The globally top-ranked golfer, Scottie Scheffler, aims for victory at the 2026 PGA Championship, seeking both his second consecutive title in this major and his second overall tournament win for the current year. Scheffler endeavors to be the first golfer to claim back-to-back PGA Championship titles since Brooks Koepka accomplished the feat in 2018 and 2019. Tiger Woods, absent from this year’s competitor roster, achieved consecutive wins twice, first in 1999 and 2000, then again in 2006 and 2007. The previous year’s championship saw Scheffler triumph by a five-stroke margin over competitors Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau, and Davis Riley.
The tournament activities are slated to commence on Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club, situated in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Scheffler holds the position of favorite for the 2026 PGA Championship with odds of +480. Among other highly regarded players are Rory McIlroy (+950), Cameron Young (+1200), Jon Rahm (+1500), Xander Schauffele (+1600), and Ludvig Aberg (+1800). Prospective bettors are advised to review the 2026 PGA Championship forecasts provided by seasoned golf analyst, David Bearman, prior to finalizing their selections.
Bearman has become affiliated with SportsLine, following his tenure as a golf researcher for ESPN from 2008 to 2011 and as the Deputy Editor of ESPN Chalk from 2019 to 2023, during which he composed the regular golf wagering column for that platform. His performance this year began with him pursuing 28 positional golf betting selections (for top 5, 10, or 20 finishes) across the initial 11 competitions, notably predicting Cam Young’s outright victory at The Players Championship. Furthermore, he successfully backed Matt Fitzpatrick at the RBC Heritage and Cam Young at the Cadillac Championship, accumulating over 18 units of profit in 2026.
Presently, Bearman has directed his analytical attention towards the roster for the 2026 PGA Championship, finalizing his forecasts, identifying potential underdog contenders, and pinpointing players to steer clear of. These insights are exclusively available through his analysis.
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Among Bearman’s projections for the 2026 Masters, he recommends against supporting Ludvig Åberg, even though Åberg possesses the sixth-lowest betting odds. Åberg, at 26 years old, is still seeking his initial victory in a major championship. His most notable performance in a major occurred at the 2024 Masters Tournament, where he secured a runner-up position. He achieved a 12th-place finish at the U.S. Open in 2024 and a 23rd-place finish at The Open Championship in 2025. Conversely, he did not advance past the cut at the PGA Championship in both the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
Bearman shared his reservations with SportsLine, remarking, “To put it plainly, I don’t have faith in Åberg when everything is at stake on Sunday.” He added, “Although he might certainly achieve 3-4 major wins eventually, I require him to secure his initial major title on a Sunday before I feel assured in endorsing him.”
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Bearman has disclosed his optimal wagers, which feature a golfer with odds exceeding 60-1, noted for possessing “one of the most proficient iron games on the circuit.” He is additionally placing smaller wagers on two unexpected contenders with triple-digit odds.
2026 PGA Championship odds, field
Betting odds are sourced from FanDuel (and may be adjusted)
Scottie Scheffler +480
Rory McIlroy +850
Cameron Young +1200
Jon Rahm +1500
Xander Schauffele +1600
Ludvig Åberg +1800
Matt Fitzpatrick +2200
Bryson DeChambeau +2200
Tommy Fleetwood +2700
Brooks Koepka +3300
Patrick Cantlay +3500
Collin Morikawa +4000
Min Woo Lee +5000
Nicolai Højgaard +5000
Justin Thomas +5000
Justin Rose +5500
Russell Henley +5500
Rickie Fowler +5500
Tyrrell Hatton +5500
Adam Scott +6000
Viktor Hovland +6000
Si Woo Kim +6000
Sam Burns +6000
Chris Gotterup +6000
J.J. Spaun +6500
Robert MacIntyre +6500
Patrick Reed +7000
Maverick McNealy +7000
Joaquin Niemann +8000
Kurt Kitayama +8000
Jordan Spieth +8000
Shane Lowry +8000
Sepp Straka +8000
Hideki Matsuyama +10000
Kristoffer Reitan +10000
Harris English +10000
Akshay Bhatia +10000
Gary Woodland +10000
Ben Griffin +10000
David Puig +10000
Thomas Detry +10000
Alex Fitzpatrick +10000
Keegan Bradley +10000
Jacob Bridgeman +10000
Alex Noren +12500
Jason Day +12500
Alex Smalley +12500
Harry Hall +12500
Pierceson Coody +15000
Matt McCarty +15000
Sungjae Im +15000
Corey Conners +15000
Sahith Theegala +17500
Michael Thorbjornsen +17500
Ryan Gerard +17500
Wyndham Clark +17500
Rasmus Højgaard +17500
Brian Harman +17500
Ryan Fox +22500
Samuel Stevens +22500
Ryo Hisatsune +22500
Keith Mitchell +22500
Aaron Rai +22500
Nick Taylor +22500
Marco Penge +22500
Daniel Berger +22500
Sudarshan Yellamaraju +22500
Taylor Pendrith +25000
Tom McKibbin +25000
Ricky Castillo +25000
Jordan Smith +25000
Michael Brennan +25000
Angel Ayora +25000
Max Homa +25000
Bud Cauley +25000
Michael Kim +25000
Jayden Schaper +35000
Haotong Li +35000
Daniel Hillier +35000
Dustin Johnson +35000
Aldrich Potgieter +35000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +35000
Andrew Novak +35000
Max Greyserman +35000
J.T. Poston +35000
Matt Wallace +35000
Cameron Smith +35000
Nico Echavarria +35000
Andrew Putnam +50000
Sami Valimaki +50000
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +50000
Bernd Wiesberger +50000
Denny McCarthy +50000
Stephan Jaeger +50000
Richard Hoey +50000
Lucas Glover +50000
Stewart Cink +50000
Billy Horschel +50000
Patrick Rodgers +50000
Max McGreevy +50000
Ian Holt +50000
Austin Smotherman +50000
Mikael Lindberg +50000
Chris Kirk +75000
Johnny Keefer +75000
Casey Jarvis +75000
Steven Fisk +75000
John Parry +75000
Matti Schmid +75000
Tom Hoge +75000
Jimmy Walker +100000
Braden Shattuck +100000
Bryce Fisher +100000
Jhonattan Vegas +100000
Michael Block +100000
Y.E. Yang +100000
Luke Donald +100000
Ben Kern +100000
Elvis Smylie +100000
Timothy Wiseman +100000
Jared Jones +100000
Paul McClure +100000
Derek Berg +100000
Garrett Sapp +100000
Ryan Vermeer +100000
Dan Brown +100000
Adam Schenk +100000
Francisco Bidé +100000
Austin Hurt +100000
Padraig Harrington +100000
Adrien Saddier +100000
Emiliano Grillo +100000
Martin Kaymer +100000
Kota Kaneko +100000
Ben Polland +100000
Brian Campbell +100000
Shaun Micheel +100000
Jason Dufner +100000
Garrick Higgo +100000
Jordan Gumberg +100000
David Lipsky +100000
William Mouw +100000
Michael Kartrude +100000
Joe Highsmith +100000
Mark Geddes +100000
Davis Riley +100000
Tyler Collet +100000
Chris Gabriele +100000
Andy Sullivan +100000
Zach Haynes +100000
Travis Smyth +100000
Ryan Lenahan +100000
Kazuki Higa +100000
Chandler Blanchet +100000
Jesse Droemer +100000
Brandt Snedeker +100000
