There still isn't a name on the PGA Tour that creates storylines like Tiger Woods. Caesars Sportsbook lists Woods as a 50-1 long shot in the 2022 PGA Championship odds, but he remains the largest liability for the betting industry. Woods is playing in his second PGA tournament since being injured in a car accident last February. He made the cut at the Masters last month, but should he be considered for your 2022 PGA Championship bets? World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is an 11-1 co-favorite with Jon Rahm at the top of the 2022 PGA Championship field. Who are the 2022 PGA Championship contenders you should back starting Thursday? Before locking in your 2022 PGA Championship picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June 2020. In fact, it's up almost $9,000 on its best bets since that point, nailing tournament after tournament.
At the 2022 Masters, McClure's model was all over Scottie Scheffler's first career major championship victory heading into the weekend. The model also nailed Tiger Woods' exact finishing position at Augusta National before the tournament started (47th). In addition, McClure's best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was listed as a massive 40-1 long shot.
This same model has also nailed a whopping eight majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now that the 2022 PGA Championship field is taking shape, SportsLine simulated the event 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected 2022 PGA Championship leaderboard.
Model's top 2022 PGA Championship predictions
One huge shocker the model is calling for at the PGA Championship 2022: Rory McIlroy, a 20-time PGA Tour champion and one of the top favorites, stumbles at Southern Hills and barely cracks the top 10. He is going on eight years without a major win, as his last victory came in the 2014 PGA Championship. McIlroy's title drought at major championships makes his low odds unbackable this week.
He has finished outside the top 30 in his past two appearances at the PGA Championship, including a tie for 49th last year. McIlroy has only placed in the top 10 once in his last seven tries at this event. He ranks near the bottom of the PGA Tour in birdies, so he does not have value at Southern Hills.
The model has also revealed where Tiger Woods will finish in the 2022 PGA Championship. The model has also examined Tiger Woods' chances at the 2022 PGA Championship. Woods will enter the second major of the year confident he can make noise. That's because Woods still holds the course record at Southern Hills. He fired a 63 in the second round of the PGA Championship in 2007, which tied the record for the lowest single-round score at a major championship.
Woods' familiarity with Southern Hills will play a factor in how he performs in just his second start after his horrific car accident. Woods is a long shot to win the PGA Championship 2022, according to oddsmakers, but his success at major championships and extensive knowledge of the course could be major X-factors. The model just locked in its Tiger Woods PGA Championship picks here.
How to make 2022 PGA Championship picks
The model is also targeting three golfers with odds of 20-1 or longer who will make surprising runs. Anyone who backs these long shots could hit it big. You can only see them here.
Who will win the 2022 PGA Championship, which long shots will stun the golfing world, and where will Tiger Woods finish? Check out the latest 2022 PGA Championship odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected PGA Championship 2022 leaderboard, all from the model that has nailed eight golf majors and is up nearly $9,000 since the restart.
