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2024 Travelers Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 Travelers Championship with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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The 3rd men’s major championship of the year is in the rearview mirror and there is no break for the game’s top players after the year’s toughest test. Following the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst won by LIV member Bryson DeChambeau, the PGA Tour heads to Cromwell, Conn., for the 2024 Travelers Championship – the last designated event of the season with a limited, loaded field.

Seventeen of the top 20 players in the last Sagarin Golfweek rankings are set to tee it up starting Thursday, led by No.1 Scottie Scheffler. Below, we look at BetMGM Sportsbook’s 2024 Travelers Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Scheffler, despite coming off a disappointing U.S. Open as the favorite where he tied for 41st at 8-over-par, is the favorite again this week (+400), followed by Xander Schauffele (+750), Collin Morikawa (+1000), Ludvig Aberg (+1400) and Viktor Hovland (+1800). Defending champion Keegan Bradley, who won with a record 23-under-par 257, opens at +5000.

Rory McIlroy, fresh off a disappointing runner-up finish at the U.S. Open, announced on social media Monday that he withdrew from the Travelers. “I’m going to take a few weeks away from the game to process everything and build myself back up for my defense of the Genesis Scottish Open and The Open at Royal Troon. See you in Scotland,” McIlroy posted on Instagram.

TPC River Highlands isn’t a very long course. Designed by Pete Dye, the par-70, 6,841-yard course features some iconic finishing holes – including the driveable par-4 15th and the par-4 17th hole that bends around a pond. The course reopened in 2016 after a renovation, including reworked bunkers, tees and greens around the venue, which is cut between homes and condos.

As for the final major of the season — The Open at Royal Troon next month — Scheffler is the favorite at +450 with McIlroy at +750 and DeChambeau at +1100.

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2024 Travelers Championship – Expert pick

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Patrick Cantlay (+2200)

The 2-time Memorial champion missed the cut in Ohio but rebounded last week in North Carolina to finish tied for 3rd place (-4) at the U.S. Open and if a few birdies had fallen we would be talking about him as a major champ. Now he comes to a course where he has enjoyed success. As a freshman at UCLA, he shot a then-course record 60 in the 2011 Travelers to finish tied for 24th. After 2 missed cuts as a pro, he has 6 top-15 finishes here, including 4th last year. He’s 68-under-par over his last 6 times at TPC River Highlands.

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2024 Travelers Championship picks – Contenders

Xander Schauffele (+750)

This year’s PGA Championship winner has 11 top-10 finishes in 15 starts, including a tie for 7th Sunday at Pinehurst at 1-under. He’s made the cut in 4 of his 5 Travelers, winning in 2022 (19-under) and finishing 19th last year, 20th in 2020 and 14th in 2017.

Brian Harman (+4000)

The 2023 Travelers runner-up is a horse for the course, having made the cut 11 of the 13 times he’s played here with 5 top-10 finishes in the last 6 years. He has fired 13 straight rounds in the 60s at TPC River Highlands and is a combined 41-under-par in the last 3 years. The 2023 Open champ finished T-21 Sunday at Pinehurst at 5-over.

Keegan Bradley (+5000)

The New England native has performed well in his home region. Especially last year when he won the event by 3 strokes with a record score of 23-under, firing rounds of 62-63-64-68. He’s made the cut in Cromwell in 11 of his 13 appearances and has 3 top 10s and 6 top-25 finishes. He tied for 32nd at the U.S. Open at 7-over.

2024 Travelers Championship picks – Long shots

Harris English (+8000)

The 34-year-old pro won here in 2021 and followed that up with a T-19 in 2022 and a T-6 last year. The 4-time tour winner was 8-over at the U.S. Open to tie for 41st.

J.T. Poston (+6600)

The 31-year-old pro has been having a very good season with 4 top 10s and 8 top 25s in 16 events. He’s made the cut in 4 of the 5 times he’s played the Travelers and finished 2nd in 2022. He tied for 32nd Sunday at Pinehurst at 7-over.

Adam Scott (+6600)

The 43-year-old Australian finished tied for 32nd at 7-over in the U.S. Open, and might have been in contention had he not shot a 6-over 76 in the 3rd-round. The 14-time tour winner has played just 3 Travelers – he missed the cut in 2010, then returned in 2021 to tie for 13th (-8) and had a T-19 in 2023 (-14). So why can he win? He shot 62 in the 1st round last year and is still capable of putting together 4 solid rounds.

