US PGA Championship 2026: England’s Aaron Rye wins his first major after a stunning performance on the final day at Aronimink.

England’s Aaron Rye produced the first majors after coming out of the pack to win the US PGA Championship at Aronimink.

First major title of his career. In the year He was the first Englishman to win the Wanamaker Trophy since Jim Barnes in 1919. And he is the first major champion to wear two gloves while playing.

The 31-year-old Rai played with clarity and composure in Sunday’s final round on a course that has been on many minds over the past four days.

After deftly putting himself in the lead, a moment of absolute magic ensured that Rai would go down in golf legend.

A 70-footer on the 17th green — his second-longest putt of the week — was all but the victory.

Rye, who had never finished in the top-10 at a major before, fired a superb 65 to finish the tournament 9-overall – three strokes shy of the field.