With the second major of the PGA Tour season taking place this week golf bettors can sharpen their skills with a healthy menu of propositional bets on the board for the 106th edition of the PGA Championship. This year’s tournament will have over 150 of the best golfers in the world competing for the coveted Wannamaker Trophy and there is no shortage of betting opportunities. With the best players in the world pegging it up at Valhalla Golf Club, picking an outright winner is challenging. Scottie Scheffler is the favorite in the outright market, but you can expect everyone to be at the top of their game. Since golf’s major championships are like the Super Bowl when it comes to wagering, novice bettors can have skin in the game with a prop bet.
Tiger Woods is back in action with an entire list of prop bets dedicated just to him. Woods made the cut at the Masters last month only to fade in the later rounds finishing last among players that reached the weekend. The Big Cat is listed at +170 to make the cut this week in a deeper field than at Augusta. Rarely in a major does a player lead wire-to-wire so investing in the first-round leader will be different from the outright. There are, of course, the standard pick the winner and tournament and round matchup bets with sportsbooks going all out to produce an abundance of props. So if you’re looking for some side action to spice up your tournament experience head over to BookMaker.eu to check out the expanded prop menu for the 2024 PGA Championship.
PGA Championship Betting Props
First Round Leader
Scottie Scheffler +1200
Rory McIlroy +1800
Brooks Koepka +2500
Xander Schauffele +2800
Jon Rahm +3000
Ludvig Aberg +3000
One good thing about prop bets is that you don’t always have to wait until the conclusion of the tournament to see if you won. Not wanting a risky outright wager you can throw down on round leaders instead. Scheffler is the favorite in this prop and it’s understandable why. He won his last two starts and four of his last five while leading the Tour in early scoring average. The odds are better with this prop, but the cream rises to the top leaving others a chance to take command. And with Scheffler enduring a life-changing experience with the recent birth of his child other players make more sense. If he’s not pressing too hard for that first major championship I like Xander Schauffele. He’s second in early round scoring average and has been solid all season. And at his price he carries a lot of value.
Will a LIV Golf Player Win the PGA Championship?
Yes +300
No -450
The emergence of LIV Golf has led to another section on the prop menu. One of the hottest bets surrounding LIV is whether or not a player from the league wins the tournament. The odds suggest No since there are only a handful of players from the rival league competing among the field of more than 150. But those golfers are among the best in the game. Brooks Koepka has made the PGA Championship his own winning three of the last six tournaments, with all of them coming at a different course. After opening with a 72 last year Koepka went 66-66-67 to win by two shots. He wasn’t a member of LIV Golf at the time, but Phil Mickelson captured the 2021 PGA Championship in surprise fashion. LIV Golf is littered with major champions including John Rahm, Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson making YES on this prop worth the risk.
Will there be a Hole-in-One at 2024 PGA Championship?
Yes +110
No -140
This is always a popular prop bet at every tournament and another simple yes/no wager. Nailing an ace is exciting since it doesn’t happen that often and odds suggest that it doesn’t occur this week. Length was added to Valhalla Golf Club since the last playing of the PGA Championship in 2014 making it a difficult test at over 7,600 yards. Four par 3s stand out as possible ace holes but only one measures less than 200 yards. With the best players in the world assembled it’s possible we see an ace, but there has to be some luck involved as well. The props for a hole-in-one have expanded over the years with odds on the board for a specific player, round and hole to yield and ace.
This is just a small sampling of the hundreds of prop bets offered. Visit BookMaker.eu for an updated list and odds when you’re ready to make a wager.
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