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2024 U.S. Open odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 U.S. Open, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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Golf’s toughest test is back in North Carolina for the 2024 U.S. Open this week, with Pinehurst No. 2 once again hosting this spectacular major championship. Scottie Scheffler is seeking his 2nd major title of the year, as is Xander Schauffele, as the world’s best players compete at the same venue where Martin Kaymer blew away the field by 8 shots in 2014.

Below, we look at BetMGM Sportsbook’s 2024 U.S. Open odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Scheffler, fresh off a victory at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, has already won 5 times this season and will try to make it 6 at Pinehurst. The world No. 1 is just +333 to win this week, by far the shortest odds and the only player under +1000. Schauffele, who won the PGA Championship at Valhalla, has the 2nd-best odds at +1100, followed closely by Rory McIlroy (+1100) and the Memorial runner-up, Collin Morikawa, at +1400. The 2023 U.S. Open champion, Wyndham Clark, has pre-tournament odds of +6000.

Pinehurst No. 2 isn’t a traditional layout in the sense that there is no real rough. Just off the fairways are waste bunkers, native areas and bushes that make for difficult lies and approaches into the greens. And speaking of the greens, they feature turtleback shapes that make target areas significantly smaller and shots around the greens difficult. It will be 7,550 yards and play as a par 70, making it a very long course on the scorecard, but the conditions will be firm so expect plenty of rollout off the tee.

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124th U.S. Open – Expert picks

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Collin Morikawa (+1400)

Morikawa was up and down in the early portion of the season, but since the Masters, he’s been one of the hottest players in the world. He finished 3rd at Augusta, 4th at the PGA Championship, 4th at the Charles Schwab Challenge and 2nd last week at the Memorial. He hasn’t finished worse than 16th in his last 6 solo events and it’s easy to think he’s poised to win another major soon. It could be this week at Pinehurst where approach shots are ever so important.

Brooks Koepka (+2200)

Koepka’s form is harder to gauge because he’s on LIV Golf, but what we do know is he shot 7-under in Houston on Sunday to finish 9th, making 8 birdies on the day. He now heads to a championship that he’s won twice before and we all know how competitive he is when it comes to majors. After a couple of disappointing showings at the Masters and PGA, he should bounce back at Pinehurst.

Xander Schauffele (+1100)

Schauffele is one of the few players capable of going blow-for-blow with Scheffler, which isn’t easy to do. Part of the reason is his bogey avoidance and all-around skill set; he ranks 2nd in SG: tee-to-green and 16th in putting, so his game is ready-made for a tough test like Pinehurst.

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U.S. Open picks – Contenders

Cameron Smith (+4000)

With an added emphasis on around-the-green play this week, it’s hard not to like Smith. He’s an elite putter and a wizard around the green, making up-and-downs from everywhere. That will be needed at Pinehurst with turtleback greens that run off with even the slightest misses. Let’s ignore the fact that he shot 80 on Sunday in Houston, which included a 9-over stretch in his final 4 holes because that’s an anomaly.

Hideki Matsuyama (+4000)

Matsuyama has only played 2 events since the Masters (PGA Championship, Memorial), which admittedly made it a little tough to feel confident in him. But after a T-8 at Muirfield last week, confidence is growing. He’s by far the best player in SG: around the green this season and has always had a terrific short game, which will come in handy at Pinehurst. He ranked 7th in SG: tee-to-green at Muirfield, which is also encouraging.

Tommy Fleetwood (+4000)

Fleetwood has been lacking top-10s in the last month and a half but he also doesn’t have a finish worse than T-26 in his last 4 starts. His approach game has been struggling this season, but he’s great around the greens and very accurate off the tee (3rd on tour). His lack of length will be offset by the firmer conditions, allowing his low ball flight to create plenty of rollout.

U.S. Open picks – Long shots

Keegan Bradley (+8000)

I won’t quit Bradley. He was in contention at the Memorial Tournament before shooting 78 and 80 in the final 2 rounds. To put it into perspective, he was 5-under through his first 46 holes and 14 over in his last 26 holes, so he crashed hard on Saturday and Sunday. Even still, he’s found his game after finishing 21st, 18th and 2nd in his previous 3 starts.

Si Woo Kim (+10000)

In his last 9 starts, Kim has finished worse than 18th only 3 times. That’s 6 top-20s in 9 starts, including a T-6 at the Players Championship. His putting is awful, ranking 162nd on tour, but he’s 4th in SG: tee-to-green, which is an important metric.

