An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Aaron Rai and Gaurika Bishnoi holding the Wanamaker Trophy after Rai's PGA Championship golf tournament win, Image 2 shows Golfer Aaron Rai embraces his wife Gaurika Bishnoi, Image 3 shows Aaron Rai's wife, Gaurika Bishnoi

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PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai’s wife is also a golf star: ‘Beats me more times than I beat her’

Updated 2 days ago
The Guardian US
New York Post
BBC News
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Aaron Rai won the PGA Championship, becoming the first Englishman to win the event since 1919, with prize money of $3,690,000. Articles note the emotional moment with Rai’s wife, professional golfer Gaurika Bishnoi, and credit her with providing “invaluable” advice cited by Rai. Coverage from BBC News and The Guardian US emphasizes Rai’s modest celebration and the historic win, while the New York Post highlights Bishnoi’s own golfing career and the couple’s joint prominence. Disagreements are not evident across sources on Rai’s victory or Bishnoi’s status, though article tone differs between outlets.

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‘He’ll probably have Chipotle’: Aaron Rai keeps celebrations low-key after PGA Championship win
The Guardian US
The Guardian US
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5/18/2026

‘He’ll probably have Chipotle’: Aaron Rai keeps celebrations low-key after PGA Championship win

Rai lauds ‘invaluable’ advice from wife Gaurika Bishnoi ‘Incredible’ to have name on trophy with Woods Aaron Rai’s life changed on the 18th green at Aronimink, but his lifestyle didn’t. Rai, 31 from Wolverhampton, became the first Englishman to win the PGA Championship since 1919, earning himself $3,690,000, and a.

An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Aaron Rai and Gaurika Bishnoi holding the Wanamaker Trophy after Rai's PGA Championship golf tournament win, Image 2 shows Golfer Aaron Rai embraces his wife Gaurika Bishnoi, Image 3 shows Aaron Rai's wife, Gaurika Bishnoi
New York Post
New York Post
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5/18/2026

PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai’s wife is also a golf star: ‘Beats me more times than I beat her’

Aaron Rai and his wife, Gaurika Bishnoi, shared an emotional moment after he won the PGA Championship on Sunday. Following his victory, he went right over to his family and embraced his wife in a sweet scene that highlighted the connection between the couple. Between the pair, Rai isn’t the only golfer of the two.

Aaron Rai with golf clubs as a child (L) and as an adult (L) holding the The Wanamaker Trophy and smiling wearing a black t-shirt and a white cap
BBC News
BBC News
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5/18/2026

'Calm, humble, one of the nicest people you'll meet': Childhood coach on golf superstar Rai

The childhood coach of Aaron Rai has spoken of his pride at watching his protégé make the history books and become the first Englishman to win the US PGA Championship since 1919. Wolverhampton-born Rai was a golfing prodigy as a child, filmed by the BBC after getting a hole in one aged five . From the age of seven.