Russell Henley won the Charles Schwab Challenge to claim his sixth PGA Tour title in dramatic circumstances at Colonial Country Club.

The American birdied his last three holes in regulation to force a playoff with long-time leader Eric Cole, before another birdie on the first extra hole handed him the title.

Cole began the day with a one-shot lead on 12 under, with Henley three back and several others in contention, including defending champion Ben Griffin.

The opening holes of Cole’s round didn’t really hint at the drama to come, with the American, who was looking for his maiden PGA Tour win, extending his lead to two as he headed to the ninth.

However, his challenge threatened to unravel when he found the water, an error that led to a double-bogey and allowed Michael Brennan to draw level at 11 under.

To Cole’s credit, he didn’t let it consume him and followed up with a par at the 10th to settle any nerves. It soon got better for Cole when his outright lead was restored when Brennan bogeyed the 11th.

Brennan wasn’t done there, though, and briefly drew level again with a birdie at the 12th before Cole swiftly reestablished his one-shot advantage at the 11th.

Soon, another name was in the mix, Griffin, who birdied the 17th to move one back of Cole on 11 under before heading back to the clubhouse as an interested observer to see if Cole would falter to allow him back in.

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Following a frenetic spell, events settled down, with the likes of JJ Spaun, Mac Meissner, Alex Smalley, Gary Woodland and Brennan all still in contention as they headed down the stretch.

Until that point, Henley hadn’t really forced his way into serious contention, but that began to change when a birdie at the 16th took him within two.

That became one when he made a long birdie putt at the 17th, although Cole soon had a chance to gain a two-shot cushion at the same hole, only for his 10-footer to stay out.

With Cole on the fairway at the 18th, Henley made it three consecutive birdies to draw level, and the pressure was on Cole to make his first birdie since the 11th.

His approach at the par-4 landed on the green before spinning onto the fringe, and when he couldn’t convert from there, he finished with a par and into a playoff.

Even then, it looked like it could still be Cole’s day when his tee shot at 18 took an almighty kick off the left rough and bounced onto the fairway, which Henley had found moments earlier.

However, it was Henley who seized the initiative with his approach, getting within five feet of the pin before Cole stopped 13 feet away.

After Cole failed to convert his birdie attempt, he completed his par to hand Henley his chance.

Given what Henley had achieved in the previous three holes, there was an air of inevitability about the outcome.

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So it proved, as he rolled in his birdie putt to claim his first title since he mounted a similar late charge to beat Collin Morikawa at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

That left 2023 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Cole contemplating another appearance without a title and his second defeat in a playoff after suffering a similar fate at the hands of Chris Kirk at the 2023 Honda Classic.

Following the win, Henley admitted there had been a battle, but that it was immensely satisfying.

He said: “I think the longer you play this game, the more you want, you want more success, and I feel like I’ve just worked harder and harder, and I feel like I’ve been a little off just mentally this year, really.

“Just feel like I just fought really hard through the end, so it just felt really good to see an awesome result.”

Charles Schwab Challenge Leaderboard

1st -12 Russell Henley (won playoff)
2nd -12 Eric Cole
T3 -11 Ben Griffin
T3 -11 Mac Meissner
T3 -11 Gary Woodland
T3 -10 Michael Brennan
T3 -10 Nico Echavarria
T3 -10 JJ Spaun
T10 -9 Steven Fisk
T10 -9 Mackenie Hughes
T10 -9 Ryan Gerard

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Wyndham Clark, the 2023 US Open champion, fired a stunning 11-under par 60 in Sunday’s final round to win the PGA Tour CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament.

The 32-year-old American, who made only two bogeys all week, snapped a two-year win drought for his fourth career PGA title and first since 2024 at Pebble Beach.

“There were definitely times I was concerned about it,” Clark said of his win drought. “The one good thing is I saw some momentum in the fall (autumn) working with my swing coach and this whole year I’ve been playing good golf.

“I just haven’t had the results so people haven’t maybe seen that it has been good and it’s nice to have it all come together this week.”

Clark made nine birdies and an eagle without a bogey to finish 72 holes on 30-under 254 at TPC Craig Ranch in suburban Dallas.

