PGA Championship betting

About the PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is the last of the four golf Majors, taking place in the middle of August – four weeks after the British Open. The PGA Championship was first held in 1916 making it quite young compared to golf’s oldest Major, the British Open, which was first played in 1860.

Every year the PGA Championship is held at a different course in the US, selected from a list of popular locations.

The current winner’s prize is $1.35 million (around £880,000). They also receive the Wanamaker Trophy.

Previous PGA Championship winners

The first winner of the PGA Championship was American Jim Barnes, although until 1958 the tournament was a match play competition. The first winner of the stroke play era was Dow Finsterwald.

In its history the PGA Championship has been dominated by American golfers more than any of the four Majors, with just twelve international winners since it began in 1916.

Along with the US Masters, the PGA Championship is Tiger Wood’s most successful tournament with 4 titles since 1999. It is still largely dominated by American golfers, but in 2008 and 2009 it was won in consecutive years by international players.

The overall most successful players in the tournament are Walter Hagen and Jack Nicklaus who won five titles each.

Year	Venue	Player
2010	Whistling Straits	Martin Kaymer
2009	Hazeltine National Golf Club	Yang Yong-eun
2008	Oakland Hills Country Club	Pádraig Harrington
2007	Southern Hills Country Club	Tiger Woods
2006	Medinah Country Club	Tiger Woods
2005	Baltusrol Golf Club	Phil Mickelson
2004	Whistling Straits	Vijay Singh
2003	Oak Hill Country Club	Shaun Micheel
2002	Hazeltine National Golf Club	Rich Beem
2001	Atlanta Athletic Club	David Toms
2000	Valhalla Golf Club	Tiger Woods

PGA Championship betting

As the last Major of the season the PGA Championship is nicknamed “Glory’s last shot”. PGA Championship betting is also the last chance to bet on a golf Major before the next season. No one should be discounted in this tournament. Those on a winning streak will want to complete their run, and those on a losing streak will want to salvage something from their season.
PGA Championship outright bets on golfers other than Americans will attract bigger odds because of the past results in this tournament. With 3 international winners in the last ten years, the number is growing, but this tournament is still dominated by the Americans.

So what should people wanting to take part in PGA Championship betting look out for? Well, being the last Major of the season, betting on who will make the final cut is a good choice. Some of the less famous golfers will be pushing to make some money before the season is out, so they will be trying to reach their best form.

If you want to bet on score related to par, then low scores seem to be quite common in the PGA Championship. Tiger Woods has twice finished on -18 during his four titles. Other golfers have recorded high finishes as well, with David Toms on -15 in 2001 and Rich Beem on -10 in 2002.

As long as he is in the game, Tiger Woods will be favourite for most tournaments unless there are some crippling factors that mean the bookmakers don’t rate him. There are always lots of long odds available on golfers when looking for PGA Championship betting options because it is so hard to predict who will win. If you study the form stats you may be able to pick a winner, or at least be able to make a good each way bet. As ever, golf seems to throw up shock wins. This was especially true in 2009 when Yang Yong-eun beat Tiger Woods to the title by 3 strokes.

PGA Championship betting is also great live. In-play betting is getting more popular year by year, and betting while the golfers play opens up new avenues to win money.