rahm says NFL tight end Zach Ertz jinxed him with a text message minutes before his opening double bogey

• Jon Rahm won the Masters after opening the tournament with a double bogey.
• After his win, Rahm recalled how NFL tight end Zach Ertz had possibly jinxed him.

Jon Rahm has had quite a week.

After opening his first round at the Masters with an embarrassing double bogey, Rahm went on to play stellar golf for the next 71 holes to chase down Brooks Koepka and take home the first green jacket of his career.

As he accepted the win and gave his champion's speech, Rahm joked that his mishap on the first green could be blamed on NFL tight end Zach Ertz.

"For those people who believe in jinxing, players, people, whatever it may be," Rahm began. "Thursday morning, when I was getting on the golf cart to get to the putting green, 10 minutes before my tee time, I saw a text from a good friend of mine. And I'm going to name him, because he is a Super Bowl champion."

"Zach Ertz," Rahm said.

"He sent a text, I'm going to paraphrase here, but he said 'That first green is looking like a walk in the park.' 10 minutes before I four-putted to start the tournament."

The crowd laughed, and Rahm concluded, "Thank you Zach, don't ever do that again please."

On Twitter, Ertz responded to his friend's critique, promising to keep jinxing Rahm all the way to more major success.

Ertz's former teammate J.J. Watt further confirmed the exchange, sharing pictures of the ill-fated text.

With the win, Rahm now has four victories in the calendar year and two major wins to his name. He still needs a PGA Championship and an Open Championship to complete the career grand slam.

His first shot at adding to his major total will be at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in May.