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Tales of Turnberry

Published

17 years ago

Jul 13, 2009

GolfWRX

By: JB Audi , GolfWRX.com

If history repeats itself, we are in for an exciting weekend at Turnberry, site of this week’s Open Championship. The three previous winners, Tom Watson, Greg Norman, and Nick Price, were all ranked #1 when they claimed the Claret Jug at the famed Ailsa track. Turnberry has not hosted the Open since 1994 and has had to make alterations to toughen a golf course that had become perfect for guests of the five-star resort but not worthy of “rotation” status for the Open Championship. They claim that this mission has been accomplished by extending the length of several holes and tinkering with the design of others. That being said, we can still expect plenty of birdies down the stretch, assuming the wind allows. Based on history (and recent play) Tiger figures to be in the hunt. The question is, who will join him?

The Veterans

Padraig Harrington – Has there ever been less media attention for a proven player attempting to three-peat as Open Champion? The golf world needs to accept the fact that this guy is nails under pressure and deserves respect for being one the best players in the world.

Tale of the tape: Despite winning Irish PGA event this week he previously missed five cuts in a row. The streak ends.

Kenny Perry – Masters gag may actually help this viable vet if his long, straight driving can lead to red numbers. Being long enough to fly the fairway bunkers at Turnberry is a key factor.

Tale of the Tape: The golf gods do not approve of players that do not commit to crossing the pond on regular basis – no chance.

V.J. Singh – Why hasn’t this guy ever contended for the Claret Jug?

Tale of the tape: Have you ever seen him hit a low stinger? Me neither. Hitting a high ball leads to many “high balls” next to a cozy fire after a long round at the Open Championship.

Jim Furyk – He is in contention at too many majors not to add more wins to his resume.

Tale of the tape: Alley dog will grind his way to leader board on Sunday but lack of birdies will again prevent him from victory.

Henrik Stenson – smooth Swede was money down the stretch at the Players and is due for first major win.

Tale of the tape: Can and will contend.

Geoff Ogilvy – Unflappable Aussie has the game and mental fortitude to add a second major to his list of accomplishments.

Tale of the tape: See below

Young Guns

Paul Casey – Has finally shown that he can close for big tournament victories but has not contended on Sunday in a major to date.

Tale of the tape: Has the ability to go low on any venue and should be in the mix but lack of mental fortitude will keep him from delighting the locals (those that actually like England, that is).

Anthony Kim – Finally making some noise after a slow start due to off-season injuries. Has the game and fearlessness to win.

Tale of the tape: Should be on the board come Sunday if he can avoid the occasional hook off the tee.

Rory McIlroy – A victory for this phenom would be a great way to inject some much-needed excitement to an otherwise dull first half of golf season. Has the game and seems to expect success when he steps between the ropes.

Tale of the tape: Would not be a surprise if he comes away with victory.

Camillo Villegas – Streaky player with enough success to feel comfortable near the lead on Sunday.

Tale of the tape: Can he sink putts when he needs to?

Hunter Mahan – Could have won Open with a few decent bounces. This guy has loads of talent with few weaknesses.

Tale of the tape: Should be in contention.

Tiger is the clear favorite to win his fourth Claret Jug. Turnberry is the most “Americanized” of the Open venues with smooth, well-manicured greens. This will bode well for Tiger as the rest of his game is in good form. Needs to be closer to the lead after two rounds than he has managed in first two majors.

J.B.’s pick – Geoff Ogilvy. Has great variety in his shot making. Can hit it low, high, far, fade, draw, and with touch, if necessary. Also has mental fortitude to “block out” presence of Tiger should they be paired along the way.

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2026 PGA Championship betting odds

Published

1 day ago

May 12, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Scottie Scheffler leads the betting ahead of the second major championship of the year, with the World Number One a +345 favorite to get his hands on a second PGA Championship.

Rory McIlroy who won the Masters back in April is a +800 shot to complete half of the calendar slam at Aronimink Golf Club this week, while Jordan Spieth can be backed at +5900 to become a career grand slam winner.

Here is the full betting board for the 2026 PGA Championship courtesy of DraftKings.

