With This Win - Aaron Rai

<strong>Sunday November 25, 2018 - Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi<br />
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Aaron Rai</strong>

<strong>-</strong>His first European Tour win in his 46th appearance

<strong>- </strong>Moves to top position in the 2019 Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex with 460 points

<strong>-</strong>His best result in a European Tour event since finishing tied fifth at the 2018 BMW International

<strong>-</strong>Could move inside the top 130 in the Official Golf World Ranking from 201st

<strong>-</strong>Won three times on the Challenge Tour in 2017 to secure automatic progression onto the European Tour, including Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9 and Barclays Kenya Open

<strong>-</strong>His first-ever solo lead on the European Tour, he had three 36-hole leads on the Challenge Tour, and won once

<strong>- </strong>The 334th victory on the European Tour by an Englishman and first in the 2019 season

<strong>-</strong>Rai shot a nine-under-par round of 61 - a new course record at Hong Kong Golf Club - on Friday which was also the lowest round of his European Tour career

<strong>- </strong>The first wire-to-wire win of the 2019 season