That was enough to defeat South Korea’s Kim Si-woo by three strokes after a closing 65 with top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler in third on 259 after a bogey-free 65.

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Clark had the lowest final round by a PGA Tour winner this year by four shots and became only the fifth PGA player since 1983 to shoot 28 on the back nine on Sunday on his way to victory.

It was also a measure of redemption for Clark, who last year smashed a locker at Oakmont after missing the cut in the US Open.

He was forced to take anger management therapy, pay for the damages and contribute to a club-picked charity to avoid being banned from the site of the 2033 US Open.

“What happened last year at Oakmont wasn’t the greatest thing,” Clark said.

“The greatest thing about having a downfall like that is the comeback and today feels really special after having a really tough year and grinding it out.”

Clark said that his confidence levels were “definitely getting back to where they were” after birdies on four of the first six holes and playing the last eight holes in seven-under to overtake Kim, who began the day with a two-stroke lead.

The 30-year-old from Seoul, seeking his first victory since the 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii, made 33 birdies for the week but could not overcome Clark’s birdie onslaught.

Clark sank a 21-foot putt at the second hole and a 15-footer at the sixth, before his sensational finish.

Clark reached the green in two at the par-five 12th and holed a 15-foot eagle putt, added a birdie putt from just inside 45 feet at the par-three 15th, rolled in a 12-footer for birdie at the par-three 17th, and another from inside three feet at 18.

Kim birdied four of the first seven holes before a three-putt bogey at the eighth.

He then reeled off three birdies in four holes starting with a 16-foot putt at 11 but still could not match Clark.

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Brooks Koepka is still carrying memories of a missed opportunity at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson as he prepares for another run at the event this week.

Koepka lost the tournament in a playoff to Sergio Garcia in 2016, when it was played at TPC Four Seasons in Irving, Texas. The defeat came on the first playoff hole after Koepka sent his tee shot into the water, allowing Garcia to win with par.

“I still think about that from time to time. I feel like that was a very, very good chance of winning. I felt like I should have won,” Koepka told reporters on Wednesday at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, the tournament’s current venue.

“I know I was young. Sometimes that can kind of play into your advantage of not really knowing the situation as well where but also can be a disadvantage when you can put yourself in that many situations where you know how to handle yourself.”

Koepka had gone into the final round that year with a two-shot lead over Jordan Spieth and said the loss remains one he would like to revisit.

“Yeah, I played well that week. It was a great week. I actually love that golf course,” Koepka said. “I think that golf course was fantastic, some good history around there. Yeah, I would like to have that tee shot in the playoff back.”

The five-time major champion, who returned from LIV Golf this year, enters the week ranked No. 111 in the world. Koepka previously spent 47 weeks as world No. 1 during the height of his PGA Tour career.

His recent form has been mixed. Koepka finished T55 at last week’s PGA Championship after placing T12 at the Masters last month. His best result of the season so far was a T9 finish at the Cognizant Classic.

This week, Koepka will play the first two rounds alongside defending champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, as well as Si Woo Kim.

“Both of those guys living in Dallas and obviously Scottie being the best player in the world, you expect a lot of fans and a lot of people out here cheering for him. It will be fun. It will be exciting and I guess a good measuring stick to figure out where I’m at,” Koepka said.

“Obviously Si Woo is playing pretty good and very talented. It will be a lot of fun. I’m excited about it, and we’ll see how things shake out.”

“If I get the chance to tee it up, I want to play.” Brooks Koepka is embracing the grind and ready to tee it up for his fourth straight week at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Koepka also said he has changed putters this week as he looks to improve on the greens.

“Just going back to basics, I think is a huge thing, trying to make sure you’re lined up, your grip is correct, your putter is aimed where you think it’s aimed. Just little different things,” he said.

Koepka won five titles during his time with LIV Golf but is still looking for his first PGA Tour win since the 2023 PGA Championship. His last regular PGA Tour victory came at the Phoenix Open in February 2021.

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Aaron Rai and his wife, Gaurika Bishnoi Rai, share more than a marriage. They also share a deep connection to golf.

