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Aaron Rai

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by 3 strokes. His Kenya-born mother embraced him on the final green, seconds after his final stroke: Rai said that it was her first visit to Kenya since she left in 1970. He had his second win in May, the
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Rai had four top-10 finishes and ended the 2018 season 58th in the Order of Merit. His highest finish was tied for 5th place in the
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and was the only golfer in the 30 man field to do so without playing a single signature event.
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overtook him by two shots; ultimately finishing runner-up. A week later, Rai defeated
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A successful 2024 season saw Rai claim his maiden victory on the PGA Tour at the
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where he won by 5 strokes. The third win gave him an immediate entry to the
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standings in 2022 which secured his playing rights for the following year.
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List of golfers to achieve a three-win promotion from the Challenge Tour
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season. He led by 6 strokes after three rounds but was pushed hard by
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2&1 in the 9-hole final. His third success came in July in the
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Rai turned professional in 2012. In 2014 and 2015 he played on the
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2017 was a successful season for Rai, with three wins on the
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In September 2020, Rai held the 54-hole lead at the
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He has won twice on the European Tour; the 2018 372:but failed to make the cut in his first major. 1408:"Grandstand finish hands Catlin Galgorm glory" 8: 1482:"Rai claims his PGA Tour card despite error" 930:Results not in chronological order in 2020. 715:Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open 650:Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open 419:Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open 299:Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open 20: 1336:"2017 Barclays Kenyan Open – Entry List" 1160: 865: 811: 741: 685: 577: 558: 493: 328:Order of Merit and just missed out on a 1280: 301:, and once on the PGA Tour at the 2024 1358:"Tears and cheers as Rai win in Kenya" 1316:Magowan, Alistair (28 November 2018). 1614:British people of Indo-Kenyan descent 1264:2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates 7: 808:Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 354:Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 76:150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) 1360:. PGA European Tour. 26 March 2017. 1157:Results in World Golf Championships 1121:Results in The Players Championship 231:Best results in major championships 1455:Williams, Julie (4 October 2020). 1410:. European Tour. 27 September 2020 682:European Tour playoff record (1–0) 281:(born 3 March 1995) is an English 66:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 14: 1289:"Week 33 2024 Ending 18 Aug 2024" 731:Won with par on first extra hole 1604:English people of Indian descent 1594:English people of Kenyan descent 1499:Schreiber, Max (11 March 2023). 910: 847: 816: 788: 720: 661: 627: 540: 424:In August 2021, Rai entered the 87: 1589:Sportspeople from Wolverhampton 1609:Sportspeople of Indian descent 1599:Sportspeople of Kenyan descent 925:Results in major championships 336:, a stroke behind the winner, 1: 1259:2017 Challenge Tour graduates 1110:CUT = missed the halfway cut 890: 828: 800: 766: 705: 639: 602: 518: 1553:Official World Golf Ranking 893: 836:Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge 831: 803: 769: 642: 605: 521: 375:In his first season on the 362:Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge 334:Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge 16:English professional golfer 1640: 1244:NT = no tournament due to 1221: 1206: 1192: 1177: 1138: 1127: 1112:NT = no tournament due to 1079: 1059: 1038: 1019: 996: 981: 970: 958: 947: 936: 450:In the third round of the 407:Dubai Duty Free Irish Open 1584:Korn Ferry Tour graduates 862:PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1) 452:2023 Players Championship 443:Rai finished 93rd in the 394:, the first event of the 324:Rai was 18th in the 2016 181:(as of 15 September 2024) 1140:The Players Championship 572:Other European Tour (1) 477:and practices at nearby 432:in a way of obtaining a 417:in a playoff to win the 738:Challenge Tour wins (3) 840:−18 (66-65-69-66=266) 781:−17 (67-66-69-65=267) 654:−11 (70-69-70-64=273) 620:−17 (65-61-68-69=263) 555:European Tour wins (2) 533:−18 (65-65-68-64=262) 430:Korn Ferry Tour Finals 385:Nedbank Golf Challenge 383:and he was 8th in the 381:BMW International Open 347:. In March he won the 186:Number of wins by tour 1574:European Tour golfers 1081:The Open Championship 972:The Open Championship 675:Co-sanctioned by the 485:Professional wins (7) 475:Jacksonville, Florida 426:Albertsons Boise Open 268:The Open Championship 107:Jacksonville, Florida 1569:English male golfers 616:Honma Hong Kong Open 529:Wyndham Championship 459:Wyndham Championship 392:Honma Hong Kong Open 303:Wyndham Championship 295:Honma Hong Kong Open 82:Sporting nationality 31:Personal information 1396:. 