Aaron Rai withdraws from Houston Open 2026 citing neck injury

March 26, 2026, 2:20 p.m. ET

HOUSTON — Aaron Rai has withdrawn from the 2026 Texas Children’s Houston Open due to a neck injury.

Rai withdrew before his 2:04 p.m. ET tee time Thursday at Memorial Park. Taylor Moore replaced Rai in the field.

Rai put together consecutive T-7 finishes in Houston in 2022 and 2024 before missing the cut last year. Rai, whose lone PGA Tour victory came at the 2024 Wyndham Championship, had missed consecutive cuts coming into the Houston Open. His best finish this year was a T-23 at the Cognizant Classic.

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