You’d have to go back several years to find a major championship at which Scottie Scheffler was not the prohibitive betting favorite, and for good reason: The 29-year-old has been a stellar performer ever since he burst on the PGA Tour scene in 2020 and was awarded PGA Tour Rookie of the Year.
Since then, Scheffler has amassed 20 PGA Tour wins and four major championships, and is settling into his 157th consecutive week at the World No. 1 — a run which began in May of 2023. And in addition to those four major victories, Scheffler has finished in the top 10 an astonishing 13 times, four of which were at the PGA before his win.
Needless to say, at this week’s PGA Championship at Aronimink, the year’s second major championship, the betting landscape hasn’t changed much, with Scheffler atop the list at +450. Did we mention he’s also the defending champion, with three straight runner-up finishes leading up to this week?
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Despite Scheffler’s lengthy list of credentials, you could make the argument that he’s not the hottest player in this week’s field. That mantle belongs to Cameron Young, who, after winning the Players Championship and Cadillac Championship, is now No. 3 in the world, behind only Scheffler and Rory McIlroy. Young’s odds to win this week: +1200.
And speaking of McIlroy, the back-to-back Masters champion is right behind Scheffler in the odds at +850. Whew. That’s quite a trio of contenders, and we haven’t even mentioned the likes of other stars in the field like Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau, Matt Fitzpatrick, the list goes on!
One thing’s for sure: We’re in for quite a show this week. You can check out the PGA Championship odds as of Monday evening for the top 20 players below.
Scottie Scheffler (+450)
Rory McIlroy (+850)
Cameron Young (+1200)
Jon Rahm (+1600)
Xander Schauffele (+1800)
Bryson DeChambeau (+2000)
Ludvig Aberg (+2000)
Matt Fitzpatrick (+2200)
Tommy Fleetwood (+2200)
Brooks Koepka (+4000)
Collin Morikawa (+4000)
Justin Thomas (+4500)
Patrick Cantlay (+4500)
Justin Rose (+5000)
Tyrrell Hatton (+5000)
Rickie Fowler (+5000)
Russell Henley (+5500)
Viktor Hovland (+5500)
Chris Gotterup (+6000)
Min Woo Lee (+6000)
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