Aaron Rai's PGA Championship win adds him to select group of eight English golfers

Aaron Rai became the eighth Englishman post-war to a win a golf major with his stunning success at the US PGA Championship.

Rai produced a stunning final round, shooting six under par for his final 10 holes to surge clear of the field at Aronimink Golf Club.

Here, the Press Association looks at the other English major winners.

Henry Cotton – 1948 Open

Cotton was the leading British player of his generation and won the third of his Open championships in 1948, finishing five shots clear of Fred Daly.

Max Faulkner – 1951 Open

Faulkner won his only major title at Royal Portrush.

Tony Jacklin – 1969 Open, 1970 US Open

Jacklin clinched his first major at Royal Lytham in 1969 and followed it up a year later at the US Open. He was European Ryder Cup captain from 1983 to 1989.

Nick Faldo – 1987 Open, 1989 Masters, 1990 Masters, 1990 Open, 1992 Open, 1996 Masters

Faldo is the joint most successful European of the modern era and won the first of his six majors at Muirfield in 1987, with his sixth major and third green jacket at the Masters in 1996.

Justin Rose – 2013 US Open

Rose triumphed at Merion Golf Club ahead of Jason Day and Phil Mickelson to clinch his only major title to date.

Danny Willett – 2016 Masters

The Sheffield golfer was a shock winner of the 2016 Masters, only the second Englishman to win it, finishing three clear of Lee Westwood and Jordan Spieth.

Matt Fitzpatrick – 2022 US Open

The 31-year-old finished a shot clear of Scottie Scheffler at Brookline to clinch his first major title.