The couple first met at the 2018 Hero Indian Open and later married in July 2025. Gaurika, like Aaron, is a professional golfer, making their relationship one built around both love and the sport they know best.

Aaron won the 2026 PGA Championship, earning a multi-million dollar purse and one of the biggest victories of his career. After the win, he credited Gaurika as a major part of his success.

“I’m not exaggerating when I say that I wouldn’t be here without her,” Aaron said during a press conference. “Both as a companion, as a friend, as someone I’m sharing my life with, but also as a real support system for my game.”

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Gaurika has built an impressive golf career of her own. According to GOLF Magazine, she plays on the Ladies European Tour and has won eight times in India.

Aaron also revealed that the couple often practices together, and he admitted that Gaurika regularly gets the better of him.

“Honestly, she beats me more times than I beat her,” he said. “When we have putting contests, chipping contests, we do some wedge games on TrackMan. I do well to keep up with her. She really is that good.”

Their partnership extends beyond practice sessions. Gaurika caddied for Aaron at the Masters Tournament in both 2025 and 2026. Aaron returned the favor in October 2025, carrying her bag during the Ladies European Tour.

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Their love story began in an unexpected way at the 2018 Hero Indian Open. According to Golfweek, Gaurika was following Aaron’s group because her brother was volunteering with them. During the event, she struck up a conversation with Aaron’s mother, Dalvir Shukla, who told her, “I want you to meet my son.”

Years later, Aaron and Gaurika married on July 22, 2025, at Hedsor House in Buckinghamshire, England. Gaurika shared photos from the celebration on Instagram, writing, “Grateful beyond words for the love that surrounds us. The day was everything Aaron and I could’ve dreamed of.”

Following his PGA Championship victory, Aaron praised Gaurika again, calling her an “incredible” support system. He said her experience as a professional golfer gives her insight that has helped him both technically and mentally.

Her advice, he explained, has shaped everything from his technique to the way he carries himself on the course.

“I really wouldn’t be here without her,” Aaron said.

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Aaron Rai produced a stunning final-round charge Sunday to win the PGA Championship, becoming the first English-born player in more than a century to lift the Wanamaker Trophy.

Rai, once a boy who dreamed of becoming a Formula 1 driver before choosing golf, began the decisive stretch three shots off the lead at Aronimink Golf Club. But the 31-year-old delivered one brilliant moment after another, closing with a 5-under 65 to finish at 9-under 271.

“To be here is outside my wildest imagination,” Rai said.

His round turned on the par-5 ninth, where he holed a 40-foot eagle putt during a run of seven straight one-putt greens. That surge carried him into contention, and he never looked back. On the 17th, with rivals still hoping for a late mistake, Rai rolled in a birdie putt from about 70 feet to seal the victory.

Rai won by three shots over 54-hole leader Alex Smalley and Jon Rahm. He became the first player from England to win the PGA Championship since Jim Barnes in 1919. He also joined two-time PGA champion Vijay Singh as one of the major winners of Indian heritage.

The final round began with a crowded leaderboard, as 22 players were within four shots of the lead, a PGA Championship record. Major champions, including Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Cameron Smith, and Justin Rose, were all in position at different stages, but none could match Rai’s closing brilliance.

McIlroy shot 69 but struggled on key scoring holes, playing the par 5s in even par for the week. Rahm posted a 68 but was slowed by two front-nine bogeys. Smalley lost the lead after a double bogey on the sixth before birdieing the 18th for a 70.

Justin Thomas briefly threatened after a closing 65, finishing at 5-under 275 alongside Ludvig Åberg and Matti Schmid. Smith, McIlroy, and Schauffele finished another shot behind.

Rai, known for his humility, two gloves, and iron head covers, is widely respected by fellow players. “You won’t find one person on the property who’s not happy for him,” McIlroy said.

“Super pumped for him and his team,” Schauffele said. “All-world gentleman, no doubt.”

Rahm praised Rai’s character and performance. “Anybody that uses head covers in his irons because he coveted his irons when he was a kid so much that he wanted to respect the equipment and to still do it? Yeah, it shows a lot about a person,” Rahm said. “What he did today is nothing short of special.”

