PGA Championship: Aaron 'Two Gloves' Rai holds a share of the lead at Aronimink, but why does he wear two gloves?

Aaron Rai is looking for his first career major championship win. (Carl Recine/Getty Images) Carl Recine via Getty Images Aaron Rai has put himself in a position to pick up what would be a life-changing major championship win on Sunday at Aronimink Golf Club. And he did so while being the only man in the field wearing two golf gloves.

Rai posted a 3-under 67 on Saturday at the PGA Championship. That got him to 4-under on the week, and briefly had him in the solo lead during what turned out to be a very chaotic and jam-packed leaderboard at the major championship. Wearing two gloves is nothing new for Rai, who has been doing this for years.

The Englishman wears both of them for every shot, except for when he’s putting or hitting out of a bunker. It turns out that’s just a thing Rai started doing randomly when he was just eight years old, partly out of necessity while practicing in colder weather to keep his hands warm. Then it just stuck.

“I just happened to be given these two gloves — the guy who actually makes them sent a pair over — and I got into the habit of wearing them,” Rai told GolfMonthly in 2025. “Then, a few weeks down the line, my dad forgot to put the two gloves in the bag so I had to play with one. It was terrible.