Meet Aaron Rai’s wife, pro golfer Gaurika Bishnoi, before final round of PGA Championship

PGA Tour golfer Aaron Rai hovered at or close to the highest of the PGA Championship leaderboard throughout Saturday’s third round.

The 31-year-old Englishman enters the final round in a five-way tie for second place at 4-under par. The group is chasing Alex Smalley, who owns a two-shot lead at Aronimink Golf Club close to Philadelphia.

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Rai briefly snagged the solo lead on the PGA on Saturday before settling for a 3-under 67, his finest round of the match.

The one-time PGA winner is known for a pair of oddities. He wears two black golf gloves — most gamers put on one glove — and makes use of head covers for his irons in addition to his woods.

But these aren’t the one issues that make Rai distinctive. His spouse, Gaurika Bishnoi, is knowledgeable golfer as nicely.

She ‘has recreation’

Bishnoi, who like Rai is of Indian descent, performs on the Ladies European Tour. The 27-year-old has but to win on that tour, however she has eight profession wins in India’s Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour.

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Bishnoi first entered the highlight for American golf followers as Rai’s caddy through the 2025 Par 3 Contest on the Masters. She took to the tee for a powerful shot captured by the PGA Tour on.

Rai and Bishnoi teamed up once more in 2026, this time with even higher outcomes. Rai turned in a 6-under-par rating to win the Par 3 Contest with Bishnoi as his caddie. He went on to tie for forty eighth place on the Masters.

Rai returned the favorserving as Bishnoi’s caddy throughout a Ladies European Tour occasion in October.

According to a number of stories, Rai and Bishnoi married in July 2025 in London. That means the PGA Tour jumped the gun when it described Bishnoi as Rai’s spouse on the 2025 Masters.

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Still, Rai praised Bishnoi as a optimistic affect on his recreation after successful the DP World Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in November.

“It’s hard for me to really add up how much of an effect she’s had on me as a person, and also that actually feeds into my golf,” Rai mentioned, by The Mirror.

“This year has been truly special with us getting married, caddying for her, being with her, getting married, practicing and playing together. It’s just a peaceful thing to be able to share different parts of our lives with one another and being with each other every step of the way. Yeah, very special.”

Rai’s lone PGA Tour win got here on the 2024 Wyndham Championship. He tees off at 2:15 pm ET Sunday for a shot on the Wanamaker Trophy.