PGA Championship odds: Round 1 picks for Aronomink
Who will be the first round leader at the 2026 PGA Championship? Here's who oddsmakers have identified as the favorites and a trio of names to keep eyes on Thursday.
It never ceases to amaze the different betting opportunities golf majors offer up. Forget props like will there be a wire-to-wire winner or top European player, we're talking golden nuggets like top left hander and whether or not a LIV golfer will lead after 18 holes (more on that in a little bit). A bettor could spend roughly two hours inside DraftKings app and still not sift through the entire menu for the 2026 PGA Championship .
We'll focus the dial on the Round 1 bets being offered as otherwise we'd be destined to get lost like a group of teens driving without GPS — or a roadmap, if they happen to even know what one of those is. First order of business is tackling the favorites, then giving out a pick and finally handing out a best bet from the array of props available for the opening round at Aronomink. First round leader odds for 2026 PGA Championship (as of May 12, courtesy of DraftKings) Scottie Scheffler (+1400) Rory McIlroy (+1915) Jon Rahm (+2500) Cameron Young (+2700) Bryson DeChambeau (+2700) Ludvig Åberg (+2900) Xander Schauffele (+3500) Brooks Koepka (+3800) Matt Fitzpatrick (+3900) Tommy Fleetwood (+4100) Justin Thomas (+4600) Collin Morikawa (+4600) Justin Rose (+4600) PGA Championship first round leader prediction The value is on Scheffler who's notably more expensive to go ahead and win the whole thing 72 hours later; however, there's the smallest of leans that the oddsmakers are showing here worth noting — and the one we're handing out here as the 18-hole winner.
And that's Ludvig Åberg at +2900 being listed higher than Xander Schauffele. Åberg is the better first-round scorer this season so there's some reasonable stats to back up the pricing breakdown here but Schauffele is a major winner who sportsbooks respect as more of a threat to win so there's some sort of disconnect. We'll look to take advantage with the Swede who's finished inside the top 10 five times this season after a rough start on the West Coast.
There's something about the 63 he shot on Thursday at Harbour Town that we can't get out of our heads. PGA Championship 2026: Odds, favorites for Aronimink Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy go off as favorites this week at the 108th edition PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club. Can Scheffler repeat or will McIlroy claim his third Wanamaker Trophy?
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