The golf world is on high alert as we gear up for the second major of the year, the US PGA Championship. The top players in the world will head to Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina for this years renewal of the tournament where they will battle it out in what promises to be tough conditions.
We look at this week’s golf from a betting angle and pick 4 players to take on the bookmakers.
The Course
Quail Hollow is a venue most PGA Tour professionals are familiar with and it plays to a par 71. The course lies 600 feet above sea level and is a testing tree-lined traditional parkland layout. Water comes into play on only five holes, however, there is plenty of rough to keep the pros in check.
The fairways are an average of only 28 yards wide and so hitting them will be a challenge but also crucial given the rough. Accuracy will be key this week as players will look to keep their ball in the fairway in order to attack pins on the very fast greens but the length of the course (7558 yards) is such that distance off the tee is also going to be important.
It last hosted the PGA in 2017 when Justin Thomas won and Rory McIlroy won the Truist Open here in 2024.
Market Leaders
It is the battle of the titans with the two best players in the World, Scottie Scheffler and Roy McIlroy going head-to-head and both determined to put another major on the CV.
The bookies have Scheffler trading at 5.00 while McIlroy is trading at 5.50. Bryson DeChambeau is trading at 10.00 and it is 19.00 and better the field at the time of writing.
Betting – Click here to bet
Scottie Scheffler 5.00
Rory McIlroy 5.50
Bryson DeChambeau 10.00
Jon Rahm 19.00
Justin Thomas 23.00
Xander Schauffele 23.00
26.00 and better the balance, all prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
Previous winners and venue
2024 Xander Schauffele (United States) Valhalla Golf Club -21
2023 Brooks Koepka (United States) Oak Hill -9
2022 Justin Thomas (United States) Southern Hills -5
2021 Phil Mickelson (United States) Kiawah Island -6
2020 Collin Morikawa (United States) TPC Harding Park -13
Get a refund if your player loses after leading
Back any player to win any of the Golf Majors and if your selection loses after leading after Round 3, we will refund your stake in Free Bet vouchers.
Important Details:
Pre-Match events only. T’s & C’s apply. Refund/Payout limited to R5000.
Promotion must be claimed within 24 hours of the tournament.
Free Bets do not qualify for this offer. Limited to 1 refund per customer per event.
Valid for bets taken before any golf major for 2023/4. Single/Straight bets only.
How to Claim:
Selections:
Rory McIlroy at 5.50
In the McIlroy versus Scheffler debate this week I’m going with Rory again. McIlroy has already secured three wins this year at three of the toughest courses on tour, Pebble Beach, TPC Sawgrass and Augusta National. He has also won at Quail Hollow four times over his career and has won the PGA Championship twice back in 2012 and 2014. McIlroy finished seventh at last week’s Truist Championship and has finished 15th or better in his last six starts in some of the toughest fields of the year.
Suggested bet: Rory McIlroy each way at 5.50
Tommy Fleetwood at 46.00
Fleetwood is coming into this week on a good run of form. After finishing 21st at the Masters, he followed it up with a 7th place finish at the RBC Heritage and then 4th at the Truist Championship last weekend. He has finished 13th, 5th and 14th in his last three starts at Quail Hollow. Being a course that suits an accurate player who also has some length, Fleetwood fits this mould perfectly. With his form going into the weekend, I can see him doing very well this weekend.
Suggested bet: Each way at 46.00.
Andrew Novak at 201.00
Novak has been on flying form on the PGA tour this season. In his last four starts he has secured hist first win, a runner up, a third-place finish and 17th at last weeks Truist Championship where he finished strong in a very competitive field. He showed last week that he has the potential to compete with the best of the best at the Truist Championship and I think he will be one of the surprise names going into this week.
Suggested bet: Each way at 201.00 and a bigger stake on a Top 20 finish at 5.00.
Sepp Straka at 71.00
Our 4th and final selection is last weeks winner Sepp Straka.
He’s in strong recent form with top-20 finishes at both the Masters and Wells Fargo before last weeks win in the Truist Championship, and he ranks among the best in strokes gained on approach and off the tee on Tour. Straka has proven he can contend at majors, with a T7 at the 2023 PGA Championship and a runner-up at The Open the same year. His ball-striking suits Quail Hollow’s demands, making him a genuine sleeper with serious upside at long odds.
Sepp Straka each way at 71.00
Click here for betting on all of the US PGA Championship markets
