Why PGA champion Aaron Rai uses two gloves, iron covers on his clubs

Rai started using a pair of all-weather gloves made by a man in his hometown. One day, his father forgot to put the all-weather gloves in his bag, so he had to use a single leather glove for the round. 

"It was terrible," Rai said. "I couldn’t play, I couldn’t feel the grip, so I’ve always stuck with the two gloves ever since."

The heartwarming reason why Rai uses iron covers

While Rai's reasoning for wearing two gloves is more functional, his decision to use iron covers is much more touching. 

"It started from the age of four years old, when my dad used to pay for my equipment," Rai said, per PGA Tour. "He paid for my membership, paid for my entry fees. It wasn’t money that we really had, to be honest, but he’d always buy me the best clubs.

"When we used to go out and practice, he used to clean every single groove afterward with a pin and baby oil, and, to protect the golf clubs, he thought it would be good to put iron covers on them, and I’ve pretty much had iron covers on all my sets ever since, just to kind of appreciate the value of what I have."

After Rai's impressive triumph at the PGA Championship, you might start seeing more double gloves and iron covers out on the golf course.