An early look at golfers looking to win the 2022 PGA Championship – Golf News

Whereas it may appear a idiot’s errand for a lot of, there’s little question that it’s extra common than ever to put a wager and attempt to choose a winner for every of the upcoming majors. Subsequently, let’s solid an early eye on the gamers competing within the PGA Championship on Could 16-22 at Southern Hills Nation Membership, Tulsa Oklahoma.

Absolutely not one other Lefty?

Phil ‘Lefty’ Mickelson has modified our notion of what we imagine to be doable within the PGA Championship. Whereas Mickelson may by no means do it once more, there’s little question that these betting on the golf markets are extra open to the opportunity of a long-odds identify being profitable once more. On the time of writing Mickelson sits at 80/1, however punters may be tempted to go for different lengthy photographs resembling Ian Poulter and Bubba Watson at 125/1 and 100/1 respectively.

When an exuberant crowd swarmed the 72nd gap on the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, ecstatic that Phil had reinvented himself to grow to be a significant winner simply in need of his 51st birthday, it actually defied perception. Whereas it made him the oldest major champion ever, it was a once-in-a-lifetime second for a lot of different causes. Mickelson has frequently had the love of golf followers and seems to keep up a reference to the gang that likes to comply with him. He’s merely a participant who conjures up emotion and that 2 strokes victory over Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen will possible nonetheless be on folks’s once they sit up for this yr’s event and are tempted to put a wager on somebody not anticipated to win.

The PGA Championship does are likely to throw up unlikely winners with Collin Morikawa going into Spherical 1 at odds that positioned him outdoors of the highest ten and names resembling Jimmy Walker (2016) and Keegan Bradley (2011) nonetheless remembered as coming from nowhere to ultimately win. One other Tiger Woods victory on the Southern Hills Nation Membership couldn’t presumably occur once more, may it?

Acquainted Faces

For these much less eager on a protracted shot, there are some unbelievable golfers which are thought of extra prone to emerge efficiently from the sector. Jon Rahm is the favorite to win this yr’s PGA Championship and because the world’s No. 1 golfer that is little shock. His U.S. Open victory at Torrey Pines and customarily gorgeous performances all through 2021 makes him the one to observe in Could. Rory McIlroy is a two-time PGA Championship winner and plenty of can be hoping that he ends his main championship drought this yr. Justin Thomas has been regular with excessive finishes and can anticipate a second main championship quickly. Lastly, Collin Morikawa is the younger gun already boasting two majors wins and he’ll conceivably be in competition on the ultimate day.

There’s lots to contemplate when choosing the winner of this yr’s a lot anticipated PGA Championship. Whereas we talked about a few of the elite golfers which are anticipated to win, there stays a sentiment that somebody unexpected will shock us as soon as once more.