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Rai’s victory brings a five-year PGA Tour exemption and entry into the Masters, U.S. Open, and British Open. He can also play the PGA Championship for life.

“Golf is an amazing game,” Rai said. “It teaches you so many things, and it teaches you so much humility and discipline and absolute hard work because nothing is ever given in this game.”

Nothing was given to Rai at Aronimink. He simply outplayed one of golf’s strongest fields.

South Africa’s Garrick Higgo began his PGA Championship with an unexpected two-stroke penalty after arriving late for his opening-round tee time, the PGA of America announced.

Higgo was scheduled to tee off at 7:18 a.m. alongside Michael Brennan and Shaun Micheel. Although he was on the putting green shortly before his start, he was not “within the area defined as the starting point at his starting time,” according to the ruling. BBC’s broadcast reported that Higgo arrived at the tee at 7:19 a.m., one minute after his official start time.

Under Rule 5.3 in the Rules of Golf, a player who arrives no more than five minutes late to the starting point receives a two-stroke penalty. If a player arrives more than five minutes late, they are subject to disqualification.

The penalty meant Higgo began his round with a double bogey on the first hole before hitting a shot. However, the two-time PGA TOUR winner responded impressively. He made birdies at Nos. 3 and 9 to get back to even par and later completed his round with a 1-under 69, despite the added penalty.

“I was trying to stay as warm as possible,” Higgo said. “It wasn’t a surprise. I was late. My caddie was yelling at me to get to the tee.”

Higgo, who is making his fourth career appearance at the PGA Championship, is still seeking his first top-40 finish in a major championship. His strong response after the penalty kept him in a competitive position, even after the unusual start.

Following the round, ESPN showed Higgo inside the scoring area speaking with multiple officials before signing his card. While the broadcast did not include audio from the scoring tent, Higgo appeared to be involved in an animated discussion as officials reviewed the circumstances around the penalty.

“I was just trying to get evidence. I feel like any of you would have done the same,” Higgo said. “I was there on time, but the rule is, if you’re one second late, you’re late. So if you think about it, I was there on time, if you know what I mean.”

Higgo said his pre-round routine had not changed, but admitted he may have been too relaxed before the early-morning tee time.

“If you know me, then you know I am very casual and laid back … I don’t want to be there 10 minutes early. I know that five minutes is fine. I thought I had time.”

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Before last year’s PGA Championship, which saw Scottie Scheffler steamroll the field to win by five shots, the May version of this championship had produced tight affairs. Since the move in 2019, every PGA Championship has had a winning margin of two strokes or less, with Justin Thomas winning in a playoff at Southern Hills and Xander Schauffele making a tournament-sealing birdie on the 72nd hole at Valhalla, representing the smallest margin between winners and, well, the losers.

While some aesthetics of this championship may not live up to the standards of the others, what cannot be denied is how close the PGA Championship has been in recent years. And with this tightness comes the necessity to split hairs amongst the competitors vying to raise the Wanamaker Trophy by week’s end.

The golf world has both contracted and expanded in the early stages of the 2026 season. While the same name who occupies the top of every odds board occupies it this week, those immediately looking up at him seem to have inched closer. As for those who are looking up at the immediate chasing pack, however, that distance seems as far as ever.

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Patrick Reed mentioned at the Masters that he believed there were roughly 10 players who could slip on the green jacket at Augusta National. He was probably right, but he did not know that he might have been speaking about all the major championships in 2026, including this one at Aronimink Golf Club.

Let’s get into the top 50 players in this week’s PGA Championship, held just outside Philadelphia.

