PGA Championship Betting 2025: Who will win at Quail Hollow?

The PGA Championship is headed to Quail Hollow Golf Club in North Carolina in 2025, a golf course many players in the world will be familiar with.

Quail Hollow has been the long-term host venue of the Wells Fargo Championship on the PGA Tour and the Charlotte track also hosted the PGA Championship in 2017 when Justin Thomas won his first major title.

Xander Schauffele finally opened his major account in 2024 by winning this tournament at Valhalla, overcoming Bryson DeChambeau in what was a memorable battle between the American pair.

As with most major championships, all eyes will be on Rory McIlroy but they will be glaring ever more intensely in 2025 given he has won the Wells Fargo Championship at this venue four times in his illustrious career.

Now that he has won the Masters and unleashed the major shackles that were around his neck for 11 years, he will be expected to go well at Quail again.

The second major of the year promises to be an exciting one with LIV Golfers such as DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith flying the flag for the Saudi-funded circuit.

Let’s get stuck into who I think is most likely to win the PGA Championship, hopefully with some value in our PGA Championship betting 2025 column.

PGA Championship betting 2025

Venue: Quail Hollow, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Date: May 15-18, 2025
Course stats: Par 71, 7,600 yards
Defending champion: Xander Schuaffle (-21)

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Scottie Scheffler @ 9/2

Updated price: 5/1

I might be a bore, but I can’t see past Scottie Scheffler. Reason one is that this golf course is a longstanding PGA Tour host venue. Which player has dominated that tour and won the most events in the last two years? This guy.

Given his record in 2024 when he won nine times across all formats, including the Olympics and the Hero World Challenge, he is a statistical machine. His approach play and strokes gained off the tee are reaching generational standards. His putting woes are baffling considering his win rate. He was remarkably ranked 77th in strokes gained in putting in 2024.

There is every chance he would’ve won the PGA Championship in 2024 had he not had the distraction of being arrested on the morning of the second round. He still shot a 66 and then he shot a 73 in the third round when his regular caddie Ted Scott wasn’t on the bag. He still came tied for eighth.

As well as winning nine times last year, he came tied for second at the Charles Schwab and tied for third in Phoenix. It could’ve been a season even Tiger Woods couldn’t relate to. This golf course surely won’t present variables that Scheffler hasn’t seen before.

He never played in the Wells Fargo at Quail Hollow, only at the Presidents Cup which the Americans won in 2022. This might be the only downside to his otherwise bombproof record.

In 2025, Scheffler has come tied for second at the Texas Children’s Houston Open, tied for third at the Genesis Invitational and won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch by eight shots, levelling the PGA Tour record of 253, which is the lowest cumulative winning score.

Ludvig Aberg @ 16/1

Updated price: 25/1

It is hard not to think of players who will suit this particular golf course as we are so familiar with it. Ludvig Aberg hasn’t played Quail Hollow yet, but his towering irons and drivers will surely suit the lush, green ballpark of North Carolina.

Like Scheffler, there are margins for improvement with Aberg’s putting but he was still ranked 29th in strokes gained in this department in 2024. He was 117th in driving distance, however. Aberg made a super start to his major career in 2024 by coming outright second at the Masters and tied for 12th at the US Open at Pinehurst.

He was also second at Pebble Beach, so it was only a matter of time until he won again at the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines in 2025.

He’s statistically great from tee to green, and like Scheffler again, he hits a lot of greens. Aberg can give himself plenty of opportunities for birdies at Quail Hollow. He was in contention until the very end at Augusta National in 2025, so he could be set up break his major duck.

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Cameron Young @ 40/1

Updated price: 250/1

Heading into 2025, Cameron Young was allergic to winning. He recorded seven runner-up finishes on the PGA Tour, including coming outright second to Cameron Smith at the 2022 Open Championship at St Andrews.

He made six top-10s on the PGA Tour in 2024 including another runner-up finish at the Valspar Championship. He was 25th in total strokes gained off the tee last season, and his putting has started solidly in 2025.

His recent record in the majors has been solid too. He came tied for ninth at the 2024 Masters, tied for third at the 2022 PGA Championship and as well as that star performance at the home of golf, he also came tied for eighth at the 2023 Open.

He hasn’t changed the world when he’s played at the Wells Fargo Championship, but he has drifted out to an incredible price that cannot be ignored. A tied-for-seventh finish at the Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club was also a promising sign of life in the week before the event.

Russell Henley @ 80/1

Updated price: 85/1

Russell Henley will be 36 when the PGA Championship comes around. He is vastly experienced and has knocked on the major door a few times in recent years. He came fifth at the 2024 Open, tied for seventh at the US Open and tied for fourth at the 2023 Masters.

He came 10th at the last Wells Fargo Championship, so he has no problem with playing at Quail Hollow. He was 15th in total strokes gained on the PGA Tour in 2024, but his driving did let him down for the majority of the season.

He was ninth in driving accuracy, but it is perhaps his length that holds him back from being a serial winner. He also has a good short game as he was ranked 21st in strokes gained around the green in 2024.

There is plenty of value in Henley’s lofty price. He made his Presidents Cup debut in 2024, so he might be peaking in his mid-30s and trending towards a major win that looks on the cards given his recent form in golf’s biggest events. He also won the Arnold Palmer Invitational earlier this season, so he is no stranger to the winner’s circle.

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Austin Eckroat @ 125/1

Updated price: 500/1

Austin Eckroat went under the radar on the PGA Tour in 2024, winning both at the Cognizant Classic and the World Wide Technology Championship. It isn’t easy to win more than once on the PGA Tour in the same season, so there is lots of potential still to be unlocked.

Eckroat has only played in six major championships heading into the 2025 season, but he came tied for 10th on his US Open debut in 2023 and tied for 18th on his PGA Championship debut in 2024. So he hasn’t struggled at the top level in his limited experience.

Statistically, he is sound from tee to green. He was ranked eighth in total driving in 2024 on the PGA Tour, but he was ranked 129th in strokes gained in putting, so this is the side of his game that might be stopping him from winning a lot more on tour.

Don’t go steaming in at 125/1, but for a multi-tour winner in 2024 and some good major form in limited starts, there is value in Eckroat.

PGA Championship Betting Odds

Rory McIlroy 5/1

Scottie Scheffler 5/1

Bryson DeChambeau 12/1

Justin Thomas 20/1

Collin Morikawa 22/1

Jon Rahm 22/1

Ludvig Aberg 25/1

Xander Schuaffele 25/1

Joaquin Niemann 35/1

Tommy Fleetwood 40/1

Hideki Matsuyama 40/1

Patrick Cantlay 40/1

Brooks Koepka 50/1

Shane Lowry 50/1

Viktor Hovland 55/1

Jordan Spieth 60/1

Tyrrell Hatton 60/1

Sepp Straka 66/1

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