Byeong Hun An (+10000)

An is playing too well to have odds this long. He finished 4th at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, 3rd at the Wells Fargo Championship and 22nd at Muirfield last week, 3 impressive performances in his last 4 starts. There are obvious concerns with his short game, ranking 102nd in strokes gained around the green and 84th in putting, but he’s long off the tee and 48th in SG: approach.

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2024 Memorial Tournament odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 Memorial Tournament, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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The stars will be out again this week for the 2024 Memorial Tournament, the next signature event on the PGA Tour schedule. Hosted by Jack Nicklaus and Muirfield Village, it’s one of the longest-running tournaments on tour and among most popular. The 1st round from Dublin, Ohio, begins on Thursday morning.

Below, we look at BetMGM Sportsbook’s 2024 Memorial Tournament odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

After taking last week off, Scottie Scheffler is back in the field at Muirfield this week. He’s once again the betting favorite at +350, followed by Rory McIlroy (+800) and Xander Schauffele (+900). Last year’s champion, Viktor Hovland, has pre-tournament odds of +1800. Collin Morikawa (+1400), Ludvig Aberg (+1600) and Justin Thomas (+2500) are among the other marquee players teeing it up.

Muirfield Village is a traditional par-72 setup at a whopping 7,585 yards. The course has gotten tougher and longer over the years, with Hovland’s winning score last year being 7-under par. In 2019, Patrick Cantlay was 19-under, winning by 2 shots over Adam Scott. With long, penalizing rough, hitting fairways is essential, but even playing approaches from the short grass can be challenging because of the firmness of the greens.

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Memorial Tournament – Expert picks

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Patrick Cantlay (+2800)

Cantlay is a 2-time champion here, yet his odds this year are longer than they were in either of his previous 2 victories. While he may not be playing stellar golf right now and he ranks outside the top 100 in SG: approach, the course fit is too good to pass up at this number. Even in a “down” year by his standards, he has 6 top-25 finishes and 2 top-10s.

Ludvig Aberg (+1600)

Aberg has the driving accuracy to find fairways and the trajectory to hold these difficult, firm greens. Though it’s his tournament debut and he’s coming off a surprising missed cut at the PGA Championship in his last start, this is exactly the type of tournament Aberg can win with his all-around ability.

Collin Morikawa (+1400)

Morikawa finished 2nd here in 2021 but more importantly, his recent form is terrific. He’s come in 4th in each of his last 2 starts this season and has 4 top-10s since the Masters in April. His ball-striking has finally returned and he just needs the putter to heat up in order to notch his 1st win since the 2023 ZOZO Championship.

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Memorial Tournament picks – Contenders

Will Zalatoris (+5500)

It’s admittedly hard to get excited about the way Zalatoris has been playing lately, with nothing better than a T-44 in his last 4 starts, but he still ranks 14th in SG: approach, which is a key stat this week at Muirfield. He’s also 7th in par-5 scoring average, another important metric at Jack’s tournament. It’s his short game that’s weighing him down, ranking outside the top 140 in SG: around the green and putting.

Corey Conners (+4500)

Keeping with the trend of picking pure ball-strikers, Conners is in that mold. He also hasn’t missed a cut all season and has 4 top-26 finishes in his last 4 starts, including a 6th-place finish at the RBC Canadian Open last week. He’s 4-for-5 in cuts made here in his career, with a T-13 being his best finish in 2022.

Keegan Bradley (+5000)

Bradley continues to fly under the radar. He’s finished T-21, T-18 and T-2 in his last 3 starts this season and now comes to a tournament that he plays every year. He finished T-30 last year but is in even better form right now, ranking 21st in SG: approach and tee-to-green.

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Memorial Tournament picks – Long shots

Tom Hoge (+8000)

Hoge surged on Sunday to finish 17th at the Charles Schwab Challenge a couple of weeks ago, continuing some solid play recently. He’s 3rd on the PGA Tour in SG: approach, but his short game around the greens is dragging him down. If he can just make up-and-down more often this week, eh could find himself in contention.

Thomas Detry (+10000)

Detry found himself in contention at the PGA Championship, finishing T-4 that week at Valhalla. In his Memorial debut last year, he made the cut and finished 48th. His putter has saved him a bunch this year, ranking 11th in SG: putting. He’s had 4 top-10 finishes already this year so despite his volatility,

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2024 RBC Canadian Open odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 RBC Canadian Open, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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The PGA Tour is heading north from Texas to Canada for the 2024 RBC Canadian Open this week, which is being hosted by Hamilton Golf and Country Club. The 1st round begins on Thursday morning from Hamilton, Ontario.

