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WGC Mexico: The Top 10 Players in the Field You’ve Never Heard of

By Eric Sedransk

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MARCH 04: General view of the pond on green 17th during the final round of World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship at Club De Golf Chapultepec on March 4, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - MARCH 04: General view of the pond on green 17th during the final round of World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship at Club De Golf Chapultepec on March 4, 2018 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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Aaron Rai WGC Mexico Championship
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JANUARY 26: Aaron Rai of England takes his tee shot on hole five during Day Three of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on January 26, 2019 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

Aaron Rai is a British golfer of Indian descent who currently plays on the European Tour.

At just 23 years of age, Rai is one of the youngest competitors at this weeks WGC Mexico and has to be beyond excited to tee it up with some of the best in the world.

Rai was victorious at the 2018 Honma Hong Kong Open where he edged out the former world #1 ranked amateur Matthew Fitzpatrick by 1 shot.

The Hong Kong Open is a pretty big tournament on the European Tour. Tommy Fleetwood, Sergio Garcia and Patrick Reed were among the participants in the 2018 version.

Rai is an immensely talented golfer who has the ability of shooting an extremely low score, but Aaron is far from your typical pro golfer

First off he plays with both a right and left handed glove on ala Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey.

In addition, and of much more interest to the twitterverse, Rai uses iron covers for his clubs. Yes, really…

Rai was a bit of a golfing sensation growing up in England although at an early age he was keen on being a race car driver, even going so far as to wear Ferrari t-shirts to some of his junior tournaments. Rumor has it that as a 15 year old Rai made 207 consecutive 10 footers.

Don’t be surprised to see Rai’s name on the leaderboard this week as he’s been playing quite well. He’s currently listed at 150/1 odds of winning this week.

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