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PGA Championship Winner Aaron Rai Admits to Being ‘Lonely' After Turning Pro

Amid his breakthrough victory at the 2026 PGA Championship, Aaron Rai reflected back on the difficult early days of his golf career. “I turned pro when I was 17,” Rai, 31, wrote in a Golf Digest essay published on Sunday, May 17. “I talked to my parents and [family friend] Shabir [Randeree]. We believed turning pro was the best way to learn, even though I probably wasn’t ready.” Rai began his career on the EuroPro Tour, where he said things were “lonely.” “I missed the first four cuts,” he said. “The guys out there were longer, had more awareness, better strategy, smarter shot selection and p...