Below, we look at BetMGM Sportsbook’s 2024 RBC Canadian Open odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Rory McIlroy leads the field in Ontario as the favorite with +375 odds. Tommy Fleetwood (+1800), Sahith Theegala (+2000) and Alex Noren (+2500) are also in the field, as is defending champion Nick Taylor (+6000), who beat Fleetwood with a long birdie putt in a playoff last year.

After Oakdale Golf and Country Club hosted last year’s tournament, the event heads to Hamilton, which is a short, par-70 course that only stretches 7,084 yards. This is the 7th time the Canadian Open is being held at Hamilton, which last hosted the event in 2019 when McIlroy blew away the field by a whopping 7 shots.

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RBC Canadian Open – Expert picks

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Rory McIlroy (+375)

McIlroy has won this event twice in 3 starts and finished 9th in his other appearance, so he’s performed extremely well in Canada in the past. He won in 2019 at this course and in 2022 at St. George’s, so it doesn’t matter much the course when it comes to playing the RBC Canadian Open. He’s also notched 2 wins in his last 3 PGA Tour starts and finished 12th at the PGA Championship.

Shane Lowry (+2500)

Lowry finished 2nd to McIlroy here in 2019, albeit 7 shots back of Rory, and he also came in 43rd last year. In 2018, he came in 12th and he also finished 10th in 2022, giving him a very good track record in Canada no matter the venue.

Alex Noren (+2500)

Noren has been as steady as just about anyone in the world over the last several months, finishing no worse than 24th since the beginning of March. His game is firing on all cylinders right now and though his course history is limited (T-63 in 2019), he can contend just about anywhere. It’s just a matter of when he’ll break through and win a tournament.

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RBC Canadian Open picks – Contenders

Adam Hadwin (+5000)

Hadwin is Canadian so he’s used to playing courses north of the border. He already has 4 top-10s this season and has played the RBC Canadian Open 12 times, finishing in the top 10 three times – including 2019 when he finished alone in 6th at this same course.

RBC Canadian Open picks – Long shots

Ryan Fox (+8000)

Fox has a pair of top 10s in his last 5 starts and just finished 32nd at the Charles Schwab Challenge last week. This course doesn’t favor bombers or short hitters necessarily, but Fox is plenty long by ranking 26th on tour in driving distance.

Matt Kuchar (+10000)

Kuchar finished 17th last week in Fort Worth and tied for 4th here in 2019 when McIlroy ran away from the entire field. Kuchar is a long shot for a reason with 9 missed cuts already this season, but this is clearly a venue he’s had success at before (6 top-10 finishes in 14 starts).

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2024 Charles Schwab Challenge odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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Following a thrilling finish at the PGA Championship on Sunday, the PGA Tour heads to Texas for the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club. Scottie Scheffler comes in as the overwhelming favorite, but Jordan Spieth, Collin Morikawa and other stars will also be teeing it up.

Below, we look at BetMGM Sportsbook’s 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Colonial Country Club is once again playing host for this event, and it’ll do so following a complete restoration in the last year. The course was fully restored by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, which included removing bunkers, changing the elevation of specific greens and relocating some greens altogether. It’s a much shorter course than Valhalla, coming in at 7,289 yards as a par 70, which puts a greater emphasis on accuracy over length off the tee.

Spieth is one of the former champions teeing it up this week, along with 2023 champion Emiliano Grillo. Justin Rose and Adam Scott have also won this event in the past and will be in the field at Colonial again. Scheffler is the favorite at +275, followed by Morikawa (+1200) and Max Homa (+2000).

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Charles Schwab Challenge – Expert picks

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Jordan Spieth (+2200)

Course history may not be as important this week following the massive renovations Colonial underwent, but it’ll mostly be the same course and that bodes well for Spieth. He’s been up and down all year, but he’s played relatively well in back-to-back weeks with finishes of 29th and 43rd in his last 2 starts. He now comes to an event where he’s won before and has 7 top-10s since 2015. If Spieth is ever going to find momentum, it’ll be this week back home in Texas.

Collin Morikawa (+1200)

Morikawa has a chance to do something similar to what Xander Schauffele did by going from 54-hole leader (or co-leader) to champion the next week. Morikawa is on the brink of winning again after finishing near the top at the Masters and now the PGA Championship, and he’s already finished 2nd at Colonial before (2020). His odds are short, but Morikawa has everything clicking now.

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Charles Schwab Challenge picks – contenders

Keegan Bradley (+5000)

Bradley has finished 21st and 18th in the last 2 weeks at the Wells Fargo Championship and PGA Championship, continuing to play very well this season. At a shorter course, his lack of length off the tee won’t be penalizing and with Colonial likely to play fairly tough, it fits Bradley’s game well. Bradley hasn’t played here since 2020, but he finished 32nd that year.

