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The PGA Tour is ready to embrace betting on golf

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8 years ago

Apr 12, 2018

If the Supreme Court overturns a federal ban on sports betting, the PGA Tour is prepared to support golf-related betting, according to a report from Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard.

The PGA Tour has talked with both the NBA and MLB about types of betting that don’t undermine the integrity of competition (such as bets on negative outcomes–missing a fairway, etc).

“It’s important that the types of bets and the types of markets that are created around our competitions are ones that don’t increase the risk of corruption,” said Andy Levinson, the PGA Tour’s senior vice president of tournament administration. “By having some say in the types of bets that are offered we feel we can mitigate the risk that can be posed.”

Levinson also called attention to the PGA Tour’s development of an integrity policy that makes clear to players “the potential for corruption that might exist.”

The Tour is also keen to have its own proprietary statistics used for any wagering, so that no discrepancies in accuracy arise.

Interestingly, expanding on the Tour’s rationale for wading into the waters of sports betting, PGA Tour commissioner, Jay Monahan, had this to say (per USA TODAY)

“You have keep in mind that betting is happening right now, with illegal black markets and offshore betting, and we don’t have any exposure to what is happening. If it’s legalized and regulated, you get to a point where you can better ensure the integrity of your competitions. You can provide adequate protection for consumers, which doesn’t exist today. There are commercial opportunities for us, which is one of the things we’re here to do, which is to create and maximize playing and financial opportunities for our players.”

Currently, four states are exempt from the federal ban on sports betting: Nevada, Oregon, Delaware, and Montana.

The Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision before its July recess.

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Ben Alberstadt is the Editor-in-Chief at GolfWRX, where he’s led editorial direction and gear coverage since 2018. He first joined the site as a freelance writer in 2012 after years spent working in pro shops and bag rooms at both public and private golf courses, experiences that laid the foundation for his deep knowledge of equipment and all facets of this maddening game. Based in Philadelphia, Ben’s byline has also appeared on PGATour.com, Bleacher Report...and across numerous PGA DFS and fantasy golf platforms. Off the course, Ben is a committed cat rescuer and, of course, a passionate Philadelphia sports fan. Follow him on Instagram @benalberstadt.

10 Comments

thefutureisTRON

Apr 13, 2018 at 1:43 pm

So, can we have Pokerstars back now? If we’re going to allow degenerate sports betting, why not a skill game like online poker?

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Cornwall1888

Apr 13, 2018 at 5:39 am

Been betting on golf here forever in the uk, thought America was land of the free?

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- TheCityGame
  
  Apr 13, 2018 at 11:24 am
  
  That’s just a marketing slogan, not an ethos.
  
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- Birdswing Golfer
  
  Apr 15, 2018 at 7:53 am
  
  In reality you don’t want this Golf is the hardest sport to bet on 120+ players each week 90% more than capable of winning too!
  
  Great when you get a winner mind!
  
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Justgolf

Apr 13, 2018 at 4:07 am

As a decent society we should ban any betting, guns and all advertising. Who needs this senseless stuff anyway?

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youraway

Apr 12, 2018 at 7:52 pm

Pitiful – but if it’s legal how is it any business of the PGA Tour?

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OG

Apr 12, 2018 at 3:49 pm

“… risk of corruption …” ???!!!!! The pros have already corrupted themselves with the OEMs and overpriced clubs. Look at PXG… 😎

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- thefutureisTRON
  
  Apr 13, 2018 at 1:30 pm
  
  Well, Parsons has to do something for money. His GoDaddy site has no future with the direction technology and the internet is headed. GoDaddy will literally have no reason to exist in a few years. I suspect this is the real reason the guy got into the golf business. He needed something else because he knows GoDaddy has a bleak future.
  
  Look into companies like Tron to see what I’m talking about. Tron will put GoDaddy out of business soon. Forget about the fact that I own 25,000 of their TRX coins. LOL. It’s actually true.
  
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Better Than Most

Apr 12, 2018 at 11:18 am

Just allow betting on caddy races. That’s all anyone really wants.

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2putttom

Apr 12, 2018 at 11:06 am

well now..I won’t have to look over my shoulder anymore

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2026 PGA Championship betting odds

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2 days 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
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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
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Photos from the 2026 PGA Championship

Published

2 days ago

May 11, 2026

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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.