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In the wake of the Englishman’s three-shot victory at the PGA Championship, old BBC news clips of Rai from his early days have surfaced showcasing his early interest in the game and the talent that would help fuel him to become a major champion.
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.
At tournaments of this magnitude, the temptation is to project, to extrapolate, to chart the arc of what comes next. At 31, Rai has time on his side, a long runway ahead. But what makes his story worth sitting with isn’t that he’s here, but the route he took.
Players from Rory McIlroy to Xander Schauffele praised their peer for both being a gentleman and for his work ethic. And it was Schauffele who offered an amazing story that exemplified the latter and helped explain why Rai was left hoisting the Wanamaker Trophy at Aronimink.
During an interview with Jason Sobel and Michael Collins on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio, Rai told the story and philosophy behind his iron covers, and it dates back to his childhood.
Links golf is a multi-faceted affair, one that asks an often-dizzying array of questions all the way from driver to putter. That is why so many believe golf in the land where the game began is the ultimate test, both mentally and physically.
Australian Golf Digest
