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Top 10 Betting Favorites for the 2024 PGA Championship
While the PGA Tour is in Charlotte, North Carolina, this week for the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club, golf fans are already looking forward to the upcoming PGA Championship at Valhalla in Louisville, Kentucky. The tournament is the second men’s major championship of the year and promises to be an exciting event.
Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world and winner of four of his last five starts including the Masters and Players Championship, is the heavy betting favorite at +350 (7/2). Defending champion Brooks Koepka is hoping to claim his fourth PGA Championship title. After winning last week at LIV Golf Singapore, the five-time major winner comes in at 16/1 to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy once again.
Let’s take an early look at the top 10 betting favorites for the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla. See below for details:
1. Scottie Scheffler
Best five finishes in 2024: 1st (Arnold Palmer Invitational, Players, Masters, and RBC Heritage); T-2 (Texas Children’s Houston Open)
PGA Championship finishes: T-2 (2023), MC (2022), T-8 (2021), and T-4 (2020)
2. Rory McIlroy
Best five finishes in 2024: 1st (Zurich Classic of New Orleans), 3rd (Valero Texas Open), T-19 (Players), T-21 (Cognizant Classic and Arnold Palmer Invitational)
PGA Championship finishes: T-7 (2023), 8th (2022), T-49 (2021), T-33 (2020), T-8 (2019), T-50 (2018), T-22 (2017), MC (2016), 17th (2015), 1st (2014), T-8 (2013), 1st (2012), T-64 (2011), T-3 (2010), and T-3 (2009)
3. Jon Rahm
Best five finishes in 2024: 3rd (LIV Golf Mayakoba), 4th (LIV Golf Adelaide), 5th (LIV Golf Miami, LIV Golf Jeddah), and 8th (LIV Golf Las Vegas)
PGA Championship finishes: T-50 (2023), T-48 (2022), T-8 (2021), T-13 (2020), MC (2019), T-4 (2018), and T-58 (2017)
4. Xander Schauffele
Best five finishes in 2024: T-2 (Players), T-3 (American Express), T-4 (Genesis Invitational), T-5 (Valspar Championship), and 8th (Masters)
PGA Championship finishes: T-18 (2023), T-13 (2022), MC (2021), T-10 (2020), T-16 (2019), T-35 (2018), and MC (2017)
5. Brooks Koepka
Best five finishes in 2024: 1st (LIV Golf Singapore), 7th (LIV Golf Mayakoba), 10th (LIV Golf Adelaide), 12th (LIV Golf Jeddah), and 13th (LIV Golf Las Vegas)
PGA Championship finishes: 1 (2023), T-55 (2022), T-2 (2021), T-29 (2020), 1st (2019), 1st (2018), T-13 (2017), T-4 (2016), T-5 (2015), T-15 (2014), and T-70 (2013)
6. Ludvig Aberg
Best five finishes in 2024: 2nd (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Masters), 8th (Players), T-9 (Farmers Insurance Open), and T-10 (RBC Heritage)
PGA Championship finishes: Debut
7. Joaquin Niemann
Best five finishes in 2024: 1st (LIV Golf Mayakoba, LIV Golf Jeddah), 4th (LIV Golf Hong Kong), 6th (LIV Golf Adelaide), and 8th (LIV Golf Singapore)
PGA Championship finishes: MC (2023), T-23 (2022), T-30 (2021), MC (2020), MC (2019), and T-71 (2018)
8. Collin Morikawa
Best five finishes in 2024: T-3 (Masters), T-5 (The Sentry), 9th (RBC Heritage), T-14 (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am), and T-19 (Genesis Invitational)
PGA Championship finishes: T-26 (2023), T-55 (2022), T-8 (2021), and 1st (2020)
9. Wyndham Clark
Best five finishes in 2024: 1st (AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am), 2nd (Arnold Palmer Invitational), T-2 (Players), T-3 (RBC Heritage), and T-29 (The Sentry)
PGA Championship finishes: MC (2023), T-75 (2021), and MC (2020)
10. Bryson DeChambeau
Best five finishes in 2024: 4th (LIV Golf Jeddah), T-6 (Masters), 7th (LIV Golf Hong Kong, LIV Golf Miami), and 11th (LIV Golf Las Vegas)
PGA Championship finishes: T-4 (2023), T-38 (2021), T-4 (2020), MC (2019), MC (2018), and T-33 (2017)
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