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Aaron Rai’s Long Road to Aronimink — How the Quietest Player on Tour Won a Major

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Before Sunday at Aronimink, Aaron Rai was professional golf’s most underrated technician — a Wolverhampton-born Englishman of Sikh and Kenyan-Indian heritage who hit fairways for a living and made very little noise doing it. The major championship that announced him to the world was a long time coming. Here’s how he got here.

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The Star Boycott — How the PGA Tour’s Top Two Are Quietly Skipping the Tour’s Showcase Events — ParTee GC

The Star Boycott — How the PGA Tour’s Top Two Are Quietly Skipping the Tour’s Showcase Events

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Three Signature Events. Zero appearances together. Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler — the two best players in the world — are taking turns playing the Tour’s marquee weeks. The structure was specifically designed to prevent this.

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