The major championships bring out the best players in the world and numerous betting options. There’s no shortage of either for this week’s PGA Championship. A full-field of over 150 golfers will assemble at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. with Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm neck and neck for the top spot on the PGA betting board. However, with the biggest names in the sport pegging it up it’s really anybody’s game. And that also presents a number of intriguing tournament matchups. We will have a new champion since last year’s winner Phil Mickelson is not in attendance. We could also have an old new champ with Tiger Woods in the field. When Southern Hills last hosted this tournament in 2007 Woods claimed a 2-shot victory crown. A complete list of matchup odds is available at BookMaker.eu when you’re ready to place a wager.
PGA Championship Matchup Odds
Scottie Scheffler -118 vs. Jon Rahm -112
Scottie Scheffler -150 vs. Rory McIlroy +120
Scottie Scheffler -147 vs. Justin Thomas +117
Jon Rahm -145 vs. Rory McIlroy +115
Jon Rahm -143 vs. Justin Thomas +113
Rory McIlroy -113 vs. Justin Thomas -117
Jordan Spieth -107 vs. Collin Morikawa -123
Jordan Spieth +100 vs. Patrick Cantlay -130
Jordan Spieth -123 vs. Cameron Smith -107
Collin Morikawa -110 vs. Patrick Cantlay -120
Collin Morikawa -132 vs. Cameron Smith +102
Patrick Cantlay -138 vs. Cameron Smith +108
Dustin Johnson +122 vs. Xander Schauffele -153
Dustin Johnson +111 vs. Viktor Hovland -141
Dustin Johnson +119 vs. Hideki Matsuyama -149
Xander Schauffele -128 vs. Viktor Hovland -102
Xander Schauffele -121 vs. Hideki Matsuyama -109
Viktor Hovland -109 vs. Hideki Matsuyama -121
Shane Lowry -116 vs. Will Zalatoris -114
Will Zalatoris -125 vs. Joaquin Niemann -105
Matthew Fitzpatrick -138 vs. Sam Burns +108
Matthew Fitzpatrick -135 vs. Corey Conners +105
Sam Burns -112 vs. Corey Conners -118
Brooks Koepka -119 vs. Daniel Berger -111
Brooks Koepka -149 vs. Jason Day +119
Daniel Berger -147 vs. Jason Day +117
Max Homa +120 vs. Tony Finau -150
Tyrrell Hatton +126 vs. Tony Finau -158
Cameron Young -144 vs. Abraham Ancer +114
Keegan Bradley -141 vs. Abraham Ancer +111
Billy Horschel +112 vs. Louis Oosthuizen -142
Louis Oosthuizen -140 vs. Adam Scott +110
Jason Kokrak -119 vs. Sergio Garcia -111
Tommy Fleetwood -136 vs. Seamus Power +106
Gary Woodland +141 vs. Russell Henley -178
Maverick McNealy -153 vs. Davis Riley +122
Talor Gooch -131 vs. Matt Kuchar +101
Webb Simpson -136 vs. Marc Leishman +106
Si Woo Kim -138 vs. Kyoung Hoon Lee +108
Jhonattan Vegas +102 vs. Mito Pereira -132
Bubba Watson -133 vs. Thomas Pieters +103
Charl Schwartzel -101 vs. Kevin Na -129
Kevin Kisner +111 vs. Chris Kirk -141
Luke List -110 vs. Cameron Tringale -120
Robert MacIntyre -135 vs. Ian Poulter +105
Rickie Fowler -122 vs. Francesco Molinari -108
Pablo Larrazabal +117 vs. Ryan Fox -147
Kevin Streelman -118 vs. Carlos Ortiz -112
Joohyung Kim -120 vs. Min Woo Lee -110
Lee Westwood -115 vs. Laurie Canter -115
Need to Know
Those who competed in Texas last week will see a much different and tougher layout. Our winner will get nowhere near the 26-under K.H. Lee carded last week. Woods won the last PGA here at 8-under with the winning score over the past four tournaments on this track averaging 7-under. For one, par is 70 and the property stretches to over 7,550 yards with a number of hazards. Anyone with a strong approach game should be in good shape, but that doesn’t guarantee anything. There are a few players in the field who were around in 2007. What they’ll see this week is much different. The course underwent a massive renovation a few years back with yardage tacked on, trees removed, bunkers restored and fairways widened. It’s a beastly layout and we’ll see plenty of conservative shots.
PGA Championship Matchup Picks
Scottie Scheffler -118 vs. Jon Rahm
To find value in either of the favorites I had to go with a matchup between them. And how do you pick between two of the best in the game? Well, Scheffler’s been on a major heater with four victories already this season, including the Masters, and he’s familiar with the Southern Hills layout. He won the Big 12 title here during his collegiate days and he also made headlines recently firing a practice round 64. And until his confidence wavers I’m backing Scheffler.
Jordan Spieth +100 vs. Patrick Cantlay
Spieth is another player bursting with confidence and his game looks like a natural fit for the course. Following a MC at the Masters, Spieth won the RBC Heritage and finished a stroke off the lead last week at the Byron Nelson. Wider fairways will help everyone in the field, but Spieth might benefit the most, which is something I’m counting on. And until he stops playing or wins the PGA, he’ll always be chasing the career grand slam. The latter is the inspiration for backing him.
Xander Schauffele -121 vs. Hideki Matsuyama
With such a strong field there are some great matchups that are tough to handicap. Based on last week’s tuneup, though, Schauffele is hard to pass on. The X-man improved his score every round at Craig Ranch closing with a 61 to finish tied for fifth at 23-under. Whatever adjustments he made during the tournament certainly paid off and I’m counting on Schauffele carrying that momentum with him.
Rory McIlroy -113 vs. Justin Thomas
It seems like all we have are matchups between the game’s best players. Both McIlroy and Thomas are coming off solid performances in their last start and the odds suggest this is a tossup. McIlroy hasn’t played a lot, but he came off his two worst starts of the season – MC at Texas Open and T33 at THE PLAYERS – to finish runner-up in Augusta. He followed that with a solo fifth at the Wells Fargo Championship and has plenty of incentive coming in.
Jason Day +119 vs. Brooks Koepka
I wanted to back Koepka given his history in majors, but it’s hard to justify throwing down on him when he hasn’t shown a glimpse of his former self for some time. I’m contradicting myself since I backed him as one of my outright picks, but I can’t back him at this price. So, I’ll do the opposite and go with Day at plus odds. Day emerged from a string of three straight MCs to finish T10 in New Orleans and T15 at the Wells Fargo. He had three strong rounds last week getting knocked down the leaderboard with a Saturday 73. I have a little more faith in Day and I like the price.
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