We’re just a week away from the 103rd PGA Championship, set for May 20-23 at the Ocean Course on Kiawah Island Golf Resort, located in South Carolina. Collin Morikawa won last year’s edition, played at San Francisco’s Harding Park. This is the Ocean Course’s second major championship; the 2012 PGA Championship also took place here, and the winner was Rory McIlroy, who also won the Wells Fargo Championship last week.
Let’s take a look at the updated PGA Championship odds to win the tournament, along with some suggestions for you to include in your online betting.
PGA News: Updated Weekend Odds to Win the PGA Championship
| Player | Odds (+10000 odds or better) |
|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
| Jon Ram, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson | +1200 |
| Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau | +1400 |
| Brooks Koepka, Xander Schauffele | +1600 |
| Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Cantlay | +2700 |
| Daniel Berger | +2900 |
| Tyrrell Hatton, Viktor Hovland, Webb Simpson, Will Zalatoris | +3300 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | +3700 |
| Jason Day, Justin Rose, Patrick Reed, Paul Casey, Scottie Scheffler, Tony Finau, Cameron Smith, Harris English | +4200 |
| Adam Scott, Joaquin Niemann, Louis Oosthuizen, Marc Leishman, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Matthew Wolff | +5000 |
| Si Woo Kim, Sung-Jae Im | +6500 |
| Abraham Ancer, Branden Grace, Brian Harman, Corey Conners, Francesco Molinari, Gary Woodland, Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, Robert MacIntyre | +8000 |
| Alex Noren, Brendon Todd, Bubba Watson, Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer, Matt Kuchar, Rasmus Hojgaard, Thomas Pieters, Zach Johnson | +10000 |
Don’t let the fact that Dustin Johnson missed the cut at the Masters scare you away. He is one of the longest hitters in the world when he decides to uncork that driver, no matter how much muscle Bryson DeChambeau has added. The Ocean Course runs about 7,800 yards, so having that length is an asset. He is still the #1 player in the world, even though his form may have dropped a bit since that fall 2020 Masters win. As for DeChambeau, he leads the FedExCup standings, and he won another major on a course that was long and challenging. He’s another big hitter, and the greens at the Ocean Course are a lot friendlier than the ones that frustrated him at the Masters.
Jon Rahm has six top-ten finishes in his last 12 majors. He did not start that well at the Masters earlier this year, but he caught fire Sunday, finishing at T5. His wins at Olympia Fields and Muirfield Village in 2020 show his appreciation for difficult setups. He is still viewed as the best player who has yet to win a major, and if you take a closer look, he has not been all that competitive in majors over time.
Justin Thomas won The Players Championship on a course designed by Pete Dye, the same architect who laid out the Ocean Course. Thomas has played well in Hawaii, which shows that he can handle the whims of the wind, likely to play a factor on Kiawah Island. Will his putter return to form this week? That’s the real question.
Jordan Spieth has put up the best numbers in golf since January, and a win at the Ocean Course would give him a career Grand Slam at the age of 27. Remember, he ran off three Grand Slams in rapid succession in what seems like a decade ago. The problem for him at Kiawah Island is that if your drives stray far from the fairway at all, you can end up in real trouble.
Xander Schauffele has eight top-ten finishes, including six top-fives, in his last 15 major tournaments. His driving distance has increased, a change that will help him on the Ocean Course. Has he gotten over that triple bogey at the Masters on Sunday that knocked him out of contention, though?
Not only did Rory McIlroy win here in 2012, he won by eight shots. He won at Quail Hollow by a single stroke to end a lengthy winless streak. Of course, he has not won a major in almost seven years. He was a better bet, at least in terms of value, before he won the Wells Fargo Championship, as his odds have shrunk by almost half.
Want a somewhat dark horse? Look at Will Zalatoris. The Masters runner-up has the driving distance and the iron play to master the Ocean Course. In addition to his Augusta finish, he had a T6 at September’s U.S. Open. Even so, his odds have lengthened, making his value even more impressive.
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