Golf

5/18/2026 |  PGA Championship at a glance (Associated Press (AP)) NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — A brief look at the final round of the PGA Championship:
THE VICTOR: Aaron Rai made six birdies in his last 10 holes for a 5-under 65 to win by three shots at 9-under 271.

5/18/2026 |  Adam Scott officially set for 100th consecutive major at US Open as field starts to fill (Associated Press (AP)) Adam Scott officially is set for his 100th consecutive major next month in the U.S. Open, which added 24 players to the field from the world ranking, with more spots available through qualifiers in England and Dallas on Monday.

5/18/2026 |  2026 PGA Championship prize money, purse: Payouts for Aaron Rai, every golfer from record $20.5 million pool (CBS Sports) NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- There were 156 players who arrived at Aronimink Golf Club this week hoping to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy at the end of the 2026 PGA Championship and capture the second major title of the season. After 72 holes, though, it is Aaron Rai who stood tall as the first Englishman to win the PGA since 1919 and the first ever to do it in the tournament's stroke play era (since 1958).

5/18/2026 |  Man of the Hours: Aaron Rai's unseen work pays off as Englishman outshines stars at PGA Championship (CBS Sports) NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Aaron Rai has been around late on Sundays at major championships before; you just haven't seen him. That's not because television broadcasts ignored him or your interests were focused elsewhere but rather because Rai was not present on the golf course. Rather, he was working in the practice area, showing off his greatest skill, unbeknownst to anyone else.

5/18/2026 |  Aaron Rai pulls away from loaded field to win PGA Championship (ESPN) NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Until Sunday, Aaron Rai was best known for being the PGA Tour golfer who played with two gloves.
Now, Rai will be remembered as the first English-born golfer to win the PGA Championship in more than a century after his stunning victory at Aronimink Golf Club.