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Will Dustin Johnson win a PGA Tour major championship in 2020? Based off BetMGM‘s golf betting odds, I analyze Johnson’s best opportunities to win along with some of the best potential golf betting lines to cash in on DJ’s play this year. This piece is part of a SportsbookWire series, which will look at the PGA Tour’s biggest names and their chances of winning a major championship in 2020.
Dustin Johnson’s 2019 PGA Tour Highlights
- T-4 Sentry Tournament of Champions
- Won Saudi International
- Won WGC-Mexico Championship
- T-5 The Players Championship
- T-2 Masters Tournament
- 2nd PGA Championship
PGA Tour odds to win a major in 2020
| Name | Official World Golf Ranking | Odds | Last PGA Tour win (Solo) | Last major |
| Brooks Koepka | 1 | +200 | July 2019 | 2019 PGA Championship |
| Rory McIlroy | 2 | +250 | Nov. 2019 | 2014 PGA Championship |
| Jon Rahm | 3 | +350 | Jan. 2018 | NA |
| Justin Thomas | 4 | +450 | Oct. 2019 | 2017 PGA Championship |
| Dustin Johnson | 5 | +200 | Feb. 2019 | 2016 US Open |
| Tiger Woods | 6 | +400 | Oct. 2019 | 2019 Masters |
| Patrick Cantlay | 7 | +500 | June 2019 | NA |
| Justin Rose | 8 | +400 | Jan. 2019 | 2013 US Open |
| Xander Schauffele | 9 | +500 | Jan. 2019 | NA |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 10 | +600 | NA | NA |
Johnson’s (relatively) poor finish to 2019 nearly erases the memory of him finishing as a runner-up at both of the year’s first two majors. What’s almost as surprising is the fact Johnson still has only one major championship victory in his career, despite 16 other top 10s. Ranked fifth by the Official World Golf Ranking, he shares top odds for an overdue second major win in 2020.
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Where is Dustin Johnson’s best chance of winning a major in 2020?
| Event | 2020 Venue | Best career result | Odds |
| Masters | Augusta National | T-2 (2019) | +1100 |
| PGA Championship | TPC Harding Park | 2nd (2019) | +900 |
| US Open | Winged Foot | Won (2016) | +1000 |
| Open Championship | Royal St. George’s | T-2 (2011) | +1400 |
Johnson will always be a top favorite at the US Open, and his runner-up finish at the 2019 PGA Championship is reflected in the odds which list him as the No. 2 favorite to Brooks Koepka. He showed in 2019 he could one day conquer Augusta National.
The Open Championship returns to the venue, Royal St. George’s, where Johnson claimed his first runner-up finish in a major in 2011. The odds aren’t reflective of this previous success.
Will Dustin Johnson win a major in 2020?
I love the number for Johnson at The Open. Overseas in Kent, England, Johnson can get a reprieve from the added pressure the former World No. 1 routinely faces in the majors.
I’ll be betting DJ at his longest number among the major championships, rather than going after his odds in the US which are suppressed for a public betting favorite.
Top PGA Tour bets to win a major in 2020
- Jordan Spieth
- Tiger Woods
- Brooks Koepka
- Rory McIlroy
- Rickie Fowler
- Jon Rahm
- Justin Rose
- Phil Mickelson
- Patrick Cantlay
- Patrick Reed
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