Johnson betting favorite on 2018 PGA Championship odds
Dustin Johnson leads the way as chalk at the sportsbooks over Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas as they prepare to hit the links at the major tournament this week.
Dustin Johnson is having a brilliant year in 2018 with 10 Top-10 finishes in 15 events played including three wins. Johnson currently leads the field in the FedExCup standings, but would love to add an exclamation mark to his season with a major win at the PGA Championship this weekend.
The 34-year-old is a +800 favorite on the 2018 PGA Championship odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Seven of Johnson’s 10 Top-10 finishes this season have been in the Top 3, with two third-place finishes, two runner-up finishes and three wins. Johnson has won two of his last five tournament entries and is in top form heading into Missouri.
Rory McIlroy (+1200 to win the PGA Championship) is also in strong form entering the event with three straight Top-6 finishes including a runner-up finish at the British Open last month.
From 2012 through 2014, McIlroy had three straight Top-10 finishes in the PGA Championship including wins in both 2012 and 2014. The four-time major winner has struggled in this event in recent years but his play of late suggests that this could be the year he finds his way back into the mix.
Justin Thomas rounds out the favorites going off at +1400 odds to win the PGA Championship. Thomas has been less consistent than some of the other players near the top of the FedExCup standings with only seven Top-10 finishes through 18 events, but he has made the most of those deep runs with three tournament victories in 2018. He picked up his first major victory in this event last year.
Another pair of former winners high on the golf odds this week are 2015 winner Jason Day (+2000) and four-time PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods (+2800). Like Justin Thomas, Day has been an all-or-nothing option this season with only five Top-10 finishes in 15 events but two wins in those five finishes.
Other potential contenders to win this year’s tournament include Jordan Spieth (+2000), Brooks Koepka (+2000), Rickie Fowler (+2200), Justin Rose (+2200), Jon Rahm (+2500), Tommy Fleetwood (+2800), Francesco Molinari (+3300) and Patrick Reed (+3500).
PGA Championship Betting Odds
Dustin Johnson +800
Rory McIlroy +1200
Justin Thomas +1400
Jordan Spieth +2000
Brooks Koepka +2000
Jason Day +2000
Rickie Fowler +2200
Justin Rose +2200
Jon Rahm +2500
Tiger Woods +2800
Tommy Fleetwood +2800
Francesco Molinari +3300
Patrick Reed +3500
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