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2026 PGA at Aronimink: Scheffler Favored, McIlroy Plays, Woods Out

5/14/2026

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Scheffler Leads Betting

The 2026 PGA Championship will be held May 14-17 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Scottie Scheffler leads the betting market, priced at 17¢ on Polymarket and given a 17.7% win chance by Dimers.
Rory McIlroy will play after taping a blister on his right little toe and using a larger shoe.
Tiger Woods is absent, staying on hiatus after his February DUI arrest.

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Scheffler Picks Dinner

Scottie Scheffler, the defending champion, selected chicken parmigiana and gelato for the PGA Champions dinner.
The chicken parmigiana will be prepared with locally raised, high-quality chicken, according to Executive Chef John Ferguson.
Scheffler’s menu choice reflects his New Jersey upbringing and his mother Diane’s Italian-American heritage.
2024 champion Xander Schauffele admitted he cannot recall his own menu, saying he is still new to the Champions dinner tradition.

History

Historical Context

On August 12-15 1999, the 81st PGA Championship debuted at Medinah Country Club, where 23-year-old Tiger Woods captured his first PGA title by one stroke over 19-year-old Sergio García, earning $630,000. The win marked the start of Woods’ back-to-back PGA victories and reinforced the tournament’s expanding purse and 156-player field that later shaped modern major-event economics.

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Scheffler Leads Betting

The 2026 PGA Championship will be held May 14-17 at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
Scottie Scheffler leads the betting market, priced at 17¢ on Polymarket and given a 17.7% win chance by Dimers.
Rory McIlroy will play after taping a blister on his right little toe and using a larger shoe.
Tiger Woods is absent, staying on hiatus after his February DUI arrest.

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