Scottie Scheffler +345 – (Check 0ut his WITB here)

Rory McIlroy +800 – (Check out his WITB here)

Jon Rahm +1300
Cameron Young +1500
Bryson DeChambeau +1700
Xander Schauffele +1850
Matt Fitzpatrick +1950
Ludvig Aberg +2000
Tommy Fleetwood +2600
Collin Morikawa +3500
Brooks Koepka +3900
Justin Rose +4300
Russell Henley +4600
Si Woo Kim +4700
Justin Thomas +4800
Robert MacIntyre +5300
Patrick Cantlay +5300
Viktor Hovland +5400
Tyrrell Hatton +5500
Jordan Spieth +5900
Sam Burns +6000
Hideki Matsuyama +6200
Adam Scott +6400
Rickie Fowler +7000
Chris Gotterup +7400
Patrick Reed +7400
Min Woo Lee +7800
Ben Griffin +8000
Sepp Straka +8400
Shane Lowry +9000
Akshay Bhatia +9200
Maverick McNealy +9200
Joaquin Niemann +9200
Jake Knapp +9200
Jason Day +9600
Kurt Kitayama +10000
J.J. Spaun +10000
Harris English +10500
Nicolai Hojgaard +11000
Gary Woodland +11000
David Puig +11000
Michael Thorbjornsen +12000
Jacob Bridgeman +12000
Keegan Bradley +12500
Corey Conners +14000
Alex Fitzpatrick +15000
Sungjae Im +15500
Sahith Theegala +15500
Harry Hall +15500
Alex Noren +16000
Thomas Detry +16500
Marco Penge +16500
Kristoffer Reitan +17000
Alex Smalley +17000
Wyndham Clark +17500
Sam Stevens +17500
Keith Mitchell +17500
Daniel Berger +18500
Ryan Gerard +20000
Nick Taylor +20000
Rasmus Hojgaard +21000
Dustin Johnson +21000
Pierceson Coody +23000
Aaron Rai +24000
Jordan Smith +24000
Angel Ayora +24000
Bud Cauley +25000
Matt McCarty +26000
Jayden Schaper +26000
Brian Harman +27000
Taylor Pendrith +27000
Ryan Fox +27000
J.T. Poston +27000
Cameron Smith +29000
Ryo Hisatsune +29000
Michael Kim +29000
Max Homa +29000
Denny McCarthy +29000
Tom McKibbin +30000
Rico Hoey +32000
Matt Wallace +32500
Ricky Castillo +33000
Haotong Li +33000
Michael Brennan +34000
Max Greyserman +36000
Stephan Jaeger +37500
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +37500
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +39000
Aldrich Potgieter +40000
Andrew Novak +42000
Patrick Rodgers +42500
Daniel Hillier +42500
Max McGreevy +46000
Billy Horschel +48000
Chris Kirk +48000
Ian Holt +49000
Casey Jarvis +49000
William Mouw +50000
Steven Fisk +50000
John Parry +50000
Nico Echavarria +52500
Garrick Higgo +52500
John Keefer+55000
Matthias Schmid +57500
Austin Smotherman +57500
Sami Valimaki +60000
Andrew Putnam +60000
Lucas Glover +62500
Daniel Brown +62500
Jhonattan Vegas +75000
Emiliano Grillo +80000
Mikael Lindberg +85000
Adrien Saddier +100000
Bernd Wiesberger +100000
Elvis Smylie +110000
Stewart Cink +130000
Kota Kaneko +130000
David Lipsky +150000
Chandler Blanchet +150000
Andy Sullivan +150000
Joe Highsmith +180000
Adam Schenk +200000
Travis Smyth +200000
Davis Riley +225000
Martin Kaymer +400000
Brian Campbell +400000
Padraig Harrington +450000
Kazuki Higa +450000
Jordan Gumberg +450000
Ryan Vermeer +500000
Austin Hurt +500000
Tyler Collet +500000
Timothy Wiseman +500000
Shaun Micheel +500000
Y.E. Yang +500000
Michael Block+500000
Mark Geddes+500000
Luke Donald+500000
Bryce Fisher+500000
Jimmy Walker +500000
Jason Dufner +500000
Jesse Droemer +500000
Jared Jones +500000
Garrett Sapp +500000
Francisco Bide +500000
Zach Haynes +500000
Paul McClure+500000
Derek Berg +500000
Chris Gabriele +500000
Braden Shattuck +500000
Ben Polland +500000
Ben Kern +50000

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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

Published

2 days ago

May 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and its status as a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love — we have noted a relative absence of cheesesteak-themed items thus far this week, but most of the rest of the usual suspects are well represented.

Check out links to all our photos below.