2026 PGA Championship Tournament Odds, Picks, Predictions: Final Bets, Betting Card, OAD

The second major of 2026 is just about here. Aronimink Golf Club takes center stage to host the 2026 PGA Championship this Thursday. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, and Jon Rahm headline among PGA Championship bets this week. John Haslbauer provides his favorite PGA picks from the available golf odds. Below, you’ll find each player’s best odds at legal betting sites.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. After a week of over-analyzing every trend, data point, driving range shot, and press quotes, golf’s best have finally come to tee it up. The 2026 PGA Championship is just about underway.

Whenever the PGA and LIV tours converge, we must look beyond the model and insert some subjectivity. Not many players have what it takes to withstand the challenge and pressure that a major championship presents. But with an uncharacteristically short PGA Championship venue in store, I believe we may see some surprises rise up the leaderboard come Sunday. I’ve built my betting card around elite approach players who are best from inside 150 yards and who have proven success around similar Donald Ross-style greens.

Ahead, we’ll go through every bet I’ve placed at the 2026 PGA Championship.

Click on any of the PGA Championship odds below for the best available prices at sportsbooks in your state. Navigate to my longshots post for more golf DFS picks and considerations.

HOW I BUILT MY PGA CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING CARD

There are eight star players who are in elite form leading into this week and would be logical choices to win the 2026 PGA Championship: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Cameron Young, Jon Rahm, Matt Fitzpatrick, Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, and Xander Schauffele.

While I do believe Aronimink sets up for more parity and a wider list of contenders due to its lack of severe length, it’s hard to deny how well the best players in the world are playing at this point of the year. As such, I’ve constructed my card with exposure to one elite player, and then diversified my card with a wider list of major hopefuls who are fully capable of going low in a wedge fest.

With all of that in mind, I’ve upped the ante just a bit with my betting card exposure to match the significance of a major championship sweat at the 2026 PGA Championship:

• Outrights — 4.5U in to pay 30U each
• FRL — 1U in to pay out 15U+ each
• Props — 3.5U in to pay out 4U+ each

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP BETS: OUTRIGHTS (4.5 UNITS)

Check out my golf sleepers for The PGA Championship for golf DFS picks and longshot bet considerations.

Cameron Young

My bet: +1600
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It seems Cameron Young has officially crossed the threshold from talented player to superstar regular contender. Young’s emergence is not dissimilar from Scottie Scheffler’s. A gifted shot-maker with a decorated junior career who endured several successful, yet winless, seasons at the onset of his career. Young has burst through the floodgates now, however, winning three times over the last nine months.

In his current form, there is no golf course that does not suit Young’s game. He won on a short, positional Donald Ross design at the Wyndham Championship. He won on an intermediate-length shot-maker’s course in high stakes at The Players Championship, and he won on a pure bomber’s course at the Cadillac Championship. Through it all, Young has sustained a stretch of six top-10s over his last seven starts.

Young’s major resume is impressive already, with seven top-10 finishes over the last four years. After nearly winning The Masters last month (T3), Young’s first major victory feels inevitable and imminent.

Patrick Cantlay

My bet: +5200
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I have my concerns about how stern a test Aronimink can truly pose to the best players in the world with its lack of length and fairly generous fairways, and potential for inbound rain. If we get a watered-down PGA Championship that plays more like a BMW Championship, I want exposure to the Northeast King himself, Patrick Cantlay.

Cantlay has a pair of BMW Championship wins under his belt on very similar agronomy in this same region; he won the 2022 BMW Championship at Wilmington Country Club in Delaware and the 2021 BMW Championship at Caves Valley in Maryland. A year ago, Cantlay’s name was circulating in the top tier of players most due for their first career major victory. This would be an appropriate spot for his breakthrough, as Cantlay has finished top-12 in each of his last four starts.

Russell Henley

My bet: +6000
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My featured spotlight player in my Sunday tournament preview, I remain just as high on Russell Henley’s chances to win now as I did at the top of the week. Henley has been fantastic in majors when the card have been stacked against him on 7,600+ yard behemoth courses; he’s finished top-10 in each of his last three major starts, and five of his last seven going back to 2024.

Henley’s superpower is his wedge play, and Aronimink’s 7,392-yard layout invites far more approach shots from inside 150 yards than we’ve seen on any other major venue over the last five years. It’s that reason why I believe the 2026 PGA Championship is ripe to produce a first-time major champion, and Henley, ranked. No. 9 in the world, sits towards the top of the list of most talented active golfers without a major win.

Henley has four top-10 finishes over his last 12 starts, highlighted by a T3 at The Masters and a T2 at Donald Ross’ East Lake Golf Club.

