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The 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California begins Thursday, and the money is rolling in at BetMGM. SportsbookWire has you covered for all your picks to win and tournament props, but we reached out for some information on which golfers are receiving the most bets for the 2020 PGA Championship.
Below, we look at the bet shares and percentage of the betting handle for each of the biggest names in the PGA Championship field and highlight some big bets we’re tracking this week.
Also see:
- Fantasy Golf Power Rankings for the 2020 PGA Championship
- How to bet Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship: Odds to win & prop bets
- 2020 PGA Championship Prop Bet Payday: Matchups, Placings and FRL Picks
2020 PGA Championship: Betting breakdown
As of Tuesday afternoon, nearly 90% of all bets placed at BetMGM had been on the outright winner. The prop market, including matchups, placings and first-round leader bets, generally ramps up closer to the beginning of the tournament.
Here are the odds and numbers for the golfers receiving the most betting action this week.
Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. ET.
New to sports betting? The bet share is the percentage of the total bets for the tournament placed on a single golfer. The handle is the percentage of the money placed on that golfer.
- Brooks Koepka (+1000): Bets: 7.85% | Handle: 14.23%
- Bryson DeChambeau (+1800): Bets: 5.90% | Handle: 6.77%
- Justin Thomas (+1000): Bets: 5.60% | Handle: 11.25%
- Tiger Woods (+4000): Bets: 5.30% | Handle: 3.52%
- Patrick Cantlay (+2500): Bets: 4.63% | Handle: 9.39%
- Xander Schauffele (+1800 – down from +2300): Bets: 4.20% | Handle 10.20%
- Webb Simpson (+2500): Bets: 3.83% | Handle: 4.41%
- Rickie Fowler (+4000): Bets: 3.53% | Handle: 1.98%
- Daniel Berger (+4000): Bets: 3.35% | Handle: 1.30%
- Rory McIlroy (+1400): Bets: 3.29% | Handle: 1.88%
- Phil Mickelson (+8000): Bets: 3.29% | Handle: 1.93%
- Jon Rahm (+1500): Bets: 3.16% | Handle: 3.56%
- Tony Finau (+5000): Bets: 2.92% | Handle: 3.20%
- Dustin Johnson (+2200): Bets: 2.19% | Handle: 2.20%
- Collin Morikawa (+3300): Bets 2.19% | Handle: 2.66%
- Gary Woodland (+5000): Bets: 2.13% | Handle: 1.01%
- Jordan Spieth (+6000): Bets: 2.13% | Handle: 0.94%
2020 PGA Championship: Bets we’re tracking
$1,200 on Patrick Cantlay to win: $34,800 payout
Cantlay’s last win was at the 2019 Memorial Tournament. He enters the week ranked fourth in the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings. He tied for third at last year’s PGA Championship as his best major result.
$1,000 on Webb Simpson to win: $26,000 payout
Simpson has slipped to 13th in the Golfweek rankings despite two wins already in 2020. He missed the cut in two of five events since the PGA Tour’s restart, but he won the RBC Heritage.
$1,000 on Xander Schauffele to win: $26,000 payout
Schauffele’s clearly a favorite of bettors this week with the third-highest share of the betting handle. He has five top-20 showings in six events since the restart.
$5 on Shawn Warren to win: $15,005 payout
Warren is tied as the tournament’s biggest long shot at +300000. A $10 bet would return a profit of $30,000, but it would also buy you a drink while watching the final round in your local clubhouse.
$10 on Alex Knoll to win: $20,010 payout
Knoll has slightly more favorable betting odds at +200000. Again, your money will be better spent elsewhere.
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