PGA odds: How to bet PGA Championship, lines, picks
PGA Championship week is finally here! When it comes to gambling, Scottie Scheffler is the betting favorite to win the event, currently +1100 at FOX Bet.
Jon Rahm was the pre-tournament favorite last week but Scheffler, the Masters champion, moved to the top of the oddsboard on Monday.
There will be a new champion at the PGA Championship as Phil Mickelson won't be in the field to try and defend his title.
Mickelson, who became the oldest major winner when he won the PGA last year, has not played since January. His controversial remarks about the Saudi-backed rival to the PGA Tour went public in February.
The PGA Championship is Thursday-Sunday at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
RELATED: Tiger Woods' odds at PGA
"Not having Phil Mickelson defend his PGA Championship is disappointing in a pure golf standpoint, but after his Saudi Arabia/LIV Golf comments become public, his personal appeal has been diminished," FOX Bet sports trader Dylan Brossman said. "I don’t expect the Mickelson void in this week’s tournament to have any negative effect on TV viewership or betting interest — in fact, it could be quite the opposite."
Ahhh, speaking of betting interest …
Tiger Woods created a buzz by playing in the Masters in April. Tiger received considerable betting action at Augusta before fading and finishing 47th.
Tiger is scheduled to play in his first tournament since Augusta as he seeks his 16th major championship. He is listed at +6000 (bet $10 to win $610 total) to win the event.
Brossman said he expects a repeat performance from Tiger like he did at the Masters – competitive early, makes the cut but fades on the weekend.
"Tiger can certainly stay in the mix with solid approach shots and some magic around the greens but at this stage of his career his durability will always be a concern," Brossman said, "Like The Masters, I would not be surprised to see Tiger put up a few low rounds, but at 46 years old, I do not expect him to see him in serious contention come Sunday."
Brossman offers three picks, depending on a bettor's risk tolerance.
Scheffler was the talk of the golf world after he won The Masters and Brossman expects him to compete this week, but he likes another golfer's chances to complete the Career Slam.
"If anyone is going to knock Scheffler off, why not Jordan Spieth?" Brossman asked. "In his two starts since the Masters, Spieth seems to have found his game, finishing second at last week’s AT&T Byron Nelson and winning the RBC Heritage in April.
"Spieth has the right type of game to fare well on the revamped Southern Hills track. If Spieth can find his putter and continue his wedge-wizardry, expect the crowd to get behind him on Sunday as he pushes to complete the career grand slam."
For a medium-risk pick, Brossman likes Shane Lowry, who has tied for third twice and tied for 13th in his past three events.
"Excluding the Match Play event in March, Lowry has finished 13th or better in six straight tournaments," Brossman said. "He ranks second in scrambling percentage, which should come in handy on the newly shaved-down grass around the greens.
"Lowry has not won a tournament this season, but he has been extremely consistent. I expect this trend to continue this week."
Plenty of golfers have come seemingly out of nowhere to win the PGA Championship (think: John Daly in 1991; Rich Beem in 2002; Shaun Micheel in 2003; Y.E. Yang in 2009; Jason Dufner in 2013; the list has many more).
Brossman's long shot pick is Cameron Young, who has two Korn Ferry Tour wins and has yet to make the cut at a major. Young has nearly as many top-10 finishes this season (four) as he has missed the cut (five), Brossman said.
"His last two starts, he came even closer to winning his first PGA tournament, finishing T3 and T2," Brossman explained, "Young should benefit from the wide fairways, allowing him to unleash his driver — he's ninth in distance but 113th in driving accuracy percentage — to set up closer approach shots."
Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open champion, withdrew this week as he's recovering from hand surgery.
Pick: Jordan Spieth to win +1800 at time of pick, currently +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 at FOX Bet)
Pick: Shane Lowry Top 10 finish +275 (bet $10 to win $37.50 at FOX Bet)
Pick: Shane Lowry enhanced win +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 at FOX Bet)
Pick: Cameron Young Top 20 finish +275 (bet $10 to win $37.50 at FOX Bet)
Here are the outright winner odds for the big event, with odds via FOX Bet.
