May 17, 2022
Horses for Courses: PGA Championship
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Written by Mike Glasscott
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Southern Hills Country Club just outside of Tulsa hosts the PGA Championship for the fourth time and the eighth major championship in club history.
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Horses for Courses
| Player (Starts/Cuts Made) Top 10 Since 2017 | Most Recent Finish | Top 10 | Top 25 | 2022 BET MGM ODDS (Win, Top 10, Top 20) |
| Brooks Koepka (9/9) | T2 (2021) | 5 | 7 | +4000; +350; +160 |
| Louis Oosthuizen (9/12) | T2 (2021) | 2 | 5 | +8000; +600; +260 |
| Padraig Harrington (11/22) | T4 (2021) | 3 | 6 | +50000; +2800; +1100 |
| Shane Lowry (7/10) | T4 (2021) | 2 | 3 | +3500; +275; +125 |
| Harry Higgs (1/1) | T4 (2021) | 1 | 1 | +35000; +2500; +1100 |
| Justin Rose (13/19) | T8 (2021) | 5 | 10 | +15000; +1100; +450 |
| Collin Morikawa (2/2) | T8 (2021) | 2 | 2 | +2000; +200; -110 |
| Rickie Fowler (10/12) | T8 (2021) | 3 | 5 | +15000 ;+1200; +550 |
| Tony Finau (6/7) | T8 (2021) | 3 | 3 | +5000; +450; +200 |
| Jon Rahm (4/5) | T8 (2021) | 2 | 3 | +1200; +130; -165 |
| Scottie Scheffler (2/2) | T8 (2021) | 2 | 2 | +1200; +130; -165 |
| Kevin Streelman (5/9) | T8 (2021) | 1 | 2 | +25000; +1800; +750 |
| Abraham Ancer (3/3) | T8 (2021) | 1 | 2 | +8000; +700; +333 |
| Will Zalatoris (1/1) | T8 (2021) | 1 | 1 | +3500; +333; +140 |
| Dustin Johnson (9/12) | T2 (2020) | 6 | 7 | +2500; +240; +110 |
| Jason Day (10/12) | T4 (2020) | 6 | 9 | +8000; +600; +260 |
| Bryson DeChambeau (3/5) | T4 (2020) | 1 | 1 | +6600; +650; +300 |
| Matthew Wolff (1/1) | T4 (2020) | 1 | 1 | +15000; +1100; +450 |
| Xander Schauffele (3/5) | T10 (2020) | 1 | 2 | +2500; +225; +100 |
| Joel Dahmen (3/3) | T10 (2020) | 1 | 1 | +25000; +1400; +550 |
| Cameron Champ (2/3) | T10 (2020) | 1 | 1 | +15000; +1000; +450 |
| Patrick Cantlay (5/5) | T3 (2019) | 1 | 2 | +2200; +200; -110 |
| Jordan Spieth (7/9) | T3 (2019) | 2 | 4 | +2000; +190; -125 |
| Luke List (2/4) | 6th (2019) | 1 | 1 | +20000; +1200; +500 |
| Gary Woodland (8/10) | T8 (2019) | 2 | 4 | +10000; +900; +400 |
| Rory McIlroy (12/13) | T8 (2019) | 6 | 8 | +1600; +150; -135 |
| Adam Scott (16/21) | T8 (2019) | 6 | 13 | +8000; +700; +275 |
| Matt Kuchar (6/13) | T8 (2019) | 4 | 6 | +15000; +1000; +400 |
| Erik van Rooyen (2/3) | T8 (2019) | 1 | 1 | +20000; +1000; +450 |
| Tiger Woods (17/21) | 2nd (2018) | 9 | 11 | +6600; +600; +260 |
| Stewart Cink (12/20) | T4 (2018) | 3 | 7 | +30000; +2000; +700 |
| Francesco Molinari (11/11) | T6 (2018) | 3 | 4 | +25000; +1600; +700 |
| Justin Thomas (5/6) | T6 (2018) | 2 | 3 | +1600; +150; -135 |
| Thomas Pieters (3/5) | T6 (2018) | 1 | 2 | +15000; +1100; +500 |
| Tyrrell Hatton (5/7) | T10 (2018) | 2 | 3 | +6600; +500; +225 |
| Patrick Reed (6/8) | T2 (2017) | 1 | 4 | +12500; +1000; +400 |
| Hideki Matsuyama (9/9) | T5 (2017) | 2 | 5 | +2800; +250; +110 |
| Kevin Kisner (4/7) | T7 (2017) | 1 | 4 | +25000; +1600; +650 |
| Select Other Winners | Most Recent | Top 10s | Top 25 | 2022 BET MGM ODDS |
| Jason Dufner (7/13) | Win (2013) | 3 | 3 | +50000; +4000;+2200 |
| Keegan Bradley (9/11) | Win (2011) | 2 | 4 | +8000; +600; +250 |
| Martin Kaymer (6/13) | Win (2010) | 3 | 4 | +40000; +2800; +1200 |
Odds sourced on Tuesday, May 17th at 1 p.m. ET. For live odds visit betmgm.
