Wolverhampton's Aaron Rai bags big pay cheque at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Wolverhampton-born golfer Aaron Rai finished tied 11th in the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational with a score of four below par at the Bay Hill Golf Course.
The 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational had a total prize purse of over £15 million, with Rai scooping almost £350,000.
That was his biggest pay cheque of the season so far, exceeding his £244,000 winnings after finishing tied fourth at the Mexico Open in February.
Russell Henley came from behind to pip Collin Morikawa, who looked likely to win his seventh title, to victory by a single shot with 11 under par, securing him a whopping £3 million in prize money.
Winner Henley also picked up the biggest cheque of his entire career.
Rai produced a slick 35-foot eagle putt on the par-five 16th hole and finished tied with Tommy Fleetwood, Scottie Scheffler and Robert MacIntyre.
Aside from his eagle, 30-year-old Rai hit 10 bogeys and two double bogeys along with 16 birdies to end up seven shots behind Henley.
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