Tom Hoge (+5000)

Hoge is fresh off a T-23 at the PGA Championship and has now made the cut in all but 1 of his last 15 starts this season, which includes 2 top-10s and 8 top-25s. He’s a terrific ball-striker, excelling with his irons, which will give him an edge at Colonial where approach play is extremely important.

Charles Schwab Challenge picks – long shots

Brendon Todd (+10000)

Todd is one of the shortest hitters on tour, ranking 185th in driving distance. He’s 33rd in driving accuracy, however, which is more important this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge. He finished 8th here in 2021 and 3rd in 2022 before coming in 57th last year, so he’s had success at this event before. He also finished 5th in Texas earlier this year at the Valero Texas Open.

Michael Kim (+15000)

Kim placed 20th in the Myrtle Beach Classic, which was his 5th top-25 finish this season. In his 1st start at this event since 2019, he finished 6th last year. Kim is another player who doesn’t hit it very far but he’s a good putter and about average when it comes to his approach game.

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2024 PGA Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 PGA Championship, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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Louisville will be the center of the golf world this week with the 2024 PGA Championship in town for the 2nd major of the year. Valhalla Golf Club is hosting this storied event for 2nd time in 10 years. In 2014 Rory McIlroy won it to claim his 3rd major championship. The 1st round tees off on Thursday morning from Kentucky.

Below, we look at BetMGM Sportsbook’s 2024 PGA Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler hasn’t played since winning the RBC Heritage the week after winning the Masters, but he’ll be back in the field this week following the birth of his 1st child and in search of his 2nd straight major title. He’s the betting favorite again at +450, followed by McIlroy (+750) and Xander Schauffele (+1400), who dueled on Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship. Reigning PGA Champion Brooks Koepka is at +1600 in his quest for a 4th Wanamaker Trophy.

The field also includes 4-time PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods, who opens at +15000 to win. Woods finished 60th at the Masters (+16).

Valhalla Golf Club is yet another long PGA Championship course, coming in at 7,609 yards. It’s a par 71, making it an even more challenging track at that length. It was designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened in 1986 and this is the 4th time it is hosting a PGA Championship (1986, 2000, 2014). Hitting the fairway is critical because of how lush the rough is, penalizing players for missing with errant tee shots.

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PGA Championship – Expert picks

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Brooks Koepka (+1600)

Koepka is a big-game hunter and the PGA Championship is his specialty. He’s won this event 3 times already, claiming the title in 2018, 2019 and 2023. He finished 2nd in 2021 at Kiawah, too, behind only Phil Mickelson. Koepka did not have a good week at the Masters (T-49, +9), but he’s since gotten back on track, finishing 10th in Adelaide and winning in Singapore, his last 2 LIV starts. With a U.S. Open-type layout, Koepka has the ability to grind through 4 rounds better than most players.

Ludvig Aberg (+1800)

Aberg withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship last week due to a knee injury, but that seems to be more of a precaution than a serious ailment for the 24-year-old star. In his 1st career major start at the Masters in April, he finished 2nd, showing that no stage is too big for him. He has the all-around game to win a PGA Championship, too, being one of the best drivers and long-iron players in the world.

Rory McIlroy (+750)

This number was a bit higher before McIlroy won in convincing fashion at Quail Hollow on Sunday, but he’s still worth betting at +750. He’s now won in back-to-back starts and heads to Valhalla where he won the 2014 PGA Championship. With the Masters pressure behind him, he can play more freely in Louisville this week knowing this event doesn’t come with the burden of attempting to complete the grand slam.

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PGA Championship picks – Contenders

Will Zalatoris (+6000)

In Zalatoris’ last 5 starts at the PGA Championship and U.S. Open, he’s finished 6th, 8th, MC, 2nd and 2nd. Few players in the world have had better recent success in those 2 major championships than Zalatoris, and it’s largely because the best ball-strikers rise to the top in these events. He’s a great bet for any PGA Championship, especially at +6000. That number is much longer than you’d expect from his major history.

Cameron Smith (+4000)

The biggest concern with Smith is his driving accuracy. He can get a bit wild off the tee, which at a course like Valhalla can be particularly penalizing. But if he can manage to keep it in the short grass, he’ll be peppering these greens to give himself good looks at birdies. And when he misses the green, he has an excellent short game to scramble and recover for pars. He’s finished 13th and 9th in his last 2 PGA Championship starts.

