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The 2020 PGA Championship will be the only major of the 2019-20 PGA Tour schedule, but the first of three majors played between now and mid-November.

One of the strongest fields in golf each and every year features all the top names from the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings, including No. 7 Tiger Woods. Below, we look at the 2020 PGA Championship betting odds, and make our PGA Tour picks and best bets to win the major.

TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California, hosts the PGA Championship for the first time. The course measures 7,234 yards and plays to a par of 70 under championship conditions.

2020 PGA Championship Betting Picks – Tier 1

Brooks Koepka plays his shot during the third round of the WGC – FedEx St. Jude Invitational. (Christopher Hanewinckel – USA TODAY Sports)

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Brooks Koepka (+1000)

Koepka’s the rightful favorite while going for a third consecutive PGA Championship victory. He didn’t finish outside of the top 5 of a major last year and has won four of the last 10 majors in which he has competed.

His odds are higher than they should be after he missed the cut in two of his last three events. He returned to contention in his defense of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and showed he’s fully recovered from a prior knee injury.

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Tyrrell Hatton (+4500)

Hatton fell horribly flat in the WGC event in Memphis, Tennessee, but his odds have doubled despite the fact he’ll be competing against a nearly identical field. He ranks 10th in the Golfweek rankings and has two international wins and three other top 10s in six events since Nov. 10.

The Arnold Palmer Invitational champ entered last week ranked first in Strokes Gained: Putting, second in SG: Approach and fifth in SG: Tee-to-Green.

2020 PGA Championship Betting Picks – Tier 2

Adam Scott hits his tee shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the 2020 edition of The Players Championship. (Kyle Terada – USA TODAY Sports)

Adam Scott (+5000)

Scott, ranked 24th in the world, hasn’t played since missing the cut in the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the PGA Tour season was suspended. He closed his 2019 schedule with a win at the European Tour’s Australian PGA Championship, and opened his 2020 season with a victory at The Genesis Invitational.

His odds are inflated due to his lack of recent play. The former Masters champ finished inside the top 10 of the PGA Championship the last two years and has 19 career top 10s in majors.

Brendon Todd (+8000)

Todd continues to be disrespected by the oddsmakers in these stronger fields after winning the Bermuda Championship and Mayakoba Golf Classic in the fall. He showed at the WGC event at TPC Southwind he can contend against the world’s best.

2020 PGA Championship Betting Picks – Long shots

Matthew Wallace tees off the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Shinnecock Hills GC – Shinnecock Hills Golf C. (Brad Penner – USA TODAY Sports)

Matt Wallace (+15000)

Wallace ranks just 109th in the Golfweek rankings, but the four-time European Tour winner is 41st by the Official World Golf Ranking. He was T-4 in a tough field amid major-like conditions at the Memorial Tournament, and he tied for third at the 2019 PGA Championship.

Mackenzie Hughes (+20000)

Hughes will play the PGA Championship for the first time since 2017. He used a hot putter to tie for third at the Travelers Championship and sixth at the Memorial since the Tour’s restart. The Canadian has just one PGA Tour win but ranks 77th in the OWGR.

He’s well worth a shot in hopes of turning a $10 bet into a $2,000 profit.

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The top names in golf are in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, this week for the 2020 Players Championship. Below, we break down the 2020 Players Championship outright odds to win, with betting picks, tips and best bets.

Tiger Woods is one of just four players from the top 50 of the Golfweek/Sagarin world rankings not part of the 144-man field. He’ll finalize his preparations for his Masters defense next month, while world No. 1 Rory McIlroy attempts to hold off the strongest field in golf for the second straight year at TPC Sawgrass.

The key stats for the 7,189-yard, par-72 TPC Sawgrass:

Strokes Gained: Ball Striking
Strokes Gained: Around the Green
Opportunities Gained
Greens in Regulation Gained
Proximity from 120-150 Yards

My model at Fantasy National looks at the most recent 36 rounds for each golfer in the field on courses shorter than 7,200 yards.

The Players Championship Betting Picks – Tier 1

Dustin Johnson at the WGC – Mexico Championship. (Photo Credit: Orlando Ramirez – USA TODAY Sports)

Odds provided by BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 7 p.m. ET.

Dustin Johnson (+2500)

One of many former world No. 1’s in the field, Johnson enters the week ranked ninth in the Golfweek rankings, but he shares the sixth-best odds at BetMGM. He tied for fifth last year, following a T-17 in 2018 and a T-12 in 2017.

Johnson leads the field in Opportunities Gained while ranking fourth in SG: Ball Striking and eighth in Greens in Regulation Gained. He won at least twice internationally in each of the last four years and won’t often carry these lofty odds.

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Adam Scott (+3300)

Scott hasn’t finished worse than T-12 in any of the last four years at TPC Sawgrass. His 1.95 strokes gained per round across 66 career rounds on the Stadium Course ranks third in the field, according to Data Golf. He has two worldwide wins since late December after not winning since 2016.

The Players Championship Betting Picks – Tier 2

Jason Day at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. (Photo Credit: Reinhold Matay – USA TODAY Sports)

Jason Day (+6000)

Day withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week due to a back injury, but he remains in the field for an event he has won and dominated in recent years. The 2016 Players champ tied for fifth in 2018 and tied for eighth last year.

He’s one of the best in the field/world around the greens and his odds are inflated solely by last week’s injury. If he’s healthy, he’s an incredible bargain.

Scottie Scheffler (+9000)

Scheffler has climbed all the way to No. 27 early in his rookie season on the PGA Tour. He finished T-15 in a strong field at the API last week and has shown he can be a regular contender. He ranks 18th in the field in Opportunities Gained and has the ability to score low on these shorter courses.

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The Players Championship Betting Picks – Longshots

Corey Conners. (Photo Credit: Orlando Ramirez – USA TODAY Sports)

Corey Conners (+15000)

Conners tied for 41st last year ahead of his breakout win at the Valero Texas Open. He missed the cut in three of his last four events and each of his past two, but he’s an expert ball striker and low scorer. He gained 7.8 strokes tee-to-green and 4.4 strokes on approach here last year and just needs a decent putting week.

Jim Furyk (+15000)

Furyk will be eligible for the PGA Tour Champions circuit in May, but will give it another go at TPC Sawgrass following his runner-up finish last year. It was his second second-place result since 2014, losing both times by just a single stroke. He entered in better form last year, but he’s well-versed on a course designed by Pete Dye to level the playing field.

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