History and so much more will be on the line for players at the 2023 PGA Championship this week at Oak Hill Country Club. From attempting to break through for major No. 1 to trying to break the seal of career grand slam winners, those in the field will try their hand at etching their name into golf immortality.
While a three-horse race atop the golf world entered the Masters, the frontrunners have since been whittled down to two: Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler. The last two Masters champions look to add a Wanamaker Trophy to their hardware collection, and in the process, inch one step closer to their own career grand slam aspirations.
Jordan Spieth has been just a PGA Championship away from joining the short list of career grand slam winners ever since his last major victory at the 2017 Open. Arriving with some question marks surrounding his health, Spieth has eyes on accomplishing what Rory McIlroy has been unable to over the past nine years.
Speaking of McIlroy, perhaps a return to Rochester will do the world No. 3 some good. A honorary member at Oak Hill who has found comfort in the area from which his wife hails, McIlroy could be primed to snap a nine-year major drought in what would certainly feel like his first.
Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Tony Finau and Max Homa headline the best players without a major championship, while Justin Thomas and Brooks Koepka have won four of the last six PGA Championships between them. Phil Mickelson makes his first start at the PGA Championship since his historic victory at Kiawah Island in 2021 as other LIV Golf members such as Dustin Johnson aim for their own slice of history.
Below is an all-inclusive rooting guide for the 2023 PGA Championship. Here’s a look at the nine golfers who stand out the most along their odds to win, provided by Caesars Sportsbook.
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