Jason Day (+5500)

Day is a past PGA Champion, winning in 2015 at Whistling Straits. He struggled in this championship in recent years but he has 6 career top-10s in the PGA Championship. Day is playing well at the moment, fresh off a T-4 at the Wells Fargo Championship last week, a good test before the year’s 2nd major.

PGA Championship picks – Long shots

Jake Knapp (+17500)

Knapp has all the talent in the world, but he can be inconsistent, particularly with his driver. When the timing of his swing is off, he tends to have a bad left miss off the tee, which has hurt him in recent months. But as we saw at the Mexico Open and Cognizant Classic in back-to-back weeks when he finished 1st and 4th, he’s a star when the swing is timed up properly. He has the length to conquer Valhalla, too.

Alex Noren (+12500)

It’s been 3 months since Noren finished worse than 24th in any event. He’s on a heater right now and while that may not translate to a major win (he has zero career PGA Tour victories), he’s worth considering at this price. Noren ranks 8th on tour in strokes gained: tee-to-green so his ball-striking is fantastic.

Cam Davis (+15000)

Davis was having a good week in Charlotte until he shot 6-over in the final round to tumble down the leaderboard, all the way to T-38. He surprised a lot of people when he came in 3rd at the 2023 PGA Championship and he’s now made the cut in 3 straight years at this major.

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2024 Wells Fargo Championship odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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With the PGA Championship in 2 weeks, players will have 1 last chance to get ready at this week’s 2024 Wells Fargo Championship, the latest Signature Event on the schedule. The 1st round from Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., begins on Thursday morning.

Below, we look at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

As a signature event, the field for the Wells Fargo Championship is limited. The only eligible player not teeing it up is Scottie Scheffler, who is expecting his 1st child soon. Rory McIlroy (+850), Xander Schauffele (+1000) and Ludvig Aberg (+1100) are among the favorites this week, as are Patrick Cantlay (+1800) and Wyndham Clark (+1800). Clark won last year at 19-under 265 to win by 4 strokes last year over Schauffele.

Quail Hollow is a challenging and long course. It’s a par 71 that plays at 7,538 yards, and is difficult enough to have hosted a PGA Championship (2017) and Presidents Cup (2022) in the last 7 years. McIlroy played poorly here last year and finished T-47, but he holds the 72-hole scoring record (267, 2015) and 18-hole record (61, 2015).

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Wells Fargo Championship – Expert picks

Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 11:15 a.m. ET.

Ludvig Aberg (+1100)

Is this price too short for Aberg? Probably. Should it matter? Not really. Quail Hollow rewards long, straight drivers and players who excel with long irons. Aberg checks all of those boxes. He’s one of the best pure ball-strikers in the world and at Augusta National, he proved he putts like one of the game’s premier players, too.

Wyndham Clark (+1800)

Scheffler was the only player to beat Clark at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and Players Championship. At the RBC Heritage, another Signature Event, it was only Scheffler and Sahith Theegala who finished ahead of Clark. Yet, Clark is only tied for the 4th-best odds this week at a course where he just won last year? Sign me up at +1800.

Max Homa (+2500)

Homa has only missed 1 cut, but he does have 3 finishes of 55th or worse in 2024. Now for the good: He already has 5 top-16 finishes this season, won this event in 2019 and finished 8th last year. With a winning pedigree at Quail Hollow and odds of +2500, Homa feels like a good value as a past champion this week.

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Wells Fargo Championship picks – Contenders

Akshay Bhatia (+5000)

Bhatia played this event in each of the last 2 years, missing the cut in 2022 and finishing 43rd last year. He’s in the midst of an excellent season with a win already at the Valero Texas Open, as well as a T-35 at the Masters and T-18 at the RBC Heritage. He’s long and straight off the tee, ranking 34th in SG: off the tee, so he should be able to contend here and continue his stellar play as of late.

Harris English (+5000)

Don’t look now, but English is quietly having an excellent season. He has 6 top-21 finishes, including a solo 7th at the Genesis Invitational, and finished T-22 and T-28 in his last 2 starts (Masters, RBC Heritage). At Quail Hollow, he finished 3rd last year and has never missed the cut in 5 trips here.

Wells Fargo Championship picks – Long shots

Nick Taylor (+12500)

Taylor has already won a signature event this year at the WM Phoenix Open and has 4 other top-26 finishes. He seems to play better when the fields are stronger, finishing no worse than T-39 at any of the 4 signature events earlier in the year (excluding RBC Heritage). He finished 26th here in 2021, as well.

