Aaron Rai wins PGA Championship, withdraws from CJ Cup
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Aaron Rai withdrew from this week's PGA Tour event, the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Dallas, on Monday after winning the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club a day earlier.
Rai, 31, will be replaced in the field by South Korea's Seung-Yul Noh. He wasn't the only one to withdraw from the field on Monday. Aldrich Potgeiter, who contended early at the U.S. Open, and Andrew Putnam also withdrew. A day earlier, Michael Kim, Webb Simpson and Trey Mullinax pulled out and on Saturday Nicolai Hojgaard and Marco Penge did, too. The field also expanded to 147 due to Brooks Koepka competing this week, paving the way for Scott Piercey, Ryan Palmer and U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell (sponsor's exemption) to get into the field.
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The CJ Cup field is headlined by world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and fellow hometown hero Jordan Spieth.
Rai broke out of the pack and sucked all the drama out of the closing holes on Sunday with six birdies over the final 10 holes to shoot 5-under 65 for a three-shot victory, He became the first English-born player since 1919 to capture the PGA Championship. It was Rai's second Tour title. It's unclear when Rai will play next but with his victory on Sunday he became eligible for the remaining signature events, including The Memorial, a limited-field event with a $20 million purse, which will be held in two weeks.
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