Who is PGA champ Aaron Rai?

Aaron Rai has won the 2026 US PGA Championship, making him the first person from England to do so in over a century.

The PGA Championship is one of the top four men's golfing tournaments, known as the Majors: the PGA, the Masters, the US Open and the Open Championship.

Aaron was up against some big names, including six-time major champion Rory McIlroy and the 2022 Open champion, Cam Smith.

But the world number 44 was the ultimate winner, the first time someone from England has managed it since way back in 1919.

The 31-year-old from Wolverhampton lifted the trophy in Philadelphia this weekend and told journalists it was "incredible" to have won.

His journey into gold happened entirely by accident, though.

He was more of an F1 fan growing up, but after playing with his older brother's hockey sticks as a toddler and winding up with a nasty bruise on his head, his mother replaced them with plastic golf clubs that she thought would be safer, and the rest was history.

He then started going to the 3 Hammers Golf Complex in Wolverhampton at the age of four, where his talent became visible for all to see.

There's even footage of five-year-old Aaron showing off his skills to BBC journalists at a tournament there.

Alongside his coaches Andrew Proudman and Pier Ward, who he met age 10 and who he still works with today, Aaron credits his parents as giving him all the encouragement he needed to make it as a pro golfer.

And it's not just his journey into gold that's interesting - Aaron has some quirky habits when he plays, such as wearing two gloves when playing as opposed to the usual one.

"I just happened to be given two gloves and I got into the habit of wearing them," Rai said.

"Then, a few weeks down the line my dad forgot to put the two gloves in the bag, so I had to play with one. It was terrible.

"I couldn't play - I couldn't feel the grip - so I've always stuck with the two gloves ever since."