It’s officially PGA Championship week and one of the best of the year for golf betting.
There are plenty of storylines to follow, including Rory McIlroy looking to win his second straight major, Scottie Scheffler going for back-to-back PGA Championships, Jordan Spieth trying to complete the career Grand Slam and more.
Going into the week, Scheffler has the best odds to win this week at +450.
Picking an outright winner is extremely hard, but there are some trends to know for this week at Aronimink.
PGA Championship Betting Strategy
Since this is a major championship, naturally, one of the best players in the game is going to win. While there have been a few outliers in recent years at this event, it is best to select the top players and stay away from long shots.
Like most events, current form does come into play, so it’s important to look at how a player is performing at the moment.
Aronimink hasn’t hosted a PGA Tour event since the 2018 BMW Championship, but it is not overly long by major championship standards, and the Donald Ross-designed course is most known for its tricky greens.
Picking a PGA Championship Winner
11 of Last 14 Winners Were Ranked 18th or Better in Data Golf World Rankings
- Scottie Scheffler
- Jon Rahm
- Cameron Young
- Rory McIlroy
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Ludvig Aberg
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Xander Schauffele
- Russell Henley
- Patrick Cantlay
- Collin Morikawa
- Rickie Fowler
- Bryson DeChambeau
- Si Woo Kim
- J.J. Spaun
- Sam Burns
- Robert MacIntyre
- Maverick McNealy
Based on recent history, these are the 18 players with a chance to win going into the week based on world ranking.
8 of Last 10 Winners Had Previous Top-10 Finish at PGA Championship
- Scheffler
- Rahm
- Young
- McIlroy
- Fitzpatrick
- Fleetwood
- Schauffele
- Cantlay
- Morikawa
- Fowler
- DeChambeau
- Kim
- MacIntyre
Eliminated: Aberg, Henley, Spaun, Burns, McNealy
Recent history has shown that the winners have had success in at least one PGA Championship. The eliminated players do not have a top-10 finish at the event.
7 of Last 10 Winners Finished Top 10 in At Least 1 of Previous 2 Majors
- Scheffler
- Young
- McIlroy
- Fitzpatrick
- Schauffele
- Morikawa
- MacIntyre
Eliminated: Rahm, Fleetwood, Cantlay, Fowler, DeChambeau, Kim
Based on these trends, the winner will be one of the above seven players.
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