The first round of the PGA Championship has begun, and a new favorite has emerged at the top of BetMGM Sportsbook’s odds board.
Xander Schauffele is the leader in the clubhouse heading into Friday’s game after shooting a 62, the second major of his golf career, and oddsmakers give him the best chance to earn his first career major win. is giving.
Schauffele is now +275 to winning the tournament, a jump from +1400 pre-tournament, when he was tied for third-best odds before teeing off Thursday.
2024 PGA Championship Live Odds
| golfer | odds |
|---|---|
| Xander Schauffele | +275 |
| Scotty Scheffler | +400 |
| Rory Muckleroy | +500 |
| Brooks Koepka | 14/1 |
| Colin Morikawa | 14/1 |
| sahis segara | January 22nd |
| Tony Finau | January 25th |
| bryson dechambeau | 40/1 |
| Max Homa | 40/1 |
| tom kim | 50/1 |
| Viktor Hovland | 50/1 |
| cameron smith | 50/1 |
| Jon Rahm | 50/1 |
Schauffele overtook Scottie Scheffler, who entered the PGA Championship as the biggest favorite to win the tournament in more than a decade.
Scheffler, who won the Masters and has won four of his past five matches, entered Friday’s play with a 4-under 67 and tied for 10th place.
Rory McIlroy, who entered the tournament as the second favorite, shot a 5-under 65, tied for fourth on the leaderboard, aiming to win his first major in 10 years.
At +500, he forms a clear top three with Schauffele and Scheffler.
Current PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka is also a candidate at -4.
Koepka has the fourth-best odds at +1400, along with Collin Morikawa, who beat Koepka by one stroke at -5, rounding out the top five at BetMGM.
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Pre-tournament longshots Saheeth Segala (+2200) and Tony Finau (+2500) are on the outside of the inner-circle contenders with six-under rounds on Thursday.
Golf legends Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson showed flashes but didn’t make much noise on the odds or leaderboards, shooting 1-over and 3-over, respectively.
