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2022 PGA Championship Odds

Golfer	Odds
Jon Rahm	+1200
Scottie Scheffler	+1200
Justin Thomas	+1600
Rory McIlroy	+1600
Collin Morikawa	+2000
Jordan Spieth	+2000
Cameron Smith	+2200
Patrick Cantlay	+2200
Dustin Johnson	+2500
Viktor Hovland	+2500
Xander Schauffele	+2500
Hideki Matsuyama	+2800
Shane Lowry	+3500
Will Zalatoris	+3500
Brooks Koepka	+4000
Joaquin Niemann	+4000
Matt Fitzpatrick	+4000
Sam Burns	+4000
Daniel Berger	+5000
Tony Finau	+5000
Bryson DeChambeau	+6600
Corey Conners	+6600
Max Homa	+6600
Tyrrell Hatton	+6600
Tiger Woods	+6600
Abraham Ancer	+8000
Cameron Young	+8000
Jason Day	+8000
Louis Oosthuizen	+8000
Tommy Fleetwood	+8000
Adam Scott	+8000
Keegan Bradley	+8000
Billy Horschel	+10000
Gary Woodland	+10000
Harold Varner III	+10000
Jason Kokrak	+10000
Russell Henley	+10000
Sergio Garcia	+10000
Talor Gooch	+10000
Marc Leishman	+12500
Maverick McNealy	+12500
Patrick Reed	+12500
Seamus Power	+12500
Si Woo Kim	+12500
Aaron Wise	+15000
Alex Noren	+15000
Brian Harman	+15000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	+15000
Davis Riley	+15000
Justin Rose	+15000
K.H. Lee	+15000
Kevin Na	+15000
Matt Kuchar	+15000
Matthew Wolff	+15000
Mito Pereira	+15000
Rickie Fowler	+15000
Sebastian Munoz	+15000
Thomas Pieters	+15000
Webb Simpson	+15000
Charl Schwartzel	+15000
Cameron Champ	+15000
Jhonattan Vegas	+15000
Adam Hadwin	+20000
Bubba Watson	+20000
Chris Kirk	+20000
Erik van Rooyen	+20000
Ian Poulter	+20000
J.J. Spaun	+20000
Lanto Griffin	+20000
Luke List	+20000
Robert Macintyre	+20000
Ryan Palmer	+20000
Tom Hoge	+20000
Bernd Wiesberger	+25000
Cam Davis	+25000
Cameron Tringale	+25000
Francesco Molinari	+25000
Joohyung Kim	+25000
Keith Mitchell	+25000
Kevin Kisner	+25000
Kevin Streelman	+25000
Mackenzie Hughes	+25000
Sam Horsfield	+25000
Sepp Straka	+25000
Troy Merritt	+25000
Joel Dahmen	+25000
Adria Arnaus	+30000
Anirban Lahiri	+30000
Branden Grace	+30000
Carlos Ortiz	+30000
Lee Westwood	+30000
Lucas Glover	+30000
Lucas Herbert	+30000
Matt Jones	+30000
Min Woo Lee	+30000
Oliver Bekker	+30000
Pablo Larrazabal	+30000
Stewart Cink	+30000
Zach Johnson	+30000
Brendan Steele	+30000
Russell Knox	+30000
Scott Stallings	+30000
Harry Higgs	+35000
Patton Kizzire	+35000
Ryan Fox	+35000
Chad Ramey	+40000
Dean Burmester	+40000
Garrick Higgo	+40000
Henrik Stenson	+40000
Hudson Swafford	+40000
Jinichiro Kozuma	+40000
Justin Harding	+40000
Martin Kaymer	+40000
Nicolai Hojgaard	+40000
Rikuya Hoshino	+40000
Ryosuke Kinoshita	+40000
Beau Hossler	+40000
Adam Schenk	+40000
Bio Kim	+50000
Chan Kim	+50000
Daniel van Tonder	+50000
Jason Dufner	+50000
Laurie Canter	+50000
Padraig Harrington	+50000
Richard Bland	+50000
Sadom Kaewkanjana	+50000
Shaun Norris	+50000
Takumi Kanaya	+50000
Yuki Inamori	+50000
Kramer Hickok	+50000
Ryan Brehm	+75000
Dylan Newman	+100000
Jared Jones	+100000
Jesse Mueller	+100000
John Daly	+100000
Kyle Mendoza	+100000
Matt Borchert	+100000
Michael Block	+100000
Nic Ishee	+100000
Paul Dickinson	+100000
Rich Beem	+100000
Ryan Vermeer	+100000
Sean McCarty	+100000
Shaun Micheel	+100000
Shawn Warren	+100000
Tim Feenstra	+100000
Tyler Collet	+100000
Wyatt Worthington ll	+100000
Y.E. Yang	+100000
Zac Oakley	+100000
Alex Beach	+150000
Austin Hurt	+150000

The second major of the 2022 season has arrived. The world’s best players will tee it up this week at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma to compete for the Wanamaker Trophy.

The last time we saw Southern Hills host a major championship was the PGA Championship in 2007, which Tiger Woods won at 8-under. The course also hosted the U.S. Amateur in 2009 and the Senior PGA Championship in 2021.

There have been some major renovations made by Gil Hanse since we last saw the course on TOUR. Many trees have been removed from the course and the thick rough both off of the fairways and the green complexes have been mowed down. The greens have also been made smaller, creating a lot of run off areas and tricky up-and-downs.

Southern Hills Country Club is a par-70 measuring 7,558 yards and features Bentgrass greens par 70. The course is long for a par 70, and water will be in play for 15 of the 18 holes. Oklahoma golf is also known to get extremely windy, and it’s a safe assumption that will play a major factor this week.

The field this week will consist of 156 players, including 20 PGA professionals. All of the top players will be here gunning for the glory of a major championship with the exception of Paul Casey, who is still nursing a back injury, and Sungjae Im. Tiger Woods is expected to play, while Phil Mickelson is out.

5 Key Stats For Southern Hills

Let’s take a look at five key metrics for Southern Hills to determine which golfers boast top marks in each category over their past 24 rounds.

1. Strokes Gained: Approach

Southern Hills is most definitely a second-shot golf course. It features small greens and will play even smaller than the measurements indicate with falloff areas and false fronts protecting the pin locations. There will be a price to pay for missing greens with tightly mowed run off areas.

Strokes Gained: Approach Over Past 24 Rounds

Will Zalatoris (+27.5) (+3300)
Viktor Hovland (+26.4) (+2500)
Russell Henley (+24.0) (+11000)
Justin Thomas (+23.4) (+1600)
Shane Lowry (+20.7) (+2800)

2. Strokes Gained: Around The Green

Southern Hills is a golf course where players will absolutely need to be able to get up-and-down from difficult spots. There are challenging run off areas that will be collecting golf balls all week.

Justin Thomas spoke after playing a practice round at Southern Hills and said “It’s tough to chip. I mean the balls roll off the green, they go pretty far away. You get some grainy, elevated greens to where it’s difficult to get the ball around the hole and over the course of the round in a tournament that can be quite a few shots and the person I think that does that the best is going to have the best chance of winning.”

Strokes Gained: Around The Green Over Past 24 Rounds

Matt Kuchar (+17.3) (+12500)
Matt Jones (+15.0) (+27500)
Joaquin Niemann (+13.0) (+4000)
Chris Kirk (+11.7) (+22500)
Tommy Fleetwood (+10.9) (+8000)

3. Strokes Gained: Total on Difficult Par 70’s

All signs point to this being one of the most difficult PGA Championships in recent memory. Small, firm, and fast greens combined with high winds typically results in a great deal of frustration for players. Combine the tricky greens with the fact that this is a very long golf course, and that makes it even more challenging. Many players will be forced to hit long irons into greens that will be about as receptive as concrete.

Strokes Gained: Total on Difficult Par 70’s

Dustin Johnson (+63.2) (+2200)
Daniel Berger (+57.9) (+5500)
Webb Simpson (+53.9) (+12500)
Rory McIlroy (+52.9) (+1400)
Hideki Matsuyama (+51.0) (+3000)

4. Strokes Gained: Total (Windy Conditions)

Any golfer who wants to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy must be able to battle the elements. Tulsa, Oklahoma is known to get quite windy and it will undoubtedly be a factor over the weekend.

SG: Total (Windy Conditions)

Jon Rahm (+55.4) (+1200)
Patrick Cantlay (+52.1) (+2200)
Collin Morikawa (+50.6) (+1800)
Webb Simpson (+47.4) (+12500)
Louis Oosthuizen (44.1)(+8000)

5. Strokes Gained: Putting (Bentgrass)

We’ve seen over the past few weeks how important putting well on Bentgrass greens have been. Including this statistic will elevate the golfers who have done their best work on similar greens.