25 November 2018. 1338:. PGA European Tour 777:Barclays Kenya Open 356:, beating Irishman 349:Barclays Kenya Open 309:Professional career 283:professional golfer 179:21 (18 August 2024) 120:Turned professional 1241: Did not play 1107: Did not play 1021:Masters Tournament 949:Masters Tournament 903:−8 (64-68-70=202) 854:Morten Ørum Madsen 396:2019 European Tour 238:Masters Tournament 1488:. 24 August 2021. 1246:COVID-19 pandemic 1236: 1235: 1151: 1150: 1114:COVID-19 pandemic 1102: 1101: 992: 991: 922: 921: 900:Glenfarclas Open 859: 858: 735: 734: 673: 672: 576: 575: 567:Rolex Series (1) 552: 551: 490:PGA Tour wins (1) 463:Tour Championship 390:Rai won the 2018 285:who plays on the 276: 275: 162:Professional wins 1631: 1579:PGA Tour golfers 1516: 1515: 1513: 1511: 1496: 1490: 1489: 1478: 1472: 1471: 1469: 1467: 1452: 1446: 1445: 1443: 1441: 1436:. 4 October 2020 1426: 1420: 1419: 1417: 1415: 1404: 1398: 1397: 1386: 1380: 1379: 1368: 1362: 1361: 1354: 1348: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1332: 1326: 1325: 1313: 1307: 1306: 1304: 1302: 1293: 1285: 1240: 1161: 1125: 1106: 1040:PGA Championship 994: 983:PGA Championship 934: 915: 914: 866: 852: 851: 821: 820: 793: 792: 742: 725: 724: 686: 666: 665: 634:Matt Fitzpatrick 632: 631: 578: 559: 545: 544: 494: 400:Matt Fitzpatrick 315:PGA EuroPro Tour 248:PGA Championship 155:PGA EuroPro Tour 93: 91: 90: 51: 47: 45: 26: 21: 1639: 1638: 1634: 1633: 1632: 1630: 1629: 1628: 1559: 1558: 1525: 1520: 1519: 1509: 1507: 1498: 1497: 1493: 1480: 1479: 1475: 1465: 1463: 1454: 1453: 1449: 1439: 1437: 1428: 1427: 1423: 1413: 1411: 1406: 1405: 1401: 1388: 1387: 1383: 1370: 1369: 1365: 1356: 1355: 1351: 1341: 1339: 1334: 1333: 1329: 1315: 1314: 1310: 1300: 1298: 1291: 1287: 1286: 1282: 1277: 1255: 1248: 1242: 1238: 1159: 1123: 1116: 1111: 1108: 1104: 927: 909: 882: 864: 846: 815: 787: 758: 740: 727:Tommy Fleetwood 719: 668:Tommy Fleetwood 660: 626: 607: 594: 557: 539: 510: 492: 487: 479:TPC at Sawgrass 471: 428:as part of the 415:Tommy Fleetwood 338:Alexander Björk 311: 232: 180: 153: 137: 130:Current tour(s) 88: 86: 52: 49: 43: 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1637: 1635: 1627: 1626: 1621: 1616: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1591: 1586: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1561: 1560: 1557: 1556: 1546: 1536: 1524: 1523:External links 1521: 1518: 1517: 1491: 1473: 1447: 1421: 1399: 1381: 1378:. 29 May 2017. 1363: 1349: 1327: 1308: 1279: 1278: 1276: 1273: 1272: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1254: 1251: 1237: 1234: 1233: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1219: 1218: 1215: 1213: 1210: 1204: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1190: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1175: 1174: 1171: 1168: 1165: 1158: 1155: 1149: 1148: 1145: 1142: 1136: 1135: 1132: 1129: 1122: 1119: 1103: 1100: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1085: 1083: 1077: 1076: 1073: 1071: 1069: 1067: 1065: 1063: 1057: 1056: 1053: 1051: 1049: 1046: 1044: 1042: 1036: 1035: 1033: 1031: 1029: 1027: 1025: 1023: 1017: 1016: 1013: 1010: 1007: 1004: 1001: 998: 990: 989: 987: 985: 979: 978: 976: 974: 968: 967: 965: 962: 956: 955: 953: 951: 945: 944: 941: 938: 926: 923: 920: 919: 907: 904: 901: 898: 892: 888: 887: 884: 879: 876: 873: 870: 863: 860: 857: 856: 844: 841: 838: 833: 830: 826: 825: 823:Gavin Moynihan 813: 810: 805: 802: 798: 797: 795:Adrien Saddier 785: 782: 779: 774: 768: 764: 763: 760: 755: 754:Winning score 752: 749: 746: 739: 736: 733: 732: 729: 717: 712: 707: 703: 702: 699: 696: 693: 690: 671: 670: 658: 655: 652: 647: 641: 637: 636: 624: 621: 618: 613: 604: 600: 599: 596: 591: 588: 585: 582: 574: 573: 569: 568: 564: 563: 556: 553: 550: 549: 547:Max Greyserman 537: 534: 531: 526: 520: 516: 515: 512: 507: 506:Winning score 504: 501: 498: 491: 488: 486: 483: 470: 467: 438:2021–22 season 358:Gavin Moynihan 345:Challenge Tour 326:Challenge Tour 319:Challenge Tour 310: 307: 274: 273: 270: 264: 263: 260: 254: 253: 250: 244: 243: 240: 234: 233: 228: 227: 224: 220: 219: 216: 215:Challenge Tour 212: 211: 208: 204: 203: 200: 196: 195: 192: 188: 187: 183: 182: 177: 168: 167: 164: 158: 157: 151:Challenge Tour 148: 146:Former tour(s) 142: 141: 132: 126: 125: 122: 116: 115: 111: 110: 104: 98: 97: 84: 78: 77: 74: 68: 67: 64: 58: 57: 39: 33: 32: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1636: 1625: 1624:Living people 1622: 1620: 1617: 1615: 1612: 1610: 1607: 1605: 1602: 1600: 1597: 1595: 1592: 1590: 1587: 1585: 1582: 1580: 1577: 1575: 1572: 1570: 1567: 1566: 1564: 1555:official site 1554: 1550: 1547: 1545:official site 1544: 1540: 1537: 1535:official site 1534: 1533:European Tour 1530: 1527: 1526: 1522: 1506: 1502: 1495: 1492: 1487: 1483: 1477: 1474: 1462: 1458: 1451: 1448: 1435: 1434:Yahoo! 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Index

Wolverhampton
England
Jacksonville, Florida
PGA Tour
European Tour
Challenge Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
ranking
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
professional golfer
PGA Tour
European Tour
Honma Hong Kong Open
Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open
Wyndham Championship
PGA EuroPro Tour
Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour
European Tour
Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge
Alexander Björk
Challenge Tour
Barclays Kenya Open
Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9
Gavin Moynihan
Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge
European Tour

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