[Photo: David Cannon]
Aaron Rai is a major champion. Say that three times in a row, and you still might not believe it, but 24 hours ago, the two glove-wearing, iron cover-rocking Englishman bested a stacked leaderboard and a brutal Aronimink setup to etch his name on the Wanamaker Trophy.
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Out of Rai’s unlikely win came the usual avalanche of anecdotes and highlights, but perhaps none more awwww-inspiring than this fan video which, through sheer luck, captured Rai’s wife’s reaction to her husband’s 68-foot bomb on the 17th hole. Check it out:
https://twitter.com/Top100Rick/status/2056357847945089116
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The whole video is gold. There’s one guy wishing Rai’s ball goes in the “wutter”. There’s another with a salmon hoodie tied around his waist dancing like he just won the lottery (if he had a few bucks on Rai, he might have). But among the sea of middle-aged white guys in pastel polos and khakis was Rai’s wife, Gaurika Bishnoi, who raised both of her arms to the sky in celebration as the putt fell.
Aaron Rai talking about his wife, Gaurika Bishnoi, a fellow pro golfer, and her influence is everything.
"She's been incredible. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I wouldn't be here without her. Both as a companion, as a friend, as someone I'm sharing my life with, but also… pic.twitter.com/7OBAkiPWIM
— Cameron Jourdan (@Cam_Jourdan) May 18, 2026
Funniest of all was the fact that no one around her had any idea who she was or that she could wipe the floors with them on the golf course. That anonymity won’t last long now that her husband is a major champion, so let’s savour this footage of her mixing it up with the gallery while we can.
