England’s Aaron Rai believes its too early to consider a attainable Ryder Cup debut for Staff Europe subsequent yr at Bethpage Black, regardless of reaching new profession highs after his PGA Tour breakthrough win.
Rai got here by way of a marathon last day on the Wyndham Championship earlier this month to assert a two-shot victory and maiden PGA Tour title, lifting him contained in the top-25 within the FedExCup standings and to twenty second within the newest world rankings.
The 29-year-old’s win was his first worldwide success because the 2020 Scottish Open and continued a formidable summer time on the PGA Tour, the place he had posted top-seven finishes in three of his earlier 4 begins – together with a share of second on the Rocket Mortgage Traditional.
Rai options in at the very least the primary two FedExCup Playoffs and is in a superb place to qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship, all dwell on Sky Sports activities, whereas his finest PGA Tour season but has raised the opportunity of him that includes in Luke Donald’s Ryder Cup workforce subsequent September.
“The Ryder Cup would be something amazing to be a part of, but it’s also such a long way away from now,” Rai informed reporters forward of the FedEx St Jude Championship. “Nonetheless over a yr away from that. Quite a lot of it’s all the way down to how nicely you are enjoying within the run as much as the Ryder Cup.
“I feel persevering with to enhance and seeing development within the recreation and that manifesting itself within the type of outcomes is extremely optimistic and really satisfying.
“If I continue to do that, then I give myself chances for other things to fall into place in the future. Obviously that would be amazing to be a part of that in the future. Whether that’s next year or beyond that, but it’s still such a long way away right now.”
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On the assist Donald has provided him, Rai added: “[Luke] sent me a message on on Monday morning, which was very kind of him. He’s been very good to me as well over the last year, 18 months or so, I’ve spent a little bit of time with him.
“He is at all times been very giving together with his recommendation. He is he is been very, very gracious to me.”
Rai was outside the world’s top 100 just over a year ago but is now on the cusp of the world’s top 20 and still in the running to win the FedExCup, with the two-time DP World Tour only having a limited time to take stock on his rapid rise in men’s game.
Aaron Rai must be within the prime 30 within the FedExCup standings after the BMW Championship to qualify for the Tour Championship
“It’s so busy schedule wise that it’s very tricky to make that time to really sit down and reflect on the whole journey,” Rai defined. “But there are little pockets of time. Little moments like being in the score recording after finishing on the Sunday where I felt very, very emotional.
“Simply fascinated with my mother and father and the way huge of an achievement it’s to win, to win on the PGA Tour. I do know it is unbelievable to come back from Wolverhampton and from fairly humble beginnings to even be competing right here. So I am very lucky and grateful for that.”
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He follows Sahith Theegala and Akshay Bhatia as gamers of Indian ancestry to impress on the PGA Tour this season, with Rai pleased with his achievements and hoping the trio could make a optimistic impression.
“Being of British Asian heritage, it [golf] is not as common of a game to play from that background,” Rai admitted. “I think it’s amazing having Sahith Theegala on the PGA Tour and Akshay Bhatia as well. Players of Indian Heritage playing well and pretty young as well – I think that’s incredibly inspiring.
“I feel the factor that in all probability all three of us can do is simply clearly proceed to play good golf, however try to conduct ourselves in in one of the best ways that we are able to after which.
“Whatever effects that has, those are not in our control, but hopefully we just do a good job at using these positions in in a positive way and to set good examples.”
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