PGA Championship
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2025 PGA Championship odds
Scottie Scheffler +500Rory McIlroy +500
Bryson DeChambeau +1000
Ludvig Aberg +1200
Xander Schauffele +1200
Collin Morikawa +1400
Jon Rahm +1800
Justin Thomas +2000
Brooks Koepka +2000
Viktor Hovland +2500
Patrick Cantlay +2800
Tyrrell Hatton +2800
Hideki Matsuyama +3000
Joaquin Niemann +35000
Tommy Fleetwood +4000
Will Zalatoris +4000
Corey Conners +4000
Wyndham Clark +4000
Jordan Spieth +4000
Sungjae Im +4000
Cameron Smith +4000
Shane Lowry +4500
Tony Finau +4500
Cameron Young +5000
Russell Henley +5000
Min Woo Lee +5000
Jason Day +5500
Sahith Theegala +5500
Justin Rose +5500
Tom Kim +6000
Sepp Straka +6000
Max Homa +6000
Sam Burns +6000
Matt Fitzpatrick +6000
Dustin Johnson +6000
Akhshay Bhatia +6500
Byeong-Hun An +6600
Patrick Reed +7500
Si Woo Kim +8000
Talor Gooch +8000
Nick Dunlap +8000
Adam Scott +10000
Keegan Bradley +12500
Brian Harman +12500
Rickie Fowler +12500
Kurt Kitayama +15000
Tiger Woods +15000
Cam Davis +15000
Nicolai Hojgaard +15000
Stephan Jaeger +15000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +15000
Harris English +15000
Doug Ghim +17500
Keith Mitchell +17500
Denny McCarthy +20000
Lucas Glover +20000
Eric Cole +20000
Jake Knapp +20000
PGA Championship has a way of having lesser known players contend, but Quail tends to favor the cream of the crop. Think Scottie adds a major outside of Augusta to his resume.
11 of the last 13 PGA winners have been creamy (Jimmy Walker and Dufner being the exceptions)
Odds show a lot of love for the LIV crew, obviously have to consider DeChambeau as a legit contender, but not sure about the others. I always seem to pick Niemann for my major contests, but have yet to see him in contention on Sunday. Don't think Rahm has been playing all that well on LIV, but has tons of game.
Now that Rory has the career slam, I guess Speith will get a lot of attention, but honestly, 40-1 seems optimistic to me.
Now that Rory has the career slam, I guess Speith will get a lot of attention, but honestly, 40-1 seems optimistic to me.
Will have Morikawa (+2100) in my handful of player to win bets. Middle to long Iron play is very important at Quail Run (175-225 yards). I NEVER bet the top favorite or two, in golf, not worth the risk / reward. Winning in golf is hard, betting a +350 $20 bet on a favorite, the return is just not rewarding enough for me.
Here are 3 I have loaded and ready to pull the trigger on.
Morikawa (+2100) $20 to win $420 - Has been really close to putting it all together, he will eventually kick the door in.
SI Woo Kim (+5500) $20 to win $1100 _ Seems to always be on the front page in big events. Won the 2017 Players at Sawgrass. Playing well this week.
Seep Straka (+10000) $20 to win $2000 - Very solid and underrated player.
Straka, Morikawa, and Kim are all 3 looking very solid at Truist this week.
Probably will ad Aberg (+1900) and one other one. I usually risk $100 on majors. Do not play non big events often.
Other possible plays :
Xander (+1900)
JT (+2100)
Niemann (+2800)
Hovland (+3400)
*Super Long Shot $10 bet : Byeong Hun An (+12500), or Aaron Rai (+17500)*
If the smallest odds player was to cash, it pays me $380. As opposed to Scheffler (+450) paying back $90 and Rory (+480) paying back $96.
Here are 3 I have loaded and ready to pull the trigger on.
Morikawa (+2100) $20 to win $420 - Has been really close to putting it all together, he will eventually kick the door in.
SI Woo Kim (+5500) $20 to win $1100 _ Seems to always be on the front page in big events. Won the 2017 Players at Sawgrass. Playing well this week.
Seep Straka (+10000) $20 to win $2000 - Very solid and underrated player.
Straka, Morikawa, and Kim are all 3 looking very solid at Truist this week.
Probably will ad Aberg (+1900) and one other one. I usually risk $100 on majors. Do not play non big events often.
Other possible plays :
Xander (+1900)
JT (+2100)
Niemann (+2800)
Hovland (+3400)
*Super Long Shot $10 bet : Byeong Hun An (+12500), or Aaron Rai (+17500)*
If the smallest odds player was to cash, it pays me $380. As opposed to Scheffler (+450) paying back $90 and Rory (+480) paying back $96.
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I could almost see taking Rory/Scheffler against the field, when they get it rolling, those guys are on another level. And Rory has owned Quail Hollow.
I could almost see taking Rory/Scheffler against the field, when they get it rolling, those guys are on another level. And Rory has owned Quail Hollow.
Would not be surprised if Spieth does not win another major. Frankly, will be surprised if he wins 5 more tour events and that is being optimistic.
Agree, but from a risk / reward standpoint, not worth it. Rory has look "OK" this week in Philly, hell 13/14 of the holes it is driver / wedge. He has not been sharp thru 2 rounds (-7), Scheffler was simply perfection last week, and put on a clinic. But his putter can go away / get shaky without any given notice. Same with his driver. I see Rory being more of a threat as it rewards long hitters as the rough doesn't really punish you if you miss the fairway, and he is the tour most deadly driver.
On AVERAGE they will win 4/5 tournaments a year (last year with Scheffler was not normal), that leaves a lot of tournaments for the longer odd players to cash. I will play the golf odds, Scheffler most likely will not be as strong as he was last week, he SHOULD regress. Rory has his Masters / Grand Slam so hopefully some of his focus will be off. Morikawa is hungry, been very close, and desperate to finally get a big one.
