Overview
- Rai sealed his first major Sunday at nine-under 271 with a three-shot win over Jon Rahm and 54-hole leader Alex Smalley, earning $3.69 million from a record $20.5 million purse.
- The Englishman flipped his round with an eagle at the par-5 ninth and buried a putt from about 68 feet on the 17th to pull away for a closing 65.
- The championship turned into a traffic jam by design, with Donald Ross greens, firming conditions, and aggressive pins helping produce a record 22 players within four shots entering the final round.
- World No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler never solved the greens, ranking near the bottom in strokes-gained putting and finishing tied for 14th after repeated short misses.
- Rai became the first English winner of the PGA Championship since 1919 and ended a decade of American champions in the event.