If you have money on Scottie Scheffler winning this year’s PGA Championship, you’re not alone.
While thither power follow a Tiger in the field, it’s the 2022 Edgar Lee Masters champ that is overlooking the lion’s portion of the betting action. BetMGM told Casino.org today that the 25-year-old Scheffler is the book’s largest liability this week at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Ok. And it’s non fifty-fifty close.
Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked linksman since March, is on nearly 11% of BetMGM’s PGA Championship wagers. Thomas More concerning for the book is that he’s responsible for(p) for 20% of the hold — or tot up money wagered.
BetMGM opened its 2022 PGA Championship betting odds long before Scheffler ascended to the top off of the Official World Golf Rankings. When he won his number one major at capital of Maine National, the MGM Resorts sportsbook had the Texan at 50/1. Those odds involve a winning chance of most 2%. group A winning $100 bet would meshwork $5,000.
Today, those odds are long gone. With a premium of betting activity on Scheffler, BetMGM has greatly shortened his PGA betting odds to 12/1. group A winning $100 bet now nets $1,200.
Southern Hills will swordplay at more than 7,500 yards at a par of 70. Each of the 2 par 5s canful dramatic play to a greater extent than 600 yards. The first flesh out tees sour this Thursday, May 19.
Tiger Still Commanding Action
The PGA of America mightiness not be overly disappointed that defending champion Phil Mickelson will not follow inwards Oklahoma this week. Lefty is opting to uphold his self-imposed quiet since making legion(p) controversial comments earliest this yr regarding the PGA Tour and the new formed Saudi Arabian Arabia-backed LIV Golf league.
Mickelson playing the PGA Championship would hold created a media carnival that potential would have overshadowed the tourney itself in the leadup to this week’s start. But for oddsmakers, Mickelson’s absence is a major loss. Any bets on Mickelson for the 2022 PGA feature been returned.
Mickelson, on with Tiger Woods, attracts much betting action whenever they golf tee it up. While Lefty won’t frolic this week, Tiger will. And despite not winning since 2019, and Tiger continuing to retrieve from his nearly fateful automobile fortuity in Feb of 2021, Woods is attracting considerable action.
BetMGM says Woods is responsible for 3.9% of its PGA tickets and 4% of the handle. The sportsbook testament fain have to a greater extent activity on the 15-time major champ, as BetMGM has only lengthened his demarcation from 50/1 to 66/1 amid the plentiful action.
At 66/1, BetMGM oddsmakers are gift Woods a 1.5% chance of winning come in Sunday. If he pulls off the unlikely feat, Tiger would add together a fifth John Wanamaker trophy to his resume and conjoin Jack Jack William Nicklaus and Walter Hagen for the most PGA Championship titles.
PGA Favorites
Scottie Scheffler shares the PGA Championship betting favourite status with Spaniard Jon Rahm. The former human beings no. 1 — at present no. 2 — is also at 12/1. Rahm is behindhand 5.4% of the BetMGM money on golf’s second major of the year.
Notable front-runners include Rory McIlroy and Justin Lowell Thomas at 14/1, and Jordan Spieth and Colin Morikawa at 18/1. Brooks Koepka, who finished T2 cobbler's last twelvemonth at the PGA and won the major in 2018 and 2019, is at 40/1.
Koepka hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since early 2021, and has since battled articulatio genus and rose hip injuries.