• Rory McIlroy
• Scottie Scheffler
• Cameron Young
• Xander Schauffele
• Matt Fitzpatrick
• Tommy Fleetwood
• Jon Rahm
• Bryson DeChambeau
• Collin Morikawa
• Ludvig Äberg
• Russell Henley
• Justin Thomas
• Chris Gotterup
• Justin Rose
• Sam Burns
• Sepp Straka
• Patrick Reed
• Hideki Matsuyama
• Robert MacIntyre
• Si Woo Kim
• Adam Scott
• Harris English
• Patrick Cantlay
• Tyrrell Hatton
• Jordan Spieth

• J.J. Spaun
• Akshay Bhatia
• Shane Lowry
• Viktor Hovland
• Rickie Fowler
• Brooks Koepka
• Keegan Bradley
• Ben Griffin
• Aaron Rai
• Kristoffer Reitan
• Nicolai Høgaard
• Kurt Kitayama
• Matt McCarty
• Sungjae Im
• Gary Woodland
• Max Homa
• Maverick McNealy
• Corey Conners
• Jacob Bridgeman
• Min Woo Lee
• Brian Harman
• Daniel Berger
• Nick Taylor
• Taylor Pendrith
• Alex Noren

Players who just missed out: Matt McCarty, Hideki Matsuyama, Viktor Hovland, Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee, Gary Woodland, Nicolai Højgaard, Alex Smalley

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Only six men in golf history have completed the career Grand Slam. Rory McIlroy was the most recent player to join that exclusive group after winning the 2025 Masters.

Jordan Spieth will have a chance to become the seventh this week at Aronimink, where a victory in the PGA Championship would complete one of golf’s rarest achievements.

The storyline is obvious, especially for those who have followed Spieth’s career closely. But the 32-year-old says he is not letting the weight of history affect his preparation.

“As the career Grand Slam, this tournament’s always highlighted,” Spieth said on Monday. “If I could win one more tournament in my life, it would obviously be this one for that reason. But the easiest way to do that is to not try to, in a weird way, you know. Just go out and get ready for the first hole, get a good game plan in and attack it the way it needs to be attacked.”

Spieth won three legs of the Grand Slam early in his career, claiming the Masters and U.S. Open in 2015 before adding the Open Championship in 2017. He came closest to winning the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in 2015, finishing solo second, three shots behind Jason Day.

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Since then, the PGA Championship has proved difficult for the 13-time PGA Tour winner. His only top-10 finish in the event since Whistling Straits came in 2019, when he tied for third at Bethpage Black.

Still, Spieth believes his game is trending in the right direction.

“My game has been getting better and better,” he said. “It’s plenty good to have a chance to win. It’s about working my way into contention. I was able to do that a couple weeks ago [T18 at the Cadillac Championship].”

Spieth has recorded six top-25 finishes this season but is still looking for his first victory since the 2022 RBC Heritage. He said the challenge has been bringing every part of his game together in the same week.

“It’s a whack-a-mole situation because I have had weeks where I’m leading in putting, weeks where I’ve leading in driving, weeks where I am leading in ball-striking, and then I just haven’t been able to kind of put them all together, at least have — haven’t had — you know, been able to lean on something on an off-day and not have, you know, something be a negative strokes that throws me out of a chance on any of those categories, right,” he said.

Rather than dwell on the inconsistency, Spieth is choosing to see the upside.

“The good news is within this season I’ve been able to lead in each [category], so I should be confident that I have at least each part of the game as a weapon,” he said.

“It’s just focusing on the right things, putting it together, limiting the mistakes, and then when something feels a little bit off, managing to be able to shoot a couple under par versus a couple over par.”

A win this week would place Spieth in one of golf’s most exclusive clubs.

“It would be amazing, right, because it’s just a very, very short list in history,” he said. “But obviously with having won the other three, that’s the one that everyone focuses on,” Spieth added. “But when I’m out here, and certainly when I get out on the golf course, I’ve been in contention a couple of times in this tournament. It didn’t feel any different than any other majors, so I wouldn’t expect to if I get there this week.”

Rory McIlroy will return to action on Thursday at the 2026 Truist Championship, making his first start since winning his second consecutive Masters title. The world No. 2 arrived this week with a different kind of focus, looking like a player who has moved into a new phase of his career after adding another green jacket to his collection.

A year ago, McIlroy was still processing the emotion of finally completing the career grand slam. That Master’s victory ended a long wait to return to the major championship winner’s circle and lifted the pressure that had followed him for more than a decade. But in the weeks after that win, he admitted he struggled to find motivation and even wondered what was left for him to chase.

This time, the feeling is different. After another victