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English golfer Aaron Rai was honored this Thursday with the inaugural Rory McIlroy Award, established by the DP World Tour to recognize the European Tour player who accumulates the most points across the four men’s Grand Slam tournaments during the season.

Rai secured the award after amassing 1,876.5 points, driven primarily by his victory at the PGA Championship—his first major title. He rounded out his performance in the majors with a 48th-place finish at the Masters, a tie for 11th at the U.S. Open, and a tie for 79th at The Open Championship.

Aaron Rai, results

New Zealander Ryan Fox, the Open Champion, finished second in the standings with 1,834 points—just 42.5 points behind Rai.

His PGA Championship victory also propelled the Englishman to 15th place in the world rankings, a career-high.

The award will be presented by Rory McIlroy himself during September’s BMW PGA Championship and joins the European Tour Group’s annual honors. As the award bears the Northern Irishman’s name, he is ineligible to win it; instead, it is reserved each season for players who excel in the four majors.

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