Stevie Williams is the bettors favorite to win the 2011 PGA Championship, at 2-1.
No. Scratch that. Although, given Steve’s display after Adam Scott’s victory last week, I wouldn’t be surprised if he thinks so.
The real front runner is Rory McIlroy at 10/1. He’s a fine choice, as long as the weather is to his liking.
Lee Westwood is in at 14/1, along with Luke Donald. Repeat after me: Westwood is never going to win a Major. This might be Donald’s tournament. He’s probably deservedly the current world number one—as much as that flawed system tells us about anything.
I find it interesting that Adam Scott, Phil and Tiger are next, both at 20/1. Given Tiger’s performance—especially with the driver—last week, I can’t imagine that anyone would put money on him to win. Repeat after me: Tiger will never win another Major. Phil’s a marginally better choice. I think he’s still got one or two more in him. Adam Scott has been playing as well as anyone lately; I hope for his sake that Stevie doesn’t become too much of a distraction.
The next group, at 25/1, also is interesting: Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Rickie Fowler and Steve Stricker. All of these guys are inevitable choices to break through for a Major. Stricker is running out of time, though. I’m putting him at the top of my list this week.
The complete odds for the 2011 PGA Championship are below, courtesy of Bodog, the world’s largest betting destination.
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | 10/1 |
| Lee Westwood | 14/1 |
| Luke Donald | 14/1 |
| Adam Scott | 20/1 |
| Phil Mickelson | 20/1 |
| Tiger Woods | 20/1 |
| Dustin Johnson | 25/1 |
| Jason Day | 25/1 |
| Rickie Fowler | 25/1 |
| Steve Stricker | 25/1 |
| Martin Kaymer | 28/1 |
| Nick Watney | 28/1 |
| Matt Kuchar | 33/1 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 40/1 |
| Sergio Garcia | 40/1 |
| Zach Johnson | 40/1 |
| Bubba Watson | 50/1 |
| David Toms | 50/1 |
| Hunter Mahan | 50/1 |
| Anthony Kim | 66/1 |
| K.J. Choi | 66/1 |
| Bo Van Pelt | 80/1 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 80/1 |
| Fredrik Jacobson | 80/1 |
| Gary Woodland | 80/1 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 80/1 |
| Graeme McDowell | 80/1 |
| Jim Furyk | 80/1 |
| Justin Rose | 80/1 |
| Lucas Glover | 80/1 |
| Martin Laird | 80/1 |
| Padraig Harrington | 80/1 |
| Retief Goosen | 80/1 |
| Robert Karlsson | 80/1 |
| Ryan Moore | 80/1 |
| Ryo Ishikawa | 80/1 |
| Webb Simpson | 80/1 |
| Y-E Yang | 80/1 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 100/1 |
| Andres Romero | 100/1 |
| Angel Cabrera | 100/1 |
| Bill Haas | 100/1 |
| Charles Howell III | 100/1 |
| Ernie Els | 100/1 |
| Francesco Molinari | 100/1 |
| Ian Poulter | 100/1 |
| Matteo Manassero | 100/1 |
| Paul Casey | 100/1 |
| Peter Hanson | 100/1 |
| Sean O’Hair | 100/1 |
| Simon Dyson | 100/1 |
| Stewart Cink | 100/1 |
| Alexander Noren | 125/1 |
| Brendon De Jonge | 125/1 |
| Darren Clarke | 125/1 |
| Davis Love III | 125/1 |
| J.B. Holmes | 125/1 |
| Jeff Overton | 125/1 |
| Keegan Bradley | 125/1 |
| Kyung-Tae Kim | 125/1 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | 125/1 |
| Robert Allenby | 125/1 |
| Ross Fisher | 125/1 |
| Trevor Immelman | 125/1 |
| Alvaro Quiros | 150/1 |
| Anders Hansen | 150/1 |
| Ben Crane | 150/1 |
| Camilo Villegas | 150/1 |
| Charley Hoffman | 150/1 |
| Chris Kirk | 150/1 |
| John Senden | 150/1 |
| Jonathan Byrd | 150/1 |
| Kevin Streelman | 150/1 |
| Oliver Wilson | 150/1 |
| Richard Green | 150/1 |
| Ricky Barnes | 150/1 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 150/1 |
| Ryan Palmer | 150/1 |
| Spencer Levin | 150/1 |
| Thomas Bjorn | 150/1 |
| Vijay Singh | 150/1 |
| Brian Gay | 175/1 |
| Bryce Molder | 175/1 |
| Edoardo Molinari | 175/1 |
| Jason Dufner | 175/1 |
| Kevin Na | 175/1 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 175/1 |
| Steve Marino | 175/1 |
| Brandt Jobe | 200/1 |
| Brian Davis | 200/1 |
| Cameron Tringale | 200/1 |
| Charlie Wi | 200/1 |
| D-A Points | 200/1 |
| Heath Slocum | 200/1 |
| Jamie Donaldson | 200/1 |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 200/1 |
| John Rollins | 200/1 |
| Raphael Jacquelin | 200/1 |
| Robert Garrigus | 200/1 |
| Scott Stallings | 200/1 |
| Scott Verplank | 200/1 |
| Seung-yul Noh | 200/1 |
| Stephen Gallacher | 200/1 |
| Brendan Steele | 250/1 |
| J.J. Henry | 250/1 |
| Jerry Kelly | 250/1 |
| Johan Edfors | 250/1 |
| Johnson Wagner | 250/1 |
| Ryuji Imada | 250/1 |
| Thomas Aiken | 250/1 |
| Tommy Gainey | 250/1 |
| Bill Lunde | 300/1 |
| David Horsey | 300/1 |
| Fredrik Andersson Hed | 300/1 |
| Gregory Bourdy | 300/1 |
| Harrison Frazar | 300/1 |
| Matt Jones | 300/1 |
| Pablo Larrazabal | 300/1 |
| Shaun Micheel | 300/1 |
| Steve Elkington | 300/1 |
| Arjun Atwal | 400/1 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 400/1 |
| Rocco Mediate | 400/1 |
| Wen-Chong Liang | 400/1 |
| Yuta Ikeda | 400/1 |
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Yes the PGA is always a tough one to predict. I do like the form of Day, Scott, Donald and McIlroy in the last 3 months.
I wouldn’t rule out the likes of Johnson, Watney or Garcia as they continue to play well.
I bet you Tiger’s ex-caddie Steve Williams is no longer upset at Woods as he now realizes that Tiger did him a big favour as William’s scored big after winning on Adam Scott’s bag!
I agree with the odds somewhat on picking this PGA Championship because Rory McIlroy has been playing great golf all year and he has been known to say that he likes playing golf in hot weather. He is looking at moving to South Florida for that main purpose of playing golf in hotter weather. Atlanta will be hot this week, which plays right into Rory’s liking. Also, the new Champion Bermuda grass on Atlanta Athletic Club’s greens are very firm, which lends itself to someone who hits the ball high and soft…Rory. Also, I think Mickelson has an outside chance because of his solid track record of wins in Georgia and his ability to fly the ball long and high, not to mention his short game.