Scottie Scheffler is the betting favorite at Aronimink. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect The best golfers in the world head to Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa, this week, for the 2026 PGA Championship, the second major of the season.
Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion, is the +350 betting favorite at FanDuel Sportsbook. This will be the 14th major in a row in which Scheffler teed off as the chalk.
The 2022 Open Championship, won by Cam Smith, was the last grand slam that saw someone else besides the 29-year-old tee off from atop the odds.
Rory McIlroy, just one month removed from his triumph at Augusta National, is the second choice at +650. The Northern Irishman has played just once since his repeat Green Jacket, finishing tied for 19th at this past weekend’s Truist Championship.
No other golfer boasts single-digit odds aside from Scheffler and McIlroy.
Cameron Young, this season’s breakout superstar, is right behind Scheffler and McIlroy after finishing T10 at Quail Hollow this past weekend.
A pair of LIV juggernauts, Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau, are the fourth- and fifth-favorites at 15/1 and 20/1 with Xander Schauffele (18/1) wedged in between.
Both Rahm and DeChambeau were trendy picks to win the Masters, but they both struggled. DeChambeau missed the cut, while Rahm finished T38.
They’ll also be dealing with plenty of distractions as they’re sure to be peppered with questions about the future of LIV.
Jon Rahm is one of the favorites to win the PGA Championship. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect While Scheffler, McIlroy, and the favorites will get most of the support, there are plenty of intriguing prices down the board.
Robert MacIntyre, who was a popular pick at Augusta at 35/1, is 60/1 ahead of the second major of the season. Min Woo Lee, who was near the top of the board at last week’s Truist Championship, is being offered at 100/1 at Aronimink.
Hideki Matsuyama (60/1), Russell Henley (45/1), and Si Woo Kim (50/1) figure to be trendy bets at their prices.
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