Earned his first European Tour win in thrilling fashion, defeating Rory McIlroy, Kalle Samooja, Lorenzo Gagli and Andres Romero in a five-way play-off to win the 2019 Omega European Masters.
Breakthrough win on the Challenge Tour came at the Barclays Kenya Open in 2016, the same year the Swede qualified for the U.S. Open at Oakmont and came through Qualifying School to earn a debut season on the European Tour in 2017.
Returned to the European Tour after finishing inside the top 15 of the Challenge Tour Rankings in 2018.
First picked up a club at the age of three and joined Partille Golfclub in his native Gothenburg at the age of seven. Won gold representing Sweden Boys at the European Boys Team Championship before spending four and a half years studying at Coastal Carolina University.
Earned the nickname "Seabass" at college after the character in the film Dumb and Dumber - and says it has stuck ever since.
The Magical Kenya Open 2021
March 18-26 at the Karen Country Club
About The Magical Kenya Open 2021
The Magical Kenya Open 2021 set for March 18-26 at the Karen Country Club will see five past winners compete for one grand prize. 2019 winner Guido Migliozzi, Lorenzo Gagli, Aaron Rai, Sebastian Soderberg and Haydn Porteous have all confirmed participation
for the event, along with 12 other Kenyans. Here is a short profile view of the five past winners of the Magical Kenya Open: Latest News
Aaron Rai has won in the European tour twice; the 2018 Honma Hong Kong Open and the 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. After turning pro in 2012, Rai played in the PGA Euro Pro Tour, where he won the Glenfarclas Open in 2015, and was promoted