The season’s second major is set to tee off May 16-19 and that means we’ll see the first of Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship since his win at the Masters last month. Woods hasn’t played since then so he should be well rested. But how much rust has accumulated on that aging body? Not much according to oddsmakers, who listed Woods as the second favorite along with Dustin Johnson at BookMaker.eu.
Bethpage State Park Black Course in Farmingdale, New York will host the event that moves into a new time slot. The former fourth major moved up a few months on the schedule, eliminating what had been a two-month gap between majors. Rory McIlroy opened as the betting favorite with odds +1017. Woods and Johnson are close behind with defending champion Brooks Koepka seated as the fourth favorite in a star-studded field.
Odds to Win USPGA Championship 2019
Rory McIlroy +1017
Dustin Johnson +1023
Tiger Woods +1023
Brooks Koepka +1164
Jon Rahm +1725
Justin Thomas +1820
Jason Day +2041
Justin Rose +2093
Rickie Fowler +2093
Francesco Molinari +2404
Xander Schauffele +2533
Bryson DeChambeau +2818
Jordan Spieth +3142
Tommy Fleetwood +3353
Tony Finau +3669
Patrick Reed +4050
Paul Casey +4050
Patrick Cantlay +4050
Hideki Matsuyama +4685
Sergio Garcia +4850
Adam Scott +5050
Gary Woodland +5050
Matt Kuchar +5287
Webb Simpson +6007
Bubba Watson +6050
Marc Leishman +6050
Phil Mickelson +6050
Henrik Stenson +6550
Louis Oosthuizen +6550
Kevin Kisner +7725
Cameron Smith +8050
Brandt Snedeker +8050
Ian Poulter +8050
Si Woo Kim +8050
Tyrrell Hatton +8550
Aaron Wise +8550
Thomas Pieters +8550
Branden Grace +8850
Keegan Bradley +10250
Billy Horschel +10250
Rafael Cabrera Bello +10250
Keith Mitchell +10250
Matt Wallace +10250
Kevin Tway +11250
Andrew Putnam +15250
Zach Johnson +12550
Jim Furyk +12550
Alexander Noren +12550
Byeong-Hun An +12550
Justin Harding +12256
Tiger started his quest to catch Jack Nicklaus for the most major championships by ending an 11-year major drought in dramatic style at the Masters. It was the 15th win of his career, leaving him three behind Nicklaus. Woods hasn’t played since Augusta, but that hasn’t bothered him this year. And the crowds will be out in full force to cheer on the Big Cat.
Tiger opened as the co-second favorite just a pinch behind Rory McIlroy on the odds board. And for the first time in a long time it seems appropriate. Woods could only play the four majors and he’d still be a favorite, if not on the boards then at least in the eyes of the fans.
McIlroy is the betting favorite and for good reason. He’s been on a heater this year finishing among the top six in each of his first six starts. His two worst finishes of 2019 came in his last two events with a T21 at the Masters and a T8 at the Wells Fargo Championship. When those are your two worst, you are doing something right.
Winning three majors by the age of 25 put McIlroy in elite company alongside The Golden Bear, Woods and Jordan Spieth as the only players to accomplish that feat. He has just one major victory since then, however, that coming in this event in 2014 at Valhalla. The major drought isn’t Tiger-long, but for a guy who started out so hot the five years make it seem that way, and that has to be weighing on his mind.
Currently No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, Dustin Johnson takes aim at his second major championship. He won the 2016 U.S. Open after several near misses that placed him second at the 2011 Open Championship and the 2015 U.S. Open. With his title at the WGC Mexico Championship in February, DJ became the third player to win a Tour title in each of his first 12 seasons.
There are some great value picks among the field that could pay handsomely. Francesco Molinari was close to winning two of the past three majors before falling to fifth at the Masters. And few have been as consistent over the past year. At +2404 he should get plenty of support.
Tony Finau has been knocking on the door with four top-10s in his last five major championship starts. One of those came last month with a T5 at the Masters when he played in the final group. This could be his time and at +3669 he offers a big payday.
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