Notes
- 47 of the top 50 OWGR entered.
- Sungjae Im, Paul Casey, Harris English all miss through illness or injury.
- Collin Morikawa (2020) is the last debut winner and first since Keegan Bradley (2011).
- Multiple winners entered include Tiger Woods (4), Brooks Koepka (2) and Rory McIlroy (2).
- Shaun Micheel (2003) is the only player to make his first victory on TOUR the PGA Championship.
- Mickelson is the oldest winner at 50 while the youngest is Gene Sarazen at 20.
- Jordan Spieth will complete the career grand slam with a victory.
- Billy Horschel has cashed eight straight but none better than T23.
- Webb Simpson has cashed seven straight but nothing inside the top 10.
- Russell Henley has a run of six in a row but the last four are T37 or worse.
- USA has won six straight PGA Championships.
- USA has won 16 of the last 21 major championships.
Key stat leaders
Top golfers in each statistic on the 2021-2022 PGA TOUR are listed only if they are scheduled to compete this week.
| Strokes Gained: Tee to Green | |
| Rank | Player |
| 1 | Jon Rahm |
| 2 | Will Zalatoris |
| 3 | Justin Thomas |
| 4 | Luke List |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy |
| 6 | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 7 | Daniel Berger |
| 8 | Russell Henley |
| 9 | Hideki Matsuyama |
| 10 | Joaquin Niemann |
| 10 | Chris Kirk |
| 12 | Jordan Spieth |
| 13 | Xander Schauffele |
| 15 | Keegan Bradley |
| Strokes Gained: Putting | |
| Rank | Player |
| 2 | Tyrrell Hatton |
| 4 | Cameron Smith |
| 5 | Beau Hossler |
| 6 | Lucas Herbert |
| 7 | Billy Horschel |
| 9 | Matt Kuchar |
| 13 | Shane Lowry |
| 15 | Troy Merritt |
| 16 | Mackenzie Hughes |
| 18 | Kevin Kisner |
| 19 | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 20 | Marc Leishman |
| 21 | Adam Scott |
| 22 | Tommy Fleetwood |
| Scrambling | |
| Rank | Player |
| 1 | Matt Kuchar |
| 2 | Shane Lowry |
| 3 | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 5 | Justin Thomas |
| 6 | Daniel Berger |
| 7 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 8 | Tom Hoge |
| 10 | Jordan Spieth |
| 11 | Alex Noren |
| 12 | Patrick Cantlay |
| 14 | Troy Merritt |
| 15 | Mito Pereira |
| 17 | Seamus Power |
| 22 | Hideki Matsuyama |
| 22 | Xander Schauffele |
| Multiple Major Champions Entered | Wins (last) |
| Tiger Woods | 15 (2019 Masters) |
| Brooks Koepka | 4 (2019 PGA) |
| Rory McIlroy | 4 (2014 PGA) |
| Jordan Spieth | 3 (2017 Open) |
| Padraig Harrington | 3 (2008 PGA) |
| Collin Morikawa | 2 (2021 Open) |
| Dustin Johnson | 2 (2020 Masters) |
| Zach Johnson | 2 (2015 Open) |
| Bubba Watson | 2 (2014 Masters) |
| Martin Kaymer | 2 (2014 US Open) |
