Aaron Rai was not a name anyone had on their radar for the PGA Championship. He is a solid player, and had made the cut in his last seven majors before this past week, but he was ranked 44th in the world and didn't qualify for the Signature Event last week; instead, he finished fifth at the alternate event, the Myrtle Beach Classic. Rai was +1 through eight holes on Sunday, and then went on an epic run to win the 2026 PGA Championship. The 31-year-old went -6 over his last 10 holes to pull away from a crowded field and win by three shots over Jon Rahm and Alex Smalley. Rai earned $3.69M for the victory, and moved up to #15 in the OWGR. He also became the first winner of the PGA Championship to improve his score each day of the tournament; he shot 70-69-67-65 at Aronimink.

We had a tie atop the Mayhem League! Nobody had Rai on their roster at any point of the week, so it came down to the supporting cast. Eric Jette of Pickin for Mik, and my father, Sam Book of SRB, both started Rahm, Ludvig Aberg (T4) and Rory McIlroy (T7) on Thursday, and didn't make any changes. That was the best combination of the week! Unfortunately, because of the tie, neither wins the Skin, and the $50 rolls to next week. Great work, gentlemen!

Jeff Bates of Marietta Tee Club is still leading the overall standings, but Blair Rogers of Tristan's Jays is closing the gap. Jeff's lead is a little more than $4M, and he is at least $12M ahead of everyone else in the league. Phil Spinks of Leedsleedsleeds held onto his Segment 3 lead, but there are five teams within $1M of Phil. Our Big Mover of the Week was my father, who climbed 15 spots on the overall board, passing me in the process. Fantastic.

A special shout goes out to Rob Wheeler of Double Albatross... not because he is ranked 79 out of 82... not because he is one of my best friends... but because he won two Skins this season. Rob claims that I didn't send an update one of the weeks he won. He has playfully mentioned this to me at least 200 times, and I didn't believe him at all. After further review, he is correct. There is a week missing from my emails, so my guess is that I completed this update and failed to send it out via email. Rob has won two more Skins than I have this season, and he is the superior golfer in real life. He's also known as "Ralph the Sandbagger" so if you ever get to play a round with Rob, don't gamble with him. He will take your money. Rob, please accept my deepest apology. I owe you a beer and a hug. I love you, brother!

Segment 3 continues with the CJ Cup Byron Nelson from TPC Craig Ranch in Texas. The Skin this week is worth $75 to a single winner! Scottie Scheffler obliterated the field last year, winning by eight shots. Set those lineups... and good luck! Joe