Aaron Rai won his first major championship at the 108th playing of the PGA Championship on Sunday.
Rai finished his final round at Aronimink Golf Club with a 5-under 65, securing a 9-under score for the tournament and a three-shot victory over second-place finishers Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley.
Rai, who entered the 2026 PGA Championship with just one career PGA Tour victory, all but secured his win with an incredible 68-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th hole.
“That putt on 17 was incredible,” Rai said after his round. “I was just trying to focus on speed and get it close. It started to look really good line-wise with probably about 15 feet to go. Slowed up really nicely as well. So, it just kind of conspired all together for that ball to go in the hole.”
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Rai is taking some well-deserved time off following his win at the PGA Championship.
On Monday, the 31-year-old Englishman informed tournament officials of his withdrawal from this coming weekend’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch.
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The 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson field will be headlined by World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler, the reigning champion of the event.
Scheffler fell short at the 2026 PGA Championship, notching a T14 finish at 2-under for the tournament.
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