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Aaron Rai Claims PGA Championship With Final-Round 65 at Aronimink

Milder Sunday winds on Aronimink's sloped greens let the 31-year-old pull away from a record-tight field.

Overview

  • Rai, who closed with a five-under 65 on Sunday, finished at 9-under 271 to win by three over Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley.
  • A 68-foot birdie on the par-3 17th effectively sealed the title after an eagle at No. 9 jump-started his back-nine surge.
  • The championship started the day with 22 players within four shots of the lead, a PGA record shaped by gusty early rounds on Donald Ross greens.
  • Rai became the first English-born winner of the PGA Championship since Jim Barnes in 1919, ending a run of 10 straight American champions.
  • The victory secures a five-year PGA Tour exemption, entries into the Masters, U.S. Open and Open Championship, and a $3.69 million winner's share from a $20.5 million purse.