Collin Morikawa

My bet: +6000
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There are two schools of thought when it comes to Collin Morikawa at the 2026 PGA Championship. The first is, “It’s hard enough to beat the likes of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy at full strength, how can you expect someone to do it at less than 100% health?”. The second is, “Why is a guy with a win and five top-10s over his last seven starts and two career majors available at 60/1?”. Because of the price, I fall into the latter group.

Morikawa hobbled his way to a T7 at The Masters and T4 at the RBC Heritage while battling a back injury that forced him to withdraw one hole into The Players Championship. He now steps up to a shorter major venue in Aronimink, which should cater to his strengths just as well as TPC Harding Park did in 2020.

Tyrrell Hatton

My bet: +7000
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Hatton carried LIV on his back at The Masters last month and was the only player from his Tour to show up in Augusta, ultimately posting a career-best T3 finish at the Masters. He has three top-10 finishes over his last six LIV starts, and has started to look like his vintage self again by leaning on the strengths of his driving accuracy, approach play, and short game.

Hatton came closest to winning a major at the 2025 U.S. Open, finishing T4 at Oakmont CC. While significantly more challenging of a golf course, Oakmont was designed to emphasize driving accuracy and elite approach play, much like what I anticipate will be needed at Aronimink this week. Overall, this is a great course fit for Hatton’s game, and his game looks to be improving since we last saw him at Augusta.

Adam Scott

My bet: +10000
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Elite tee-to-green players have withstood poor putting performances to win on Donald Ross courses before. Ross’ greens – particularly in firm conditions – are reminiscent of Augusta National’s. With such fast and severe contours, players hole 20-footers at a much lower rate than Tour average, instead leading to more defensive putting and an emphasis on approach putting and three-putt avoidance.

I’m committed to being early on Adam Scott this year. He is assuredly the most “due” player for a win amongst those who have not won post-COVID. Relative to other major championship venues, Aronimink projects to be one of the most approach-biased, neutralizing the advantage of pure bombers and instead rewarding those how can get up and in from inside 150 yards most consistently.

That is music to Scott’s ears, as he ranks No. 1 overall in this field in the all-important category of SG: APP in 2026. Scott has nine top-25s and zero missed cuts over his first 10 starts of the year. The veteran has six career top-10 finishes at the PGA Championship and looks poised to add another to his total this week.

Hideki Matsuyama

My bet: +10000
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The odds drift on former the Masters champion just became too much to ignore for me. Matsuyama is well-equipped to win a wedge fest, and has delivered some of his best career results on Bentgrass courses with wins at The Masters, the Memorial, and the WGC Bridgestone.

He’s had success at Aronimink before as well, finishing 15th here at the 2018 BMW Championship, his only other prior appearance. He did not put his best foot forward at the Truist Championship last week, but I’m willing to give him a pass considering his poor overall history at Quail Hollow. And while the driver has not been his strongest asset in 2026, Aronimink may still serve as a second-shot golf course. I’m a believer in Hideki’s ability to pop with his irons and short game, and believe his upside is higher than any other player at this price.

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP BETS: FIRST-ROUND LEADER (1.0 UNITS)

Tyrrell Hatton

My bet: +6000
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There does not appear to be a distinct weather advantage for AM vs. PM tee splits on Thursday, but with all things being equal, I’m leaning towards players who get out early before that afternoon sun has a chance to firm up these greens. I’m high on Hatton’s prospects to contend on such a great course fit, and believe he can generate ample birdie looks with his wedges.

Rickie Fowler

My bet: +6000
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As the week goes on, I continue to feel reminded of 2023 U.S. Open and the conditions that led to an easier-than-expected major. Fowler joined Xander Schauffele as co-leaders after the first round that week, each sharing the record for lowest round in a U.S. Open. The reason? The early tee time in soft conditions mixed with LA’s marine layer prevented the course from playing to its firm & fast intent. Aronimink is expected to be hit with rain on Wednedsay, and if the course does play soft in the opening round, Fowler is in excellent form to capitalize.

Russell Henley

My bet: +6300
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I’m confident in Henley’s fit at Aronimink, but it remains to be seen how he handles the pressure of converting his first career major win. That makes the FRL market an ideal place to hedge exposure, as Henley’s elite driving accuracy and world class wedge play should lead to plenty of birdie opportunities on Thursday.

Hideki Matsuyama

My bet: +8000
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A true boom-or-best value, few would be surprised to see Hideki Matsuyama catch fire with his irons and go low in the opening round of the PGA Championship. His driving accuracy has not been as poor as the SG: OTT numbers might otherwise suggest, and Aronimink is forgiving enough for Matsuyama to still play from the fairway without his best stuff off the tee.

