Justin Rose of England looks on during a practice round prior to the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club on May 12, 2026 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Getty Images Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will dominate the outright betting conversation, but there’s value to be found further down the PGA Championship board.
Matchup picks can offer a cleaner path than trying to nail the winner in a loaded major field, especially at a course that should reward ball-striking and avoiding three-putts.
Here are our favorite PGA Championship matchup bets to make this week.
A little over a month ago, MacIntyre was one of the trendiest picks to come out on top in Augusta.
MacIntyre missed the cut at the Masters and proceeded to finish T-42 and T-60 at the RBC Heritage and Truist Championship, respectively.
Spaun, the reigning US Open champ, is heading the other way as he tries to prove that that unlikely major victory wasn’t a fluke.
He’s finished top-25 in four of his last five starts, including a win at the Valero Texas Open and a T-5 finish last week at Quail Hollow.
Look for the American to come out on top in this matchup.
The play: JJ Spaun over Robert MacIntyre (+100, FanDuel Sportsbook)
JJ Spaun on the thirteenth hole during a practice round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club. Bill Streicher-Imagn Images Justin Thomas vs. Justin Rose Majors haven’t been kind to Thomas over the last year-plus.
Since the 2025 Masters, Thomas has finished no higher than T-34 and missed the cut twice in five major starts.
Rose has proven to show up on the biggest stage, and he appears to love Aronimink Golf Club.
All the way back in 2010, Rose won the AT&T National at the Philadelphia area course.
In 2018, he finished runner-up at the venue during the BMW Championship.
Bet on the Englishman to continue his late-career renaissance this weekend.
The play: Justin Rose over Justin Thomas (+100, BetMGM Sportsbook)
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