Aaron Rai Wins the PGA Championship + Was Aronimink A Fair Major Test?
5/18/20261 hr 3 min
After three days at Aronimink produced one of the most bunched leaderboards in major history, Aaron Rai emerged victorious on Sunday. Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme break down how Rai separated himself with clutch shots down the stretch in pressure situations.
Smylie and Charlie also dive into why Aronimink proved to be such a difficult test, how course strategy shaped the leaderboard, and what to make of strong weeks from Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Ludvig Åberg, Cam Smith, Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele. Plus, Charlie shares what he saw in person during Rory’s fan interaction, and the...
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Charlie Hulme· Host0:58
How good is it get, SK?
Smylie Kaufman· Host1:01
Why not ask Roy?
Speaker 11:02
Today, live from the Pinecrest Inn, it's The Smiley Show. So long, everybody. [laughs] [laughs] This is The Smiley Show.
Charlie Hulme· Host1:10
The 108th PGA Championship is in the books, Smiley, and while the winner was not one of these big names that many tried to identify heading into Sunday at Ronnemak, this is a huge, huge win for the show. This is a Rai guys win. [laughs] We have been building up to this since