PGA Championship 2026 Golf Odds, Preview, Picks And Props

The second major of the year following The Masters tees off May 16 at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia for the PGA Championship. Check out the top player profiles and stats leaders heading into the major championship provided at Off Shore Gaming Association. I chip-in more major championship coverage with PGA Championship 2026 golf odds and preview including matchups, picks and props below with information you can bet on.

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A total of 97 of the top 100 players from the Official World Golf Rankings tee it up in the PGA Championship 2026 major golf tournament. In the last 18 years, 17 of the PGA Championships have had at least 95 of the top 100 world-ranked players compete, per Golf Stats, which also provides more player performance charts and additional tournament information. The only exception was 2020, when COVID limited the field to 91 of the top 100.

Fairways Forecast and PGA tournament matchups are 15-6 year to date, and our biggest card of the year with five tournament matchups posted in the PGA Championship 2026 golf event. Our best weekly result YTD is 4-0 in tournament matchups at the Cognizant Classic.

PGA Championship Golf Odds

Leading favorites and contenders golf odds from BOL and leading online sportsbooks refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live/in-game betting. PGA Championship golf odds adjust during and following rounds.

+510: S. Scheffler
+900: R. McIlroy
+1200: C. Young
+1600: J. Rahm
+1800: X. Schauffele
+2000: L. Aberg
+2200: B. DeChambeau
+2500: M. Fitzpatrick
+3000: T. Fleetwood
+4000: B. Koepka
+4500: C. Morikawa
+5000: P. Cantlay
+5500: R. Fowler, R. Henley, J. Rose
+6000: S. Burns, C. Gotterup, Min Woo Lee
+6500: J. Thomas, N. Hojgaard, T. Hatton
+7000: A. Scott, J.J. Spaun
+7500: V. Hovland, Si Woo Kim
+8000: K. Kitayama, R. MacIntyre
+8500: P. Reed
+9000: M. McNealy, J. Spieth, S. Straka,
+10000-12500: Lowry, Matsuyama, Reitan, Niemann
Bhatia, Bradley, English, A. Fitzpatrick

72-hole winning score: Over/Under 267.5 (Par 70)

Tournament Matchups And Props

BetOnline and BookMaker offer an extensive range of 72-hole head-to-head player tournament matchups each week, along with select round-by-round matchups. Here are some of the notable tournament matchups and players to watch at the PGA Championship. BM=BookMaker

– Scheffler (-190) vs. McIlroy (+157) – Bet McIlroy
– McIlroy (-138) vs. Young (+115)
– Scheffler (-245) vs. Young (+190), BM – Bet Young
– Rahm (-138) vs. Schauffele (+115)
– Rahm (-172) vs. M. Fitzpatrick (+142)
– Schauffele (-147) vs. M. Fitzpatrick (+122)
– Aberg (-125) vs. DeChambeau (+105) – Bet Aberg
– Cantlay (-115) vs. Si Woo Kim (-105)
– Cantlay (-120) vs. Henley (+100)
– Fleetwood (-120) vs. DeChambeau (+100) – Bet Fleetwood
– Koepka (-110) vs. J. Thomas (-110)
– Koepka (-125) vs. Rose (+105)
– Morikawa (-132) vs. Hatton (+110)
– Hovland (-110) vs. Gotterup (-110)
– Lowry (-115) vs. Straka (-105)
– Thomas (-125) vs. Rose (+105)
– Spieth (-135) vs. Reed (+113)
– MacIntyre (-130) vs. Burns (+100), BM
– English (-132) vs. Conners (+110)
– Min Woo Lee (-120) vs. N. Hojgaard (+100)
– Spaun (-135) vs. Matsuyam (+113)
– D. Johnson (-140) vs. C. Smith (+117)
– Bradley (-138) vs. Day (+115)
– Niemann (-132) vs. Woodland (+110)
– Kitayama (-132) vs. Griffin (+110)
– Bridgeman (-129) vs. A. Fitzpatrick (+108)
– Smalley (-146) vs. Harman (+116), BM
– McCarty (-115) vs. Gerard (-105)
– Hoey (-116) vs. Smotherman (-114), BM – Bet Smotherman
– Si Woo Kim (-122) vs. Henley (+102)
– Scott (-144) vs. Reitan (+120)
– Hall (-144) vs. Rai (+120)

Fairway’s Forecast and PGA tournament matchups started the year 3-0 and are now 15-6 following a bogey at the Truist Championship last week with a best week of 4-0 in the Cognizant Classic. Majors and Signature Event matchups posted at OSGA are 6-5 plus additional top finishing position and round-by-round winners.

PGA Championship 2026 Picks

Fairway’s Favorites: McIlroy, Aberg, Fleetwood, Morikawa
Fairway’s Longshots: Cantlay, Burns, Min Woo Lee, Hatton
Fairway’s Flyers: Hall, Fox, Smotherman

Tournament matchups:
McIlroy (+157) vs. Scheffler
Young (+185) vs. Scheffler
Aberg (-125) vs. DeChambeau
Fleetwood (-120) vs. DeChambeau
Smotherman (-114) vs. Hoey

Round 1 matchup: Aberg (-115) vs. DeChambeau
Top 20: Aberg (+110), Fleetwood (+120)
Finishing Position: Tyrrell Hatton Under 44.5 (Caesars)

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Golf Betting Notes and History from FairwayJay

My golf coverage and research includes use and references from sites at Data Golf along with Fantasy National, and others. I gain added information from handicappers, analysts, colleagues and media members while researching course stats and previews with previous weekly coverage in my PGA tournament updates in Forbes. That includes top golf insider Justin Ray Golf, who contributes to PGA Tour (dot com) and The Athletic with insightful stats. The site GolfStats has also has player performance charts and a player competitor tool plus added stats and previews.

I’ve added my own player profiles pieces for select majors and events including 2026 Masters, 2026 Players Championship,  2025 Masters, 2025 Players Championship and trends. You can review those alogn with others from 2024 in Forbes for The Player Championship and Masters top 9 and top 18 golfers plus 12 top golfers at the Open Championship at Royal Troon.