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Aaron Rai becomes first Englishman to win US PGA Championship since 1919

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12:34AM

The US PGA Championship

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Is literally the biggest major trophy to win.

12:26AM

Englishmen to win the US PGA Championship

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1916: Jim Barnes

1919 : Jim Barnes

2026: Aaron Rai

Aaron Rai - US PGA Champion

Credit : Richard Heathcoate/Getty Images

12:22AM

Here’s the lovely story about why he uses head covers for his irons

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His family wasn’t made of money and his Dad sacrificed a lot to buy him a set of clubs, so head covers were used to protect them. Rai has continued to use head covers for his irons as his way of honouring the sacrifices his family made and remembering to appreciate what he has.

With that in mind, I agree with all of this...

The story behind Aaron Rai's iron headcovers has been well trafficked, but they are so apt after years of seeing golfers exhibiting greed, entitlement and a complete loss of perspective.

— Eamon Lynch (@eamonlynch) May 17, 2026

12:17AM

This is a cool stat...

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