Aaron Rai

My bet: +14000
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It was a perfect tune-up week for Rai in Myrtle Beach, where he finished one stroke shy of the first-round lead en route to a T5 finish. Rai is a past winner at Donald Ross’ Sedgefield Country Club, and is in great ball striking form at the moment.

Cameron Young (Wire-To-Wire)

My bet: +14000

I already have Cameron Young on my outright card, and as much as I love his chances to jump out to a hot start on Thursday, his FRL price is too short for me to justify. The compromise? a 140/1 wire-to-wire bet in which Young will have the added responsibility of not forfeiting his lead if he is, in fact, to set the pace on Thursday and win this tournament. If he can do that, it will be the second time in as many weeks that a New York has come into Philadelphia and dominated four days in a row.

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP: PROPS (3.5 UNITS)

Top 20 Finish: Russell Henley

My bet: +190
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I am higher than the market appears to be on Russell Henley this week, so I’m happy to double-dip into the placement markets as well. Henley has finished top-10 in five of his last seven major appearances and has fifteen top-25 finishes over his last 18 starts. He has reached a point where I believe he can secure a place inside the top-20 on a course of this length even without his best stuff in a major.

Top Continental European: Ludvig Aberg

My bet: +340
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The Top European market is a cluttered one to navigate with so many players like McIlroy, Fitzpatrick, and Fleetwood playing such great golf at the moment. Because of that, I much prefer the Top Continental European market, where we can bypass each of those contenders.

Rahm is a deserving favorite here, but I still hold some concerns as to how well the LIV schedule has prepared him for a course like Aronimink. Aberg on the other hand, continues to contend on the biggest stages, posting top-10 finishes in five of his last six starts.

Top LIV Player: Tyrrell Hatton

My bet: +725
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Hatton cashed in on this prop at the first major of the year, proving to be the only LIV player capable of rising on the Masters stage. Can he repeat that in the second major of the year too? Aronimink stacks up far better for Hatton’s strengths, trading off the importance of distance for approach prowess instead.

Rahm will be his biggest competition, as I am not convinced this course setup is as conducive to DeChambeau’s strengths as PGA Championships of the past have been.

Top American Player: Cameron Young

My bet: +890
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Like in Hatton’s situation, there is one clear favorite to beat, but I believe there is a notable gap between Scheffler & Young and the next tier of American contenders. It was Young who stood out as Team USA’s MVP at the most recent Ryder Cup, and his game has done nothing but rise since then.

Top PGA Professional: Michael Block

My bet: +2200

The pride of Mission Viejo, it wouldn’t be a PGA Championship without Blockie’s presence. Block gave us one of the greatest Cinderella stories in this sport’s history when he finished T15 at the 2023 PGA Championship as a teaching professional. He’ll get another crack at a classical Donald Ross masterpiece this week, and to his preference, Aronomink will play nearly 500 yards shorter.

Not a single PGA Professional advanced to the weekend in last year’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, and through two rounds, Block was six strokes off of the mark of the top PGA Professional. Block has the experience advantage this week, however, and may just prove to be something of a Donald Ross specialist.

ONE AND DONE

My pick: Russell Henley

This is one of the hardest weeks of the year for me to project ownership in OAD. The presence of LIV has changed the dynamic of OAD strategy as we know it, as there are only four weeks each year when we have the option to play Rahm, DeChambeau, and other LIV golfers. That should, in theory, inflate their ownership, so I’m expecting each to push beyond 25% owneed.

The PGA Championship offers a high purse, and only two Signature Events and two major championships remain on the schedule after this week. Logically, this is a moment you save a superstar player for.

And yet, here I am trotting out zero-time winner Russell Henley. How and why did we get here? I’m a little behind the eight ball this OAD season, so with some catching up to do, these weeks are great opportunities to select suitable fits who will still be extremely low-owned. If Henley goes on to win, and popular plays like Scheffler, Rahm, Young, or DeChambeau disappoint, that helps atone quickly for some missteps earlier in the season. I absolutely love this fit for Henley, and believe this is the perfect style of course for him to add to his streak of three straight top-10 major finishes.

I would also consider playing Tyrrell Hatton, Jon Rahm, or Cameron Young in OAD, if not Russell Henley.

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP BETS: FULL BETTING CARD

That’ll do it for this week’s PGA Tour golf bets. Best of luck this week with your PGA Championship bets, and see you after each round with nightly daily fantasy and live betting analysis throughout the tournament.

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