The last major of the year is upon us when the 2015 PGA Championship gets started this Thursday live on TNT and CBS. Whistling Straits will host the event. The 1998 Pete Dye design is set to host its third PGA Championship in a 12-year span and also will host the 2020 Ryder Cup matches. This could be the legendary course designer’s finest masterpiece. Dye set about to bring the links-style look of Scotland and Ireland to America’s heartland, moving more than a million cubic tons of earth to create open, windswept terrain framed by wispy fescue and more than 1,000 bunkers. A thousand bunkers is A LOT!
World No. 1 and defending champion Rory McIlroy, returning from torn ankle ligaments, joins Masters/U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth and Open Championship winner Zach Johnson atop this year’s strongest field. McIlroy has been sidelined since July 4 and says the ankle is a “non issue” and is ready to go. Spieth gets another chance to collect a third major trophy this year, having finished one shot out of the playoff at St. Andrews. Only Woods and Ben Hogan have won three majors in a year. Johnson looked rusty last week in Akron, but did have a top-five finish the last time a major championship was played at Whistling Straits.
Tiger Woods, down to No. 262 in the world rankings, tees it up with his season on the line. The three-time PGA winner stands 185th in the FedEx Cup points race, saying his performance at Whistling Straits will determine whether he pursues a Playoffs berth at the Wyndham Championship. This could be the last time we see Woods in 2015.
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Current PGA Championship Golf Odds at BookMaker Sportsbook:
* Jordan Spieth +625
* + Rory McIlroy +925
* # Dustin Johnson +1526
* $ Jason Day +1250
* Justin Rose +1841
* $ Bubba Watson +1631
* Rickie Fowler +2259
Adam Scott +2582
* Henrik Stenson +2252
Louis Oosthuizen +3257
* Sergio Garcia +3440
Hideki Matsuyama +4142
+Martin Kaymer +4335
+Phil Mickelson +4871
$ Zach Johnson +5733
$ Jim Furyk +4011
Brooks Koepka +4386
+Tiger Woods +4842
Patrick Reed +4522
Matt Kuchar +5935
Brandt Snedeker +7959
Paul Casey +5366
Branden Grace +7548
Jimmy Walker +8777
Danny Willett +9499
+Keegan Bradley +11365
Charl Schwartzel +11321
Danny Lee +7675
Luke Donald +13666
Billy Horschel +11116
Shane Lowry +5239
+Jason Dufner +13750
JB Holmes +11791
Marc Leishman +12580
Lee Westwood +15488
Kevin Kisner +11957
Graeme McDowell +12346
Francesco Molinari +15080
$ Robert Streb +8709
Bill Haas +12600
$ David Lingmerth +11565
Webb Simpson +18250
Ryan Moore +21500
Gary Woodland +12521
R Justin Thomas +9904
Ian Poulter +12880
# Hunter Mahan +25000
Troy Merritt +32500
Kevin Na +11245
+Paddy Harrington +22000
Jamie Donaldson +30000
Victor Dubuisson +25000
Ryan Palmer +27500
Nick Watney +17172
Kevin Chappell +28500
Charley Hoffman +20250
Harris English +28250
Brendon Todd +32550
Jonas Blixt +32500
Ernie Els +30000
Steven Bowditch +14051
Bernd Wiesberger +25000
Russell Henley +20000
Geoff Ogilvy +30000
FIELD - Any other player +635
$ - Value Pick
# - Player to Fade
R - Rookie
* - Player ranked in Top 10
+ - Past Winner of The PGA Championship
TV Coverage: Thursday-Friday, 2-8 p.m. ET ( TNT ). Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ( TNT ), 2-7 p.m. ( CBS ).
The players that hit the fairways and control their ball flights will be the ones contending this week at Whistling Straits.
Ever since Dustin Johnson three-putted the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open to lose by a stroke to Jordan Spieth, the lanky Johnson has been in a tail spin in the wrong direction. Sure, he has had his moments, leading the Open Championship after 36 holes, but week after week you see a couple of 75’s on his cards and those are costly. D.J. can not put four rounds together and is a waste of time backing this week.
Not many people on the planet are playing better golf than Bubba Watson +1625 right now. His length is off the charts, his confidence is on a high and the memories of losing in a playoff the last time the PGA Championship was played at Whistling Straits is fresh on his mind. Week after week, Watson is there at the end and coming up a shot short, but this week he comes up big with his first PGA Championship win and third major of his career.
Robert Streb +8707 is the biggest mover on the board. The savvy gamer saw the Streb open up at +12550 and flagged it down. I still like the Sneaky Streb to perform well and is still worth a play at +8707. He makes a ton of birdies and has shown in recent weeks that he is not afraid of the spotlight and thrives in the marquee matchups.
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