2022 PGA Championship odds, field
Scottie Scheffler 11-1
Jon Rahm 11-1
Rory McIlroy 14-1
Justin Thomas 14-1
Collin Morikawa 16-1
Dustin Johnson 18-1
Jordan Spieth 20-1
Cameron Smith 20-1
Patrick Cantlay 20-1
Viktor Hovland 22-1
Xander Schauffele 22-1
Hideki Matsuyama 28-1
Shane Lowry 30-1
Will Zalatoris 30-1
Brooks Koepka 35-1
Joaquin Niemann 35-1
Sam Burns 40-1
Matthew Fitzpatrick 40-1
Daniel Berger 50-1
Corey Conners 50-1
Tony Finau 50-1
Tiger Woods 50-1
Max Homa 55-1
Louis Oosthuizen 60-1
Cameron Young 65-1
Tyrrell Hatton 65-1
Bryson DeChambeau 65-1
Tommy Fleetwood 65-1
Jason Day 65-1
Keegan Bradley 80-1
Adam Scott 80-1
Abraham Ancer 80-1
Billy Horschel 80-1
Gary Woodland 90-1
Patrick Reed 90-1
Jason Kokrak 90-1
Talor Gooch 100-1
Si-Woo Kim 100-1
Justin Rose 100-1
Harold Varner 100-1
Marc Leishman 100-1
Seamus Power 100-1
Russell Henley 100-1
Sergio Garcia 100-1
Webb Simpson 100-1
Thomas Pieters 125-1
Matthew Wolff 125-1
Aaron Wise 125-1
Sebastian Munoz 125-1
Alex Noren 125-1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 125-1
Maverick McNealy 125-1
Cameron Champ 125-1
Rickie Fowler 150-1
Sepp Straka 150-1
Jhonattan Vegas 150-1
Charl Schwartzel 150-1
Bubba Watson 150-1
Davis Riley 150-1
Erik Van Rooyen 150-1
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 150-1
Tom Hoge 150-1
Brian Harman 150-1
Adam Hadwin 150-1
Luke List 150-1
Keith Mitchell 150-1
Matt Kuchar 150-1
Kevin Na 175-1
Mito Pereira
Kevin Kisner
Cameron Davis
Sam Horsfield
Chris Kirk
Russell Knox
Bernd Wiesberger
Joel Dahmen
Robert Macintyre
Ryan Palmer 200-1
Branden Grace 225-1
Lanto Griffin 250-1
Matt Jones 250-1
Cameron Tringale 250-1
Ian Poulter 250-1
Francesco Molinari 250-1
Anirban Lahiri 250-1
Mackenzie Hughes 250-1
Stewart Cink 250-1
Lee Westwood 250-1
Lucas Herbert 250-1
Adri Arnaus 250-1
Ryan Fox 250-1
J.J. Spaun 250-1
Kevin Streelman 250-1
Min Woo Lee 250-1
Nicolai Hojgaard 250-1
Martin Kaymer 300-1
Carlos Ortiz 300-1
Oliver Bekker 300-1
Dean Burmester 300-1
Justin Harding 300-1
Patton Kizzire 300-1
Garrick Higgo 300-1
Henrik Stenson 300-1
Joohyung Kim 300-1
Troy Merritt 300-1
Lucas Glover 300-1
Pablo Larrazabal 300-1
Richard Bland 300-1
Brendan Steele 300-1
Padraig Harrington 350-1
Harry Higgs 350-1
Adam Schenk 350-1
Shaun Norris 350-1
Scott Stallings 350-1
Beau Hossler 350-1
Rikuya Hoshino 350-1
Zach Johnson 350-1
Laurie Canter 350-1
Takumi Kanaya 350-1
Hudson Swafford 400-1
Bio Kim 500-1
Daniel Van Tonder 500-1
Ryosuke Kinoshita 500-1
Chan Kim 500-1
Sadom Kaewkanjana 500-1
Yuki Inamori 500-1
Chad Ramey 500-1
Jason Dufner 500-1
Kramer Hickok 500-1
Jinichiro Kozuma 500-1
Ryan Brehm 750-1
Y.E. Yang 750-1
Alex Cejka 750-1
John Daly 750-1
Wyatt Worthington 1000-1
Shawn Warren 1500-1
Rich Beem 1500-1
Shaun Micheel 1500-1
Ryan Vermeer 1500-1
Colin Inglis 2000-1
Tim Feenstra 200-1
Zac Oakley 2000-1
Matthew Borchert 2000-1
Brandon Bingaman 2000-1
Kyle Mendoza 2000-1
Alex Beach 2000-1
Casey Pyne 2000-1
Austin Hurt 2000-1
Jared Jones 2000-1
Tyler Collet 2000-1
Michael Block 2000-1
Sean McCarty 2000-1
Dylan Newman 2000-1
Nic Ishee 2000-1
Paul Dickinson 2000-1
Jesse Mueller 2000-1
