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Scheffler Favored as 2026 PGA Opens May 14

5/12/2026

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Scheffler Favored

2026 PGA Championship opens on May 14 at Aronimink Golf Club, Pennsylvania, with Scottie Scheffler heading the field.
Scheffler is the favorite at +450 on Hard Rock Bet and +480 on FanDuel.
Rory McIlroy is second-favorite at +750 on Hard Rock Bet and +800 on GolfOdds.com.
Cameron Young is listed +1,200, with Jon Rahm +1,300, Xander Schauffele +1,600 and Ludvig Åberg +1,800.
Brandt Snedeker and Sudarshan Yellamaraju earned two tournament spots.

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Bearman Backs Young

Handicapper Jason Bearman dismisses Ludvig Åberg as a PGA champion contender and backs Cameron Young (The Players winner) and Matt Fitzpatrick (RBC Heritage winner).
Veteran handicapper Kannon, with 30 years experience and a 42-33-5 record, fades Jon Rahm at 15-1, citing LIV turmoil and contract talks.
DraftKings odds on May 12 show Rory McIlroy gaining value, Jon Rahm moving ahead of Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa at +3900, and Thomas at +4900.

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Aronimink Hosts

Aronimink Golf Club will host the 2026 PGA Championship.
The course is a Donald Ross par-70, 7,394-yard layout with bentgrass greens that rewards precision and elite iron play.
The club previously hosted the 1976 PGA Championship, the 2010-11 AT&T National, and the 2018 BMW Championship.
All new-millennium PGA winners at Aronimink ranked in the top-3 for Strokes Gained: Putting, with two also in the top-10 Off-the-Tee.

History

Historical Context

Aronimink Golf Club first hosted a PGA Championship in 1962, when Gary Player secured his first of two PGA titles. After later events—including the 2020 Women’s PGA and the 2018 BMW Championship—the club returns for the 108th PGA Championship, scheduled May 14-17 2026, with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler leading the field.

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Scheffler Favored

2026 PGA Championship opens on May 14 at Aronimink Golf Club, Pennsylvania, with Scottie Scheffler heading the field.
Scheffler is the favorite at +450 on Hard Rock Bet and +480 on FanDuel.
Rory McIlroy is second-favorite at +750 on Hard Rock Bet and +800 on GolfOdds.com.
Cameron Young is listed +1,200, with Jon Rahm +1,300, Xander Schauffele +1,600 and Ludvig Åberg +1,800.
Brandt Snedeker and Sudarshan Yellamaraju earned two tournament spots.

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