Scottie Scheffler +1100 (bet $10 to win $120)
Jon Rahm +1200 (bet $10 to win $130)
Justin Thomas +1400 (bet $10 to win $150)
Rory McIlroy +1400 (bet $10 to win $150)
Jordan Spieth +1600 (bet $10 to win $170)
Collin Morikawa +1800 (bet $10 to win $190)
Patrick Cantlay +1800 (bet $10 to win $190)
Cameron Smith +2000 (bet $10 to win $210)
Hideki Matsuyama +2200 (bet $10 to win $230)
Xander Schauffele +2200 (bet $10 to win $230)
Dustin Johnson +2500 (bet $10 to win $260)
Viktor Hovland +2500 (bet $10 to win $260)
Shane Lowry +3000 (bet $10 to win $310)
Will Zalatoris +3300 (bet $10 to win $340)
Brooks Koepka +3500 (bet $10 to win $360)
Joaquin Niemann +4000 (bet $10 to win $410)
Matthew Fitzpatrick +4000 (bet $10 to win $410)
Sam Burns +4000 (bet $10 to win $410)
Tony Finau +4500 (bet $10 to win $460)
Corey Conners +5000 (bet $10 to win $510)
Daniel Berger +5000 (bet $10 to win $510)
Max Homa +5500 (bet $10 to win $560)
Tiger Woods +6000 (bet $10 to win $610)
Tommy Fleetwood +6000 (bet $10 to win $610)
Cameron Young +6600 (bet $10 to win $670)
Jason Day +6600 (bet $10 to win $670)
Keegan Bradley +6600 (bet $10 to win $670)
Louis Oosthuizen +6600 (bet $10 to win $670)
Tyrrell Hatton +6600 (bet $10 to win $670)
Adam Scott +7000 (bet $10 to win $710)
Billy Horschel +8000 (bet $10 to win $810)
Russell Henley +8000 (bet $10 to win $810)
Abraham Ancer +9000 (bet $10 to win $910)
Jason Kokrak +9000 (bet $10 to win $910)
Seamus Power +9000 (bet $10 to win $910)
Talor Gooch +9000 (bet $10 to win $910)
Harold Varner III +9500 (bet $10 to win $960)
Cameron Champ +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010)
Gary Woodland +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010)
Marc Leishman +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010)
Patrick Reed +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010)
Sergio Garcia +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010)
Aaron Wise +12500 (bet $10 to win $1,260)
Alex Noren +12500 (bet $10 to win $1,260)
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +12500 (bet $10 to win $1,260)
Davis Riley +12500 (bet $10 to win $1,260)
Justin Rose +12500 (bet $10 to win $1,260)
Matt Kuchar +12500 (bet $10 to win $1,260)
Maverick McNealy +12500 (bet $10 to win $1,260)
Sebastian Munoz +12500 (bet $10 to win $1,260)
Si Woo Kim +12500 (bet $10 to win $1,260)
Webb Simpson +12500 (bet $10 to win $1,260)
Brian Harman +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Erik van Rooyen +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Jhonattan Vegas +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Kevin Na +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Luke List. +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Matthew Wolff +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Mito Pereira +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Rickie Fowler +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Thomas Pieters +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Tom Hoge +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510)
Adam Hadwin +17500 (bet $10 to win $1,760)
Bubba Watson +17500 (bet $10 to win $1,760)
Charl Schwartzel +17500 (bet $10 to win $1,760)
Keith Mitchell +17500 (bet $10 to win $1,760)
Robert MacIntyre +17500 (bet $10 to win $1,760)
Sam Horsfield +17500 (bet $10 to win $1,760)
Sepp Straka +17500 (bet $10 to win $1,760)
Bernd Wiesberger +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010)
Cameron Tringale +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010)
Chris Kirk +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010)
Joel Dahmen +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010)
Kevin Kisner +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010)
Ryan Palmer +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010)
Branden Grace +22500 (bet $10 to win $2,260)
Cameron Davis +22500 (bet $10 to win $2,260)
Lanto Griffin +22500 (bet $10 to win $2,260)
Russell Knox +22500 (bet $10 to win $2,260)
Adri Arnaus +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Anirban Lahiri +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Francesco Molinari +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Ian Poulter +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
J.J. Spaun +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Kevin Streelman +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Lucas Herbert +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Mackenzie Hughes +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Matt Jones +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Nicolai Hojgaard +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Ryan Fox +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Stewart Cink +25000 (bet $10 to win $2,510)
Brendan Steele +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Carlos Ortiz +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Dean Burmester +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Garrick Higgo +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Henrik Stenson +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Joohyung Kim +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Justin Harding +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Laurie Canter +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Lee Westwood +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Lucas Glover +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Min Woo Lee +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Oliver Bekker +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Pablo Larrazabal +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Padraig Harrington +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Patton Kizzire +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Richard Bland +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Scott Stallings +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Troy Merritt +30000 (bet $10 to win $3,010)
Adam Schenk +35000 (bet $10 to win $3,510)
Zach Johnson +35000 (bet $10 to win $3,510)
Beau Hossler +40000 (bet $10 to win $4,010)
Harry Higgs +40000 (bet $10 to win $4,010)
Hudson Swafford +40000 (bet $10 to win $4,010)
Martin Kaymer +40000 (bet $10 to win $4,010)
Rikuya Hoshino +40000 (bet $10 to win $4,010)
Daniel van Tonder +45000 (bet $10 to win $4,510)
Bio Kim +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Chad Ramey +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Chan Kim +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Jason Dufner +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Jinichiro Kozuma +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Kramer Hickok +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Sadom Kaewkanjana +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Shaun Norris +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Takumi Kanaya +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Yuki Inamori +50000 (bet $10 to win $5,010)
Ryan Brehm +75000 (bet $10 to win $7,510)
Ryosuke Kinoshita +75000 (bet $10 to win $7,510)
Alex Beach +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Alex Cejka +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Dylan Newman +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Jesse Mueller +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
John Daly +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Kyle Mendoza +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Matt Borchert +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Michael Block +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Rich Beem +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Ryan Vermeer +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Sean McCarty +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Shaun Micheel +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Shawn Warren +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Tyler Collet +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
Y.E. Yang +100000 (bet $10 to win $10,010)
BetMGM data analyst John Ewing said Tiger Woods continues to get lots of betting action.
Ewing said Scheffler opened at +5000. Scheffler has the highest ticket percentage (10.6%) and highest handle percentage (19.8%) at BetMGM currently, per Ewing.
If you are ready to throw a few bucks down on the PGA Championship, head over to FOX Bet to place your wagers!
