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The tournament wrapped up at Aronimink Sunday, with 31-year-old Englishman Aaron Rai finishing 9-under 271 to win the Wanamaker Trophy.—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 18 May 2026 With his victory, Rai became the first Englishman to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy since Jim Barnes won the original tournament back in 1919.—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 All that while putting to bed an Englishman’s hex on this particular tournament.—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026 The 31-year-old Englishman navigated a turbulent front nine that briefly left him three shots off the lead, but the tournament turned dramatically at the par-5 ninth.—Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for Englishman
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of Englishman was
before the 12th century