Medinah’s Presidents Cup Preview & Rai’s Historic PGA Win - September 24th, 2026

On September 24th, 2026, we preview the rain-soaked Presidents Cup at Medinah, recap Aaron Rai's historic PGA Championship victory at Aronimink, and break down major global schedule shifts across the Masters and LPGA. PRESIDENTS CUP AT MEDINAH Heavy rains have turned Geoff Ogilvy’s brutal Medinah No. 3 redesign into a bomber's paradise. With 117 new bunkers, the US Team navigates pairing psychology while the Internationals face a massive uphill battle. Brandel Chamblee on the International team's 78-point ranking deficit: "It is not Mount Everest, it is probably more like Mons Olympus on Mars." 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun endured the "bachelor WAGs photo" hazing tradition (previously suffered by Rickie Fowler and Viktor Hovland), while Sam Burns teased his partner "starts with an S" amid debates over the fear of pairing with Scottie Scheffler. AARON RAI'S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY Aaron Rai fired a spectacular final-round 65 at Aronimink to capture the 2026 PGA Championship, becoming the first Englishman to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy in over a century. Rai is the first Englishman to win the PGA Championship since Jim Barnes accomplished the feat in 1919. Rai famously wears two gloves and uses iron covers to honor his father Amrik’s sacrifices in Wolverhampton, having learned the game by studying Tiger Woods' 1994-1996 US Amateur VHS tapes. 2027 MASTERS & LPGA SCHEDULE SHIFTS Augusta National is expanding its global reach for 2027, granting Masters exemptions to the winners of six international opens, while the LPGA makes a controversial pivot to a Saudi-backed event. Fred Ridley stated, "The Masters Tournament has a longstanding history of assembling an international field, so we embrace this opportunity to highlight the global nature of the game of golf." The LPGA's schedule update sees the historic ISPS Handa Women's Scottish Open at Dundonald Links officially replaced by the PIF London Championship. Quick Hits Collin Morikawa notes Medinah's new holes 1-3 split-rail fence acts as a two-shot penalty • Chamblee calls the Clark/Morikawa vs. Fox/Scott matchup a "mismatch" based on birdie percentages • Donald Trump is confirmed to attend Sunday's singles matches at Medinah Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.