Strokes Gained: Putting (Bentgrass) over past 24 rounds

Martin Kaymer (+28.6) (+40000)
Patrick Cantlay (+24.2) (+2200)
Troy Merritt (+23.1) (+27500)
Jason Kokrak (+22.5) (+11000)
Zach Johnson (+22.4) (+40000)

2022 PGA Championship Model Rankings

Below, I’ve compiled overall model rankings using a combination of the five key statistical categories previously discussed –SG: Approach (27%), SG: Ball Striking (18.3%), Fairways Gained (18.3%), SG: Total Short Par 70 (18.3%) and Strokes Gained: Putting Bentgrass (18.3%)

Cameron Smith (+2200)
Daniel Berger (+5500)
Patrick Cantlay (+2200)
Cameron Tringale (+17500)
Rory McIlroy (+1400)
Adam Hadwin (+20000)
Joaquin Niemann (+4000)
Webb Simpson (+12500)
Jordan Spieth (+1800)
Alex Noren (+14000)
Shane Lowry (+2800)
Sam Burns (+4500)
Matt Fitzpatrick (+4000)
Justin Thomas (+1600)
Xander Schauffele (+2200)

2022 PGA Championship Best Bets

Justin Thomas (+1700, FanDuel)

It’s no secret that Justin Thomas needs another major championship. When he won the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, many people thought that it would be the first of many. While that still may come to fruition, Thomas would be the first to tell you that his five year major drought is unacceptable and that he expects more from himself. The 29-year-old has had some decent finishes in majors, but he hasn’t truly contended in one since that 2017 victory.

At the Masters, Thomas got off to an inexplicably poor start. He shot an open round 76, but bounced back to shoot 67 on Friday and eventually climbed his way back to finish in a tie for 8th place. His weekend charge at Augusta should give “JT” some positive momentum going into the PGA Championship.

Southern Hills should prove itself to be a second shot golf course. These types of courses are typically a great fit for Thomas because he is one of the best iron players in the world. Before JT wins, he typically shows some excellent performances in terms of Strokes Gained: Approach leading into the event. His approach play is most definitely trending in the right direction as he gained 7.4 strokes at Valspar, 5.4 at the Masters, and 4.6 at RBC Heritage.

Justin Thomas is a great iron and wind player, making Southern Hills an ideal spot for him to finally capture his second major championship.

Patrick Cantlay (+2200, BetMGM)

Cantlay is probably the best player on TOUR without a major, and there’s a real chance that changes after this week.

The 30-year-old is arriving at Southern Hills in incredible form. We last saw Cantlay when he won the Zurich Classic alongside Xander Schauffele. He certainly was the catalyst in that victory, and often carried Schauffele at times over the weekend. In his start the week prior at the RBC Heritage, he was excellent once again before losing to Jordan Spieth in a playoff. He gained 8.7 strokes on approach that week, which led the field.

Southern Hills Country Club features Bentgrass greens which should suit Cantlay beautifully. Bentgrass is his preferred putting surface by a wide margin. Five of Cantlay’s six solo PGA TOUR wins were on Bentgrass greens with the only exception being the 2021 TOUR Championship, in which he started with the lead and didn’t shoot the lowest score for the week. On courses with Bentgrass greens, Cantlay ranks 1st in the field in Strokes Gained: Total, 2nd in Strokes Gained: Around the Green and 2nd in Strokes Gained: Putting.

Tulsa, Oklahoma is known for getting extremely windy and I anticipate wind to be a major factor at the PGA Championship. In his past 24 rounds, the ranks 2nd in the field in Strokes Gained: Total in windy conditions. He also ranks 11th in the field in Strokes Gained: Total on difficult par 70’s.

Since the start of the 2021 season, Cantlay has been one of the top players in professional golf. It’s time for the reigning FedEx Cup champion to add a major championship to his resume.

Joaquin Niemann (+5000, WynnBet)

I sniffed out Joaquin Niemann’s breakout win on the PGA TOUR at the 2022 Genesis Invitational and have a similar feeling for this week’s PGA Championship. However, this is unquestionably a much bigger ask for the 23-year-old.

The Chilean comes into the week in good form, having just finished 25th at the Byron Nelson and 12th at the RBC Heritage in his previous start. Niemann hits the ball a long way, which will give him shorter irons into the tricky green complexes of Southern Hills.

However, even for the best of the best, many approach shots will miss the green this week due to how firm and small they’ll be. It’s imperative for golfers to have a good short game, and Niemann has had one of the best around the green games on TOUR this season. In his past 24 rounds, he ranks fourth in Strokes Gained: Around the Green. He also loves putting on Bentgrass, and it’s his favorite putting surface by a significant margin.

I’ve emphasized the importance of being able to play in windy conditions throughout my preview. Another bright spot for Niemann this week is his ability to excel in windy conditions. He ranks ninth in the field in Strokes Gained: Total in moderate and heavy winds.

“The Wonder Kid” is an enormously talented shot maker. It won’t be easy, but he has the raw skill to tame a difficult Southern Hills.

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