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PGA Championship 2023 Betting Preview

17 May 2023 By Tyler Vaysman

The second golf major of the year is set to take place this weekend as the PGA Championship will be held at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. This is the major that tends to get overlooked at times, but there is a loaded field set to take to the course. 

Oak Hill is a course that can really challenge golfers, and keeping the ball in the fairway is going to be a must. Putting will also be important at the PGA Championship, and the PGA always tries to make the hole locations as difficult as possible. 

Justin Thomas is the defending PGA Championship winner, and he will try to retain his crown against a  loaded group of contenders. Here is a look at the PGA Championship, with a Dunkel pick and prediction included.

 

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Scottie Scheffler +750

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A Look at the Favorites

The best place to start when previewing any golf tournament is to look at the betting favorites that are out there. There are really two major favorites set to tee it up at Oak Hill, but then some other golfers get included in the group:

  • Jon Rahm +750
  • Scottie Scheffler +750
  • Rory McIlroy +1200
  • Brooks Koepka +1800
  • Xander Schauffele +2000
  • Patrick Cantlay +2000

You should get used to seeing Rahm and Scheffler as the betting favorites in nearly every single golf tournament that they enter. Those two players are playing so much better than the rest of the field, and Rahm just won at Augusta National. 

Koepka seemed to be in control at the Masters until he fell apart late, and McIlroy is a player that has had success throughout his career. There is no guarantee, but don’t be surprised to see these players among the leaders all weekend. 

Plenty of Great Contenders

Since this is a major golf tournament, all of the top players in the world will be entered. That means that the top contenders are going to be waiting for an opportunity to step up and challenge the betting favorites. 

Here are some of the names to keep an eye on this weekend:

  • Justin Thomas +2200
  • Tony Finau +2200
  • Dustin Johnson +2500
  • Jason Day +2500
  • Matthew Fitzpatrick +2800
  • Cameron Young +2800
  • Viktor Hovland +2800
  • Collin Morikawa +3000
  • Cameron Smith +3000

You should note right away that Justin Thomas is only getting contender status heading into Oak Hill despite being the defending champion. There are also plenty of other major golf champions in this group, and that means that they can always find their form and play well for four rounds of golf. 

No Stopping Scheffler

It’s pretty clear that Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler have separated themselves from the rest of the two, and the two will be going head-to-head this weekend. There are going to be other golfers that get involved in the mix, but you should expect to see those two names near the top of the leaderboard. 

It was Rahm that won the Masters tournament, but he is actually going to come up short this weekend. This course isn’t exactly built for his game, but he will still find a way to give himself a chance. 

The best bet is to take Scottie Scheffler to win the PGA Championship, as he will put together four great rounds of golf at Oak Hill.

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