Aaron Rai Wins the PGA Championship!

Fairway Rollin'

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🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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House and Nathan react to Aaron Rai winning the PGA Championship at Aronimink. They break down the top 10 finishes, including Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Cameron Smith, and much more. Plus, they react to Bryson DeChambeau missing another major cut, and is Scottie Scheffler still the best golfer in the world?(0:00) Welcome to Fairway Rollin’!(1:40) Aaron Rai (-9) wins the PGA Championship(11:10) Takeaways from Jon Rahm's T2 finish(18:10) Is Justin Thomas back?(19:40) Does Rory have beef with PGA of America?(23:55) Cameron Smith's return to contention(33:15) Does this PGA schedule make sense?(36:05) Thoughts on CBS’s coverage(39:30) Is Ludvig Åberg a dog?(45:45) Reacting to Bryson DeChambeau missing the cut again(51:25) Is Scottie Scheffler still the best player in the world?The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines.Hosts: Joe House and Nathan HubbardProducers: Tucker Tashjian and Mike Wargon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, and welcome to this golf program, unlike any other.
0:21.4	Yes, my friends, this is your PGA Championship Recap here on Fairway Rowland, a golf program on the Ringer podcast network.
0:35.6	And on Netflix, I am your starter, Joe House,
0:39.0	joined by my incomparable accomplice,
0:42.0	our PGA tour boots on the ground, Nathan Hubbard.
0:44.9	He was not in Philadelphia this week, nor was I,
0:47.5	but it was a magnificent week in Philadelphia.
0:51.2	The fans showed up, they showed out,
0:52.9	and we have an unexpected winner. Two pegs in the
0:57.3	ground. Me and the Nate Dog are about to get it on. Let's go. Some follow the noise.
1:05.4	Bloomberg follows the money because behind every headline is a bottom line.
1:16.7	Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings, there's a money side to every story.
1:18.6	And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.
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1:30.7	Nathan. money side of the story. Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com. Nate Dog, are you wearing two gloves? I am from now on and iron covers and whatever else it takes.
1:39.6	Kind of a weird week house. I mean, there's just no way around it. You and I had a lot of thread.
1:45.6	The gloves and the iron cover, head covers. Everybody will hear about that in the next couple of days, all of the non-golf sickos. And it'll be very charming because Aaron Rye is a very charming fellow. Yes, it will be. And it deserves a winner. about all they could say on the telecast about Aaron Rye was wonderful guy, lots of people like him.
2:05.9	I mean, but golf is weird.
2:07.9	I mean, the guy was in the last group with my brother a week ago today.
2:11.8	My brother beat him head to head.
2:13.7	And he comes out a week later and wins the PGA.
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