10 PGA Championship Favorites to Watch at Bellerive

Here are 10 favorites to watch this week in the PGA Championship at Bellerive.

Odds via BetDSI Sportsbook: +900
Best Finish: T5 in 2010 at Whistling Straits
Finish in 2017: T13
2018 Wins/Top Finishes:Win – Tournament of Champions, Win – FedEx St. Jude Classic, Win – RBC Canadian Open

Dustin Johnson is still the number one golfer in the world after winning recently at the RBC Canadian Open. This course sets up really well for DJ. He can bomb it out there and then hit his wedges in close to the pin on these soft greens.

Odds via BetDSI Sportsbook: +1300
Best Finish: Win in 2017 at Quail Hollow
Finish in 2017: 1st
2018 Wins/Top Finishes: Win – CJ Cup, Win – Honda Classic, Win – WGC-Bridgestone

Justin Thomas won the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow and is coming off of his first WGC win at the Bridgestone Invitational. Thomas is obviously playing well as of late, and the conditions suit him just as well as they do DJ.

Odds via BetDSI Sportsbook: +1300
Best Finish: Win in 2012 at Kiawah Island, Win 2014 at Valhalla
Finish in 2017: T22
2018 Wins/Top Finishes: Win – Arnold Palmer Invitational, T2 – Open Championship, T6 – WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Rory McIlroy is coming off of two solid performances and appears to be rounding into form once again. After his T2 at the Open, he followed that up with a T6 at the WGC-Bridgestone, and while it wasn’t a win like he’d hoped, it shows that his game is solid now.

Odds via BetDSI Sportsbook: +1800
Best Finish: Win in 2015 at Whistling Straits
Finish in 2017: T9
2018 Wins/Top Finishes: Win – Farmers Insurance Open, T2 – Pebble Beach AT&T Pro Am, Win – Wells Fargo Championship,

While Jason Day seems like a bit of a long-shot, just like the three listed ahead of him, the course suits his game. Long drives and soft greens will lead to scoring and if Day has his putter working he will be a formidable force.

Odds via BetDSI Sportsbook: +2000
Best Finish: T2 in 2015 at Whistling Straits
Finish in 2017: T28
2018 Wins/Top Finishes: T3 – Houston Open, 3 – Masters

Jordan Spieth is still in search of the career grand slam and this could be his week. With massive greens to work with at Bellerive, Spieth will have plenty of opportunities to showcase his short game.

Odds via BetDSI Sportsbook: +2000
Best Finish: T4 in 2016 at Baltusrol
Finish in 2017: T13
2018 Wins/Top Finishes: 2 – Fort Worth Invitational, Win – U.S. Open, 5 – WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Brooks proved that he isn’t just a one-hit wonder after he won his second U.S. Open on a totally different style course than the first. His win at Shinnecock showed everyone that he is a much more complete golfer than many thought. He’s got the game, but can he hold it together? His best performance in a PGA Championship came in 2016 at Baltusrol.

Odds via BetDSI Sportsbook: +2100
Best Finish: T3 in 2012 at Kiawa Island
Finish in 2017:  MC
2018 Wins/Top Finishes: Win – WGC-HSBC Champions, 3 – Arnold Palmer Invitational, Win – Fort Worth Invitational, T2 – The Open Championship

Justin Rose has had a phenomenal year, but he had to pull out of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with back spasms, which doesn’t bode well for him entering this week. He’s a bit of a risky pick, but he’s still got all of the tools to win a second major championship.

Odds via BetDSI Sportsbook: +2100
Best Finish: T3 in 2014 at Valhalla
Finish in 2017: T5
2018 Wins/Top Finishes: 2 – OHL Classic at Mayakoba, T4 – Tournament of Champions, 2 – Masters

Here we go again. Just like with Sergio Garcia, every time a major championship rolls around the questions regarding whether or not Rickie can win the big one will come up. Fowler almost pulled off a win earlier this year at the Masters, but came up just short of Patrick Reed. It was the third time that he has finished runner-up in a major championship. There’s a lot that could go right this week for Rickie, but he’ll have to keep pace with the big boys in the top 10 who have already proven that they can win on the big stage.

Odds via BetDSI Sportsbook: +2500
Best Finish: Win in 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
Finish in 2017: DNP
2018 Wins/Top Finishes: T2 – Valspar Championship, T5 – Arnold Palmer Invitational, T4 – Quicken Loans National, T6 – Open Championship

Tiger Woods showed everyone during the Open Championship that this comeback is for real. Woods led entering the back nine on Sunday but couldn’t hold onto the lead. That has been his issue all season. Once he gets near the top of the leaderboard, he falters coming down the homestretch.

Odds via BetDSI Sportsbook: +2500
Best Finish: T61 in 2017 at Quail Hollow
Finish in 2017: T61
2018 Wins/Top Finishes: 4 – The Honda Classic, T4 – Zurich Classic, 2 – U.S. Open

Tommy Fleetwood is going to win a major championship at some point in his career. The guy is just too good. He put on a show on Sunday at the U.S. Open and although he hasn’t won on the PGA Tour this season, he has plenty of top 10 finishes to his name.