1161: Aaron Rai and the PGA Championship
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How did Aaron Rai clinch the PGA Championship with dramatic late shots?
Be the right club. Be the right club today.
That's better than most. How about him? That is better than most.
Better than most. Expect anything different.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the No Laying Up Live show presented by our friends at Titleist. We are going to put the 2026 PGA Championship in the books. Aaron Rye is your champion. I am Solly, joined here by my guy, Mr. DJ Pye. Hello, DJ.
Hello, Solly. Good to be with you. What a week. What a week. In a lot of ways, we got a lot to talk about and a lot of different directions we could go.
Many different ways we could go. TC is here. Hello, TC.
Hello, gentlemen.
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Hmm.
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Deej, take us away.
Guys, Aaron Rye is your PGA champion. Uh, and my man slammed the door. Okay. There's a lot of, we're going to get to a lot of stuff and there's going to be a lot of, uh, what is this PGA championship? Oh my Aaron Rye went out and absolutely took it. He was, uh, he was, I think he was, he was three under through eight, like for the week.
Yes.
And ended up finishing at nine under. So you go ahead and do the math there. He eagled nine. What a shot in there. Cashed a 40-footer. Birdie's 11. Birdie's 13. Birdie's 16. Drains a 68-footer on 17 that I think the entire golf world was just aghast by. I think once that went in, I mean, it was just insane stuff to go up by four and slam the door and claim his first major championship. A couple stats, if you'll allow me. The first English winner. We're going to have some fun with this tonight, I think. First English winner of the PGA Championship in the stroke play era. First English winner of the PGA since TC's guy Long Jim Barnes in 1919. I believe he also won in 1916, and then they had to wipe out a bunch of them for World War I. Aaron Rye, this is a great stat.
First PGA champion in history to lower his score in each round. Started with a 70, shot 69 in round two, 67 in round three, and of course a 65 today. That has only happened seven times at major championships, not since Marco Miras at the 98 Masters.
It kind of fits his whole thing of getting better every year. Exactly. I texted somebody earlier. He said he's gotten better every single year since 2018. God, I'm proud of you, TC.
You want to talk setup so bad right now, but we are muzzling the setup talk until later. I know. I'm proud of you. I'm proud of you.
No setup talk challenge here. There was a wide opening.
Perfect.
He is the first non-American to win the PGA since Jason Day back in 2015. We talked about that on the preview show. Last 10 winners of the PGA Championship have all been U.S. Americans. He's the first European to win the PGA since Rory McIlroy in 2014. This is a good stat I saw floating around. First time since the Masters started in 1934 that the Europeans have won the first two majors of the season. How about that?
Whoa.
That's kind of a mind blower, huh?
Yeah. That's crazy.
I guess it was.
Yeah.
Last one. Last one. I got as, as you may have been confused because my, you know, my man was, was pummeling the golf ball three 30 down the stretch.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
How did Aaron Rai clinch the PGA Championship with dramatic late shots?
0:00–9:35
2
What surprising stats and historical firsts accompanied Rai’s win?
9:35–21:51
3
Why did course setup and putting turn Aronimink into a unique test?
21:51–59:49
4
Why did Aronimink feel like an incomplete major test to some commentators?
59:49–1:05:00
5
How did fairways, rough and pin placement shape scoring and consequence at the PGA Championship?
1:05:00–1:14:09
6
What moments, broadcast elements and crowd reactions stood out from Aronimink week?
1:14:09–1:26:21
7
What are the takeaways for winners, future venues (Frisco/Olympic) and upcoming NLU content?
1:26:21–2:02:43