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Aaron Rai's wife makes rare gesture after PGA Championship win: ‘Married a rockstar’
Aaron Rai won the PGA Championship as wife Gaurika Bishnoi celebrated online, calling the first Indian-origin English winner her “rockstar.”
As Indian-born English golfer Aaron Rai won the PGA Championship, a continuation of the stellar form he showed at the Par Three Contest, his wife, Gaurika Bishnoi, was the happiest.
Bishnoi has been strong pillar of support behind the 31-year-old's golf career. She was with him the day he won the Three Par Contest, and the duo have posted photos after the win.
As Aaron Rai finished 5-under 65 to win the 108th PGA Championship at the Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania, Bishnoi was overjoyed. Rai is not only the first Englishman to win the PGA Championship, but he is also the first Indian-origin golfer to do so.
As fans flocked to the Instagram profile on Gaurika Bishnoi after Aaron Rai's PGA win, they found a story celebrating her husband at PGA Championship. The story featured a clip of Rai signing an autograph for a baby prior to the massive win Sunday.
The caption in the story read: “I married a rockstar.”
Who Is Gaurika Bishnoi?
Gaurika Bishnoi, a professional golfer herself, is from Gurgaon, India. After a successful golf career in India, she now competes in the Ladies European Tour.
Bishnoi is one of the most successful golfers to emerge from India. She won the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in India several times. Her best performance came at the Mysuru edition of the tournament in June 2024, when she finished with a hat-trick of birdies in the last three holes with the winning score of 4-under 66.
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After the win on Sunday in Pennsylvania, Aaron Rai and Gaurika Bishnoi was captured in a hug, just as the 31-year-old golfer waited to collect the Wanamaker Trophy.
Aaron Rai Reacts To Big Win
Aaron Rai's Sunday with puts British golf back on the world stage. It was more than 100 years ago in 1919 that an Englishman, Jim Barnes, lifted the Wanamaker Trophy. What's more, the win came with ultimate drama.
Aaron Rai was two shots behind before the final eight holes, with USA's Alex Smalley still the favorite then the clinch the PGA Championship. But Rai staged a comeback for the ages that included an eagle and six birdies. The best one of them came on the 17th hole as Rai found it from around 30 feet and the Aronimink Golf Club erupted in applause.
After the win, Rai described it as "surreal" to Sky Sports. "Very surreal," he said when asked how it feels. “It has been a frustrating season, so to be stood here was not in my wildest imagination. So it is phenomenal to be stood here.”