Cam Davis (+10000)

Davis can be inconsistent at times, partly because he can get a bit wild with his driver. But when he’s on, his length off the tee is an advantage. He finished 26th here in 2021 and 59th last year so he does have some course history. With the way he’s been playing as of late (T-21, T-12, T-49 in last 3 starts), he could find himself in contention this weekend – especially with no cut to worry about.

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2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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After Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry took home the title at the Zurich Classic on Sunday, the PGA Tour’s only team event, players will get back to competing individually at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson this week. The 1st round from TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Tex., begins on Thursday morning.

Below, we look at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Texas’ own Jordan Spieth is the betting favorite at +1400, followed closely by Si Woo Kim (+1800) and 2023 champion Jason Day at +2000. Will Zalatoris (+2200) is another big name in the field this week, while K.H. Lee is trying to win this tournament for the 3rd time in 4 years; his odds are +5000.

TPC Craig Ranch is one of the easier courses on the PGA Tour. The winning score has been between 23-under and 26-under par in each of the last 3 years. It’s a par-72 and 7,414 yards with wide-open fairways and very few hazards throughout the course.

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CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Expert picks

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Alex Noren (+2200)

Noren has finished 21st and 12th in his last 2 starts at this event. In his last 5 starts overall this season, he hasn’t finished worse than T-23, and while he doesn’t have a win in that span, he’s playing well enough to be crowned a champion soon.

Tom Hoge (+3300)

Hoge is one of the best pure ball strikers in the field this week, mostly because Scottie Scheffler isn’t teeing it up. TPC Craig Ranch can turn into a putting contest with how easy it is from tee-to-green, and that could work in Hoge’s favor because he ranks 30th in SG: putting this season.

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CJ Cup Byron Nelson picks – Contenders

Seamus Power (+5000)

Power has played this event in each of the last 3 years and finished 19th, 17th and 9th. He’s really struggled putting this season, ranking 134th in SG: putting, but he’s finished top-26 in 3 of his last 5 starts, including a T-12 in his most recent start at the RBC Heritage.

Keith Mitchell (+4000)

Like Hoge, Mitchell is a terrific ball striker who’s poised to win sometime soon. He doesn’t have any course history here, but his game plays at any venue because of how well he hits his irons.

CJ Cup Byron Nelson picks – Long shots

C.T. Pan (+10000)

In his 1st start at TPC Craig Ranch last year, he finished 4th. He’s made the cut in each of his last 6 starts, including a T-28 finish at the Zurich Classic last week.

Nate Lashley (+9000)

Lashley missed the cut here in 2021, but he bounced back with with a 17th-place finish in 2022 and 23rd in 2023. He finished T-3 at Torrey Pines earlier this year and T-13 at the Players Championship, so he’s finished near the top of the leaderboard twice already.

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2024 Zurich Classic odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 Zurich Classic, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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After back-to-back weeks of loaded fields at the Masters and RBC Heritage, players get a little bit of a break at the 2024 Zurich Classic this week. It’s a team event that features 80 total pairings at TPC Louisiana, with the 1st round beginning on Thursday morning in New Orleans.

Below, we look at the 2024 Zurich Classic odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

The Zurich Classic will feature 2 rounds of alternate shot and 2 rounds of best ball. Teams will begin with best ball on Thursday and Saturday, while they’ll play alternate shot on Friday and Sunday. Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay won this event in 2022 and come in as the betting favorites (+450). Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are teaming up for the 1st time and have the 2nd-best odds (+750). Defending champs Nick Hardy and Davis Riley, who won at 30-under 258, are at +5000.

TPC Louisiana is a par 72 and 7,425 yards, a traditional layout with two par-5s and two par-3s on each side. There is minimal elevation change on this course, a stark contrast to Augusta National, but it does favor long hitters due to the overall length of the course. The winning score has been between 20-under and 30-under in each of the last 6 years.

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Zurich Classic – Expert picks

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Will Zalatoris/Sahith Theegala (+1000)

Zalatoris is one of the best iron players on tour and has the length off the tee to make this course more manageable. Theegala is fresh off a solo 2nd at the RBC Heritage and is having a terrific 2024 season. There’s a lack of experience with this pairing, but their ball-striking prowess is there.

Tom Hoge/Maverick McNealy (+2500)

Hoge made a quintuple-bogey on the last hole Sunday to tumble down the leaderboard, but he played well otherwise. He and Harris English tied for 13th here last year so he’ll have a new teammate in McNealy, but he’s a steady player who consistently finishes top-40.

