Aaron Rai

Aaron Rai

30-Year-Old Golfer
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Rai had a career year in 2024 going 21-for-25 with six top-10s and 13 top-25s. He also collected his first career PGA Tour victory at the Wyndham Championship. It was part of a red hot stretch that included four top-seven finishes in five starts. Rai ranked sixth last season in SG: Total led by his terrific iron play. The Englishman was seventh in SG: Approach and ninth in GIR percentage. He also led the PGA Tour in driving accuracy. Given his ball-striking numbers, if Rai is able to have a good week on the greens he is going to find himself in the mix. It's probably unlikely he reaches his earnings total from 2024, but Rai's floor remains pretty respectable. Read Past Outlooks
Defending champ finishes T5
August 3, 2025
Rai closed with a two-under 68 on Sunday to finish in a tie for fifth place at the Wyndham Championship.
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Rai handled the pressure of his first time defending a PGA Tour title quite well with this T5 showing. He put on another ball-striking clinic ranking fifth in SG: Off-the-Tee, first in SG: Approach and first in GIR's. Unfortunately, he was 60th in SG: Around-the-Green and 59th in SG: Putting. Rai really needed the entire package to even sniff beating Cameron Young this week. Nevertheless, Rai moves up to 55th in the FedExCup standings and in position to crack the Top 50 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship with quadruple points.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2022
Rai is coming off a respectable second season on Tour in which he once again qualified for the playoffs. He primarily turned his attention to the DP World Tour this past fall, posting three top-10s across five events, most notably at T-2 result at the marquee BMW PGA Championship. The 28-year-old is an accurate driver and solid iron player (35th in strokes-gained approach) that is capable of having an even better third season if he can improve his putting. Rai's other downside is that he's not very long (151st in driving distance), but it wouldn't be a surprise to see him in contention often on shorter setups.
Rai captured his PGA Tour card through the Korn Ferry Tour finals in 2021 after playing overseas to start his career, and he responded with a solid rookie campaign in which he ranked 46th in strokes-gained tee-to-green. While he was overshadowed by a stellar rookie class, Rai is capable of having an improved sophomore season if he can improve his putting.
Although he'll be considered a rookie on the PGA Tour, Rai already owns two career wins on the European Tour since 2018. The 26-year-old Englishman also posted a top-20 result at the 2021 Open Championship in addition to respectable performances at the WGC-Workday Championship and the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. He earned his PGA Tour card via the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, highlighted by a T2 at the Albertsons Boise Open. On the Euro Tour in 2021, Rai ranks 26th or better in GIR percentage and driving accuracy.
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Misses cut by one in Fort Worth
May 26, 2025
Rai recorded a 36-hole score of one-over-par to miss the cut at the Charles Schwab Challenge by one shot.
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Paces PGA Championship in SG: APP
May 19, 2025
Rai fired a two-under 69 on Sunday at the PGA Championship to finish two-under and tied for 19th.
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Third in SG: ARG at RBC Heritage
April 22, 2025
Rai carded a two-under 69 on Sunday at the RBC Heritage to finish six-under and tied for 38th.
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Teeing it up at Memorial Park
March 23, 2025
Rai (undisclosed) is listed in the field for the upcoming Texas Children's Houston Open.
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Withdraws from Valspar Championship
Undisclosed
March 16, 2025
Rai (undisclosed) has withdrawn from the Valspar Championship, PGA Tour Communications reports.
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