PGA Championship picks 2026: It's Cameron Young time (again)
We have a near consensus bet on a Cam Young breakthrough.
One of the most chaotic stretches on the PGA Tour schedule continues this week with the PGA Championship, the year's second major. A top-flight field at a top-flight venue in Aronimink. It's going to be special.
Will it be Scottie Scheffler who reminds everyone who is boss? Will Rory McIlroy keep the calendar-year grand slam conversation alive? Will Cameron Young finally break through in a major?
Our experts seem to be leaning heavily in one of those directions ... The Golf Digest betting panel is comprised of Pat Mayo of Underdog/Mayo Media Network, Andy Lack of the Inside Sports Network, Ryan Noonan of Betsperts, your two authors and Keith Stewart, the CEO of Read The Line. RELATED: PGA Championship picks: 7 players who will help you win your pool Scroll down for our complete betting analysis of the 2026 PGA Championship: PGA Championship picks 2026: Our Experts’ Outright Predictions Pat Mayo, Underdog/Fantasy National, Mayo Media Network analyst : Scottie Scheffler (+500, BetRivers) — I can’t think of a course that overemphasizes Scheffler’s strengths while simultaneously detracting from many of the elite traits possessed by his closest peers.
Unless Cameron Young is simply inevitable, of course. The knock on Scottie all season has been his irons. During the first few months of the year, Scheffler was over a shot per round worse on approach than he’d been at any point over the previous three seasons.
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