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Zurich Classic picks – Contenders

Adam Hadwin/Nick Taylor (+4000)

Hadwin and Taylor were runners-up to Hardy and Riley last year, finishing just 2 shots out of the lead. Hadwin had a decent week at the RBC Heritage outside of a 1-over finish on Sunday, while Taylor is continuing to become an exciting player to watch.

Billy Horschel/Tyson Alexander (+4500)

Horschel won the Corales Puntacana Championship on Sunday and now teams up with the big-hitting Alexander, who’s made 3 straight cuts. Horschel and Scott Piercy won the event in 2018 so Billy knows what it takes to win here.

Zurich Classic picks – Long shots

Aaron Rai/David Lipsky (+6600)

Rai is 29th on tour in strokes gained: tee-to-green so he’s hitting the ball well. He just needs to improve on the greens, but in a 2-man event, putting is less essential because he’ll have Lipsky to fall back on.

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2024 RBC Heritage odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions

Analyzing the golf odds to win the 2024 RBC Heritage, with PGA Tour picks, predictions and best bets.

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Scottie Scheffler cruised to his 2nd green jacket at the Masters on Sunday, winning the 1st major of the season. The field will remain strong this week with the 2024 RBC Heritage being a signature event on the PGA Tour schedule. The 1st round from Harbour Town in Hilton Head, S.C., begins on Thursday morning.

Below, we look at the 2024 RBC Heritage odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

As of Monday, Scheffler is still in the field for the RBC Heritage, though there’s a chance he could withdraw with a baby on the way soon. Among the favorites are Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg and 2023 champion Matt Fitzpatrick, who defeated Jordan Spieth in a playoff.

Harbour Town Golf Links is a par 71 and will play slightly longer than it did last year, coming in at 7,213 yards. It features some of the smallest greens on the PGA Tour so strong iron play is a must for any contender in the field this week. The winning score has ranged from 9-under to 22-under each year since 2010, so there are opportunities to go low.

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RBC Heritage – Expert picks

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Collin Morikawa (+2200)

A couple of double-bogeys on Sunday at Augusta doomed Morikawa’s chances of slipping on the green jacket, but he was encouraged after his final round thanks to the way he hit the ball throughout the week – and the fact that he found some consistency after switching putters between rounds. Harbour Town is a perfect fit for his game, requiring accuracy off the tee and top-level ball-striking into the greens. He was 4th in SG: approach at Augusta and ranks 5th on tour in driving accuracy.

Tommy Fleetwood (+1800)

Fleetwood ranked 4th in SG: tee-to-green at the Masters, continuing to show the impressive ball-striking prowess that’s always been evident in his game. He comes to Harbour Town with some momentum and he’s coming off finishes of 10th and 15th here in the last 2 years. He, too, is one of the best iron players in the world and also ranks 2nd in driving accuracy, making him an excellent fit here.

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RBC Heritage picks – Contenders

Shane Lowry (+4500)

Lowry’s 43rd-place finish at the Masters was highly disappointing, but it wasn’t because of his ball striking. He ranked 9th in SG: tee-to-green but 60th in SG: putting, so it’s clear as to which team let him down at Augusta. No one should be surprised if he bounces back and wins on Sunday after placing in the top 10 here 3 of the last 4 years.

Corey Conners (+4500)

Continuing the trend of targeting elite iron players, Conners certainly fits the mold. He struggled a bit at Augusta too, finishing 38th, but he was still 20th in SG: approach so he hit it well into the greens. Conners finished 4th at Harbour Town in 2021 and 12th in 2022, so the course history is good.

Cam Davis (+6600)

Why not ride the hot hand of the long-hitting Aussie? His length off the tee won’t be advantageous this week, but that hasn’t been an issue in the past given his finishes of 25th, 7th and 3rd in the last 3 years. After a final-round 75, he finished T-12 at the Masters, but he played well all week.

RBC Heritage picks – Long shots

Tom Hoge (+9000)

Hoge isn’t a big name, but he ranks 2nd on tour in SG: approach this season. Shockingly, he’s missed the cut in 4 of his last 5 starts at the RBC Heritage, but he does have 1 top-25 in that span. At +9000, his irons alone are worth betting.

Matthieu Pavon (+8000)

After finishing T-12 in the Masters, Pavon now has 4 top-12s this season, including a win at Torrey Pines. He’s 25th in SG: approach and 8th in driving accuracy, which are 2 important metrics for Harbour Town. Given his success this season, his odds should probably be a bit longer than they are.

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