On AVERAGE they will win 4/5 tournaments a year (last year with Scheffler was not normal), that leaves a lot of tournaments for the longer odd players to cash. I will play the golf odds, Scheffler most likely will not be as strong as he was last week, he SHOULD regress. Rory has his Masters / Grand Slam so hopefully some of his focus will be off. Morikawa is hungry, been very close, and desperate to finally get a big one.
He USED to be a elite putter / iron player. Now, he misses routine putts pretty frequently and his irons are not any better. He has fallen off a cliff.
Have said this for several years now. I don’t think he will win again at all. And I am a huge fan of his.
It's easy to forget Spieth is just 31 years old but he hasn't looked good in some time. When he went on a tear I talked to other golf fans who thought he could have a David Duval-type career of being hot for a short period and then falling off. He hasn't fallen off as bad as Duval did (and Duval's were vertigo/injuries) but he hasn't won a tournament since 2022. And his best finish at the PGA over the last 5 years was a tie for 29th in 2023.
How to watch the PGA Championship on TV
Thursday, May 15: 12-7 p.m. (ESPN); 12-3 p.m. (ESPN2 Alternate telecast)
Friday, May 16: 12-7 p.m. (ESPN); 12-3 p.m. (ESPN2 Alternate telecast)
Saturday, May 17: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN); 1-7 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday, May 18: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN); 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN2 Alternate telecast); 1-7 p.m. (CBS)
How to watch the PGA Championship online
THURSDAY, MAY 15
Round 1 ESPN+: 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN+)
Round 1 ESPN Telecast: 12-7 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+)
Featured Groups: 8 a .m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Featured Holes (16, 17 and 18): 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m. (ESPN+)
FRIDAY, MAY 16
Round 2 ESPN+: 7 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN+)
Round 2 ESPN Telecast: 12-7 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+)
Featured Groups: 8 a .m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Featured Holes (16, 17 and 18): 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m. (ESPN+)
SATURDAY, MAY 17
Round 3 ESPN+: 8-10 a.m. (ESPN+); 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN+ Alternate livestream)
Round 3 ESPN Telecast: 10 a.m. -1 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+)
Featured Groups: 8 a .m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Featured Holes (16, 17 and 18): 10:45 a.m.-8 p.m. (ESPN+)
Round 3 CBS Telecast: 1-7 p.m. (Paramount+)
SUNDAY, MAY 18
Round 4 ESPN+: 8-10 a.m. (ESPN+); 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (ESPN+ Alternate livestream)
Round 4 ESPN Telecast: 10 a.m. -1 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN+)
Featured Groups: 8 a .m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Featured Holes (16, 17 and 18): 10:45 a.m.-8 p.m. (ESPN+)
Round 4 CBS Telecast: 1-7 p.m. (Paramount+)
2025 PGA Championship Starting Times
Starting Times for the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina May 12-18, 2025.
www.pgachampionship.com
I have a couple DK lineups but the $25 entry i went aggressive and hopefully the others make the cut:
Scheffler
Mcllroy
Cauley
L Glover
Hoge
K Mitchell
Scheffler
Mcllroy
Cauley
L Glover
Hoge
K Mitchell
Vijay and Daly are at the Regions Tradition this week, which is a Champions Tour major IIRC. They weren't going to be competitive here so it makes sense that they'd do the Champios event.
I still hate that the PGA is in May. Blame the stupid FedEx Cup "playoffs" for that but having the PGA as the last major gave it an identity. Now its just kinda there.
One reason I recall is that May gives PGA at least a few more opportunities for venues, by August it is too hot in the south and southwest
I don’t think Quail is a terrible course… I think it’s a terrible course for a major.
It’s a standard, run of the mill, bomb and gouge that requires little to no thought from PGA players. That’s come to be expected for most weeks on tour… just shouldn’t be the case for the PGA.
And yes… the same can be said for Valhalla.
It’s a standard, run of the mill, bomb and gouge that requires little to no thought from PGA players. That’s come to be expected for most weeks on tour… just shouldn’t be the case for the PGA.
And yes… the same can be said for Valhalla.
LOL....not hardly.
Given the course is one of the favorites for many tour players, inc. Rory and JT, has extensive PGA tour history, and it is in the upper tier of conditioning and layout, it works well for the PGA to have it's championship there occasionally.
You probably want to sit this one out.....lack of knowledge being first and foremost about QH. Oh, and quotes from actual tour players. Thanks for playing.
Rory... “I thought it was going to feel different just because it was a major championship, and I got out on the golf course yesterday, and it felt no different than last year at the Wells Fargo,” he said. “The rough is maybe a little juicier. But fairways are still the same cut lines and same visuals. It doesn't feel that much different.”
JT on Rory at Quail... "“I feel like a place like this, where it doesn’t necessarily require a lot of thought or strategy off the tee, it’s generally pulling out driver and just I need to hit this as far and straight as possible, and he’s really, really good at that.”
Quail was selected because it's a well kept, big ballpark with plenty of room for the infrastructure needed to host a modern major. That's separate and distinct from the actual course/layout/setup. It's a bomb and gouge... and players like Rory and JT are normally really good at bomb and gouges.
I stated the exact thing about it was a long hitters course. That was before the rains. But we all know cole852 will try to be the smartest person in the room, which 99% of the time, he is the dumbest. Uncanny ability for him to be wrong so much. If only he was half as smart as he thinks he is.
Just my opinion, but with very few exceptions, I would prefer that Majors be played on courses not in the yearly PGA Tour rotation.