108th PGA Championship

Final-Round Notes – Sunday, May 17, 2026

AARON RAI – 108th @PGAChampionship CHAMPION ..

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Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 88. Wind WSW 5-12 mph, gusting to 20 mph.

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Aaron Rai (1^st/-9)

• Earns his first major championship title in his 13^th major start at the age of 31 years, 2 months, 14 days
• Moves to new World No. 15
• Best finish in a major prior to this week was T19 (three times: 2021 Open Championship, 2024 U.S. Open, 2025 PGA Championship)
• Becomes the sixth PGA Champion to card a 65 or better in the final round and the second in the last three years (Xander Schauffele, 65/2024)
• With rounds of 70-69-67-65, becomes the first PGA Championship winner in history to lower his score in each round; eighth in major championship history to achieve the feat and the first since 1998 (Mark O’Meara/Masters Tournament)
• Played his last 10 holes of the final round in 6-under with an eagle at the par-5 ninth and four birdies (Nos. 11, 13, 16, 17)
• Ranked second this week in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green (6.060), fifth in Strokes Gained: Putting (6.952) and eighth in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (7.532)
• Driving accuracy this week was 67.86% (38 of 56), fourth best by any player in the field
• Marks his second PGA TOUR title in his 123^rd career start (2024 Wyndham Championship); also owns three career wins on the DP World Tour and three on the HotelPlanner Tour
• First international player to win the PGA Championship since 2015 (Jason Day)
• Marks the first time the first two majors of a season were won by Europeans in the era of the four current major championships (since 1934): Rory McIlroy/Masters Tournament, Aaron Rai/PGA Championship
• First Englishman to win the PGA Championship since Jim Barnes won in 1916 and 1919
• Becomes the eighth Englishman to win a major championship since 1940 

  Major Championship winners from England since 1940
  Winner	Tournament
  Aaron Rai	2026 PGA Championship
  Matt Fitzpatrick	2022 U.S. Open
  Danny Willett	2016 Masters Tournament
  Justin Rose	2013 U.S. Open
  Nick Faldo	1989, 1990 and 1996 Masters Tournament 1987, 1990 and 1992 Open Championship
  Tony Jacklin	1969 Open Championship and 1970 U.S. Open
  Max Faulkner	1951 Open Championship
  Henry Cotton	1948 Open Championship

   

Additional notes:

• Outright 54-hole leader Alex Smalley (T2/-6) records a final-round 68, carding 34s on each nine; played his final three holes eagle-bogey-birdie (Nos. 16-18); finished the week ranked third in Strokes Gained: Putting (7.342); marks his fourth career runner-up finish on TOUR and second of the season (Zurich Classic of New Orleans); best finish in a major prior to this week was T23 at the 2023 PGA Championship
• Jon Rahm (T2/-6) claims his 15^th top-10 finish and second runner-up in 38 major starts (T2/2023 Open Championship); fourth top-10 finish in his last seven major championship appearances and fourth total top-10 at the PGA Championship (T4/2018, T8/2021, T8/2025); finishes the week ranked fourth in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (9.532)
• Justin Thomas (T4/-5) ties his best score in 40 career rounds in the PGA Championship with a 5-under 65; marks his fourth round of 65 or better in his 42nd career major start (best: 63, 2017 U.S. Open/R3); best finish in his last 16 major starts since winning the 2022 PGA Championship
• Ludvig Åberg (T4/-5) claims his third top-10 finish in 10 career major starts (2^nd/2024 Masters Tournament, 7^th/2025 Masters Tournament); led the field this week in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (11.308) but ranked 64^th in Strokes Gained: Putting (-0.828)
• In his PGA Championship debut, Matti Schmid (T4/-5) records his best finish in five major starts (previous best: T59, 2021 Open Championship); led all players in Strokes Gained: Putting (7.787); best finish on TOUR since runner-up at the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge
• Cameron Smith (T7/-4) snapped a streak of six consecutive missed cuts in majors to record his 10^th top-10 finish in his 39^th major start; first top-10 in a major since the 2024 Masters Tournament (T6)
• Six-time major champion and 30-time PGA TOUR winner Rory McIlroy (T7/-4) finishes inside the top 10 for the 12^th time in the last 18 major championships, dating back to the beginning of the 2022 season; in his career, owns 35 top-10 finishes in 69 starts in majors
• 2024 PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele (T7/-4) records his eighth top-10 finish in the last 10 major championships (since the start of 2024), tied with Scottie Scheffler for the most by any player in that span
• Kurt Kitayama (T10/-3) cards the low round of the week with a bogey-free 63, his best score in 58 career major rounds (previous: 65, 2023 PGA Championship/R4); hit 17 of 18 greens in regulation and recorded 141′ 5″ of putts made, including five made putts of 12+ feet
  • Marks the ninth time in history that a player has a 63 in the final round of a major championship (first since Tommy Fleetwood/2023 U.S. Open) and second such instance in PGA Championship history (1995/Brad Faxon)
• Chris Gotterup (T10/-3) records his second-best finish in six major starts and his fourth consecutive top-25 (T24/2026 Masters Tournament, 3^rd/2025 Open Championship, T23/2025 U.S. Open)
• Justin Rose (T10/-3) records his 25^th top-10 finish in 87 career major starts; led the field this week in Strokes Gained: Around the Green (4.806)
• Matt Fitzpatrick (T14/-2) cards a bogey-free 65, tied for his best score in 158 career rounds in majors (65/2019 PGA Championship/R2); marks his third consecutive top-20 finish in majors (T18/2026 Masters Tournament, T4/2025 Open Championship)
• World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (T14/-2) snaps his streak of six consecutive top-10 finishes in majors; finished the week seventh in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (3.739) and Strokes Gained: Approach the Green (5.167) but 72^nd in Strokes Gained: Putting (-1.662)
• Three-time PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka (T55/+3) sat even-par through 14 before playing the final four holes at 4-over, finishing with a 74; has not finished inside the top 10 in his last 12 major starts since winning the 2023 PGA Championship
• Final-round course statistics:
  • Scoring Average (Total): 70.611 (+0.611)
  • Scoring Average (Front Nine): 34.878 (-0.122)
  • Scoring Average (Back Nine): 35.733 (+0.733)
  • Toughest Hole: No. 8, Par 3, 216 yards – 4.378 (+0.378)
  • Easiest Hole: No. 9, Par 5, 589 yards – 4.341 (-0.659)