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2025 PGA Championship Betting Preview

Golf Previews

14 May 2025 By Dunkel Index

The second major of the season takes place this week as Quail Hollow Club hosts the PGA Championship in Charlotte, NC. Last year's champion Xander Schauffele returns to defend his title at the 7,626-yard, par 71 course that last hosted the PGA Championship in 2017 when Justin Thomas won his first major title.

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ODDS, TIME

Day: May 15-18, 2025
Location: Charlotte, NC
Golf Course: Quail Hollow Club
Distance: Par 71 / Yards 7626
Purse: $18,500,000
Defending Champion: Xander Schauffele
Moneyline Favorite: Scottie Scheffler (+425)

HOW TO WATCH PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

TV Channel: CBS/ESPN
Streaming: ESPN+/Paramount+

DUNKEL INDEX TOP 30

Here are the Top 30 golfers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:

R. McIlroy	-19.781
S. Scheffler	-22.372
J. Thomas	-24.490
V. Hovland	-28.465
J. Rahm	-28.760
J. Spieth	-29.809
L. Aberg	-29.880
R. Henley	-29.994
B. DeChambeau	-30.018
P. Reed	-30.427
D. Berger	-30.786
SW Kim	-30.858
J. Niemann	-30.916
C. Morikawa	-30.962
M. McNealy	-31.033
J. Rose	-31.072
S. Im	-31.516
H. Matsuyama	-31.754
X. Schauffele	-31.799
S. Straka	-32.058
A. Rai	-32.230
MW Lee	-32.294
C. Conners	-32.401
S. Lowry	-32.456
P. Cantlay	-32.539
A. Bhatia	-32.613
J. Day	-33.186
K. Bradley	-33.890
D. Thompson	-34.021
W. Clark	-34.042

WINNER: RORY MCILROY (+500)

After finally becoming the sixth golfer to achieve the career grand slam with his victory at the Masters, McIlroy heads to Quail Hollow, where he has won four times in his career. He is also trying to become the first golfer since Jack Nicklaus in 1975 to win the Masters and PGA in the same year. Rated No. 1 in this week's Dunkel Index, we'll take McIlroy (+500) to pick up another victory at Quail Hollow this weekend.