{"id":617,"date":"2026-05-17T23:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=617"},"modified":"2026-05-17T23:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:03:11","slug":"aaron-rai-becomes-first-english-player-in-over-a-century-to-win-pga-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=617","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rai becomes first English player in over a century to win PGA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. \u2014 Aaron Rai shifted into high gear Sunday and pulled away from a world-class field with one amazing shot after another until he became the first English-born player in more than a century to capture the PGA Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=615\">California warns of largest deadly wild mushroom poisoning outbreak in U.S. history<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rai, who dreamed of being a Formula 1 driver until he turned to golf, was three shots behind and approaching the turn at\u00a0Aronimink Golf Club when he delivered a performance worthy of a major champion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>He made a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 ninth during a stretch when he one-putted seven straight greens to take the lead.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>And on the closing holes when the contenders needed him to stumble, Rai\u00a0holed a birdie putt of some 70 feet across the 17th green for the clincher.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The 31-year-old Rai, the first player of Indian heritage to win a major, closed with a 5-under 65.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/scottsdalemovinghub.com\/?p=613\">10 \u2018random\u2019 Texas shootings leave 4 people hurt, police searching for suspects<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele all had their chances and until they were undone by untimely mistakes or failure to get good looks at birdie. McIlroy, who closed with a 69, played the par 5s in even for the week and he chopped up the reachable par-4 13th for a bogey.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rai, who finished at 9-under 271, is the first player from England with his name on the Wanamaker Trophy since Jim Barnes in 1919, the second edition of this major and the first after World War I.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2025 Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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