PGA Championship predictions, picks, odds: Who will win Wannamaker Trophy in 2025?
PGA Championship predictions, picks, odds: Who will win Wannamaker Trophy in 2025?
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2025 PGA Championship preview: Rory McIlroy leads loaded field
Fresh off his Masters win, Rory McIlroy headlines a stacked field at the 2025 PGA Championship.
Golf's second major of the year is fast approaching, and the 2025 PGA Championship is returning to a familiar setting. Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina has been a regular stop on the PGA Tour for more than a decade and previously hosted the 2017 PGA Championship won by Justin Thomas. This week, the world's best reconvene there to compete for the Wannamaker Trophy again.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Masters champion Rory McIlroy are the clear favorites heading into the event, according to oddsmakers, with LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau also viewed as ahead of the pack of contenders. But there are a slew of golfers capable of winning and a some off the radar picks worth considering in the field.
Here's a breakdown of the odds leading into the 2025 PGA Championship, including the early favorites to win the tournament and potential sleepers in the field who could surprise:
PGA Championship 2025 odds: Early favorites to win at Quail Hollow
BetMGM odds as of Friday, May 9
Scottie Scheffler (+450)
Rory McIlroy (+500)
Bryson DeChambeau (+1000)
Justin Thomas (+1800)
Jon Rahm (+2000)
Xander Schauffele (+2000)
Collin Morikawa (+2200)
Ludvig Åberg (+2500)
Joaquin Niemann (+3300)
Patrick Cantlay (+3300)
Tommy Fleetwood (+3300)
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2025 PGA Championship predictions
BetMGM: Bryson DeChambeau
"Including a near miss at Augusta National this past weekend, DeChambeau has now recorded four top-10s in his last five major championships. Over his last nine major championships, DeChambeau owns five top-10s and four top-5s. One such success came last year at Valhalla, the most correlative course to Quail Hollow, per datagolf.com."
Gambling Nerd: Scottie Scheffler
"Despite never winning the event, Scheffler has finished in the top 10 in four of his five PGA Championship appearances ... Scheffler will solidify his standing at the top of the world rankings with a win at Quail Hollow Club this year."
Newsweek: Rory McIlroy
"Scheffler may lead the odds to win, but McIlroy's track record at Quail Hollow can't be overlooked. The Northern Irishman has won four of his 12 appearances in the Wells Fargo Championship (now the Truist Championship) there, to go with five other top 10s. Add to that the level of play he has displayed this season (three wins, one major)."
PGA Championship 2025: Sleeper picks based on odds
CBS Sports: Tyrrell Hatton (+4500)
"Hatton missed the cut at the 2017 PGA Championship but he's since experienced success at Quail Hollow, finishing T-3rd at the 2023 Wells Fargo Championship there. The 33-year-old Englishman was T-14th at the Masters last month and also scored a win at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January on the DP World Tour. He's been top 25 in eight of his nine starts around the world this season and he ranks second on his tour this season by hitting 73.81% of greens in regulation."
Sports Betting Dime: Shane Lowry (+4500)
"He's coming off a hard luck runner-up at the Truist Championship, where the putter didn't cooperate on Sunday. He's on a ridiculous run of 16 of 19 worldwide starts inside the top-20. The Irishman has also put together five top-12s in the last seven attempts at the PGA, three of which were top-8s. You can be pretty confident that after placing this bet, he'll be in contention. You have to take the good with the bad, knowing the putter might be the sore spot. Should he even putt decently well, he'll be tough to beat."
talkSPORT: Jordan Spieth (+5500)
"Spieth won the Masters, US Open and Open Championship in quick succession but has now gone eight years without a major win. He was runner-up at the 2015 PGA Championship and tied for third four years later. But since then, he has struggled to make an impact at the event as the Grand Slam has eluded him. He was brilliant at the (CJ Cup) Byron Nelson recently and has shown good form all season, so maybe this could be his year."
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Where to watch PGA Championship 2025: TV and live streaming schedule
The 2025 PGA Championship will be broadcast by ESPN during the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday, with ESPN and CBS slated to televise the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday. ESPN+ and Fubo will have streaming coverage of all four rounds at the PGA Championship, while viewers can stream the action on Paramount+ during the weekend coverage.
First Round: Thursday, May 15
(All times Eastern)
6a.m.-11 a.m. on ESPN+
11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+ and Fubo
Second Round: Friday, May 16
6a.m.-11 a.m. on ESPN+
11 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+ and Fubo
Third Round: Saturday, May 17
7-9 a.m. on ESPN+
9 a.m.-12 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN+ and Fubo
12-7 p.m. on CBS, Paramount+, ESPN+ and Fubo
Final Round: Sunday, May 18
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