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Three of golf’s top stars – Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm – have singled out new PGA champion Aaron Rai for special praise. Rai turned a 13th appearance at the game’s highest level into a lucky first major championship success, capturing the PGA Championship by an impressive three shots in glorious conditions on the host Aronimink course. GAME’S ELITE SOUND SPECIAL PRAISE FOR RAI …. A trio of the game’s elite – @McIlroyRory , Xander ...

Aaron Rai is golf’s newest major champion in brilliantly capturing the 108th PGA Championship. The 31-year-old English golfer sealed victory by a remarkable three shots on the host Aronimink course to join legendary Gary Player, who captured the 1962 hosting of the championship when last played on the Pennsylvania course all of 64 years ago. As is customary, Rai spoke to the attending media following his revealing his emotions, the tremendous support from his wife and herself a professsional ...

108th PGA Championship Final-Round Notes – Sunday, May 17, 2026 AARON RAI – 108th @PGAChampionship CHAMPION .. All the facts, figures and more following his tremendous three-shot triumph at Aronimink Read: https://t.co/Hpe7ONS9Sw Getty ✅ @TOURMISS pic.twitter.com/IT0e76q64I — Fatiha (@TOURMISS) May 18, 2026 Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 88. Wind WSW 5-12 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Final Leaderboard Pos. Player R1 R2 R3 R4 Total 1 Aaron Rai 70 69 67 65 271 (-9) T2 Jon Rahm 69 70 67 68 274 ...

Aaron Rai has created history becoming the first England-born golfer since 1919 to capture the PGA Championship. The 31-year-old also secured success in a maiden career major championship at his ‘lucky’ 13th attempt in posting a closing five-under round of 65 to capture victory in glorious Spring conditions by three shots at nine-under on the host Aronimink course in Pennsylvania. Rai, and known well as the golfer who wears two black gloves, brilliantly capped his closing round eagling ...

Kurt Kitayama was out in the fourth group on the final day of the 108th PGA Championship on the host Aronimink course. Kitayama teed-off lying just outside the leading 60 at three-over having produced earlier scores of 70, 69 and horror third day 75. Though it was a dream last day start for Kitayama who birdied his opening three holes to suggest a low round could be on the cards. Indeed it was as proceeded to then birdie the sixth and ninth holes to move to five-under for his round but, of course, ...

Alex Smalley bounced back from a horror third round start to birdie the last and enjoy a two shot lead heading to the final round of the 108th hosting of the PGA Championship. The 29-year-old former Walker Cup player has contested 140 PGA Tour events, earning $10.6m in prize-money has enjoyed a career best of three seconds including a T2nd just a few weeks ago at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Smalley is the 10th player since 1995 to hold the 54-hole lead of a major championship despite not having ...

England’s Aaron Rai is this week competing in his 13th major championship at the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink. Rai, 31, has superbly put himself into contention to win at the game’s highest level, posting a third round 67 and head to the final round in a five-way tie for second at four-under. Rai made his major’s debut at the 2017 US Open while four years later he teed-up in a maiden PGA Championship.  His best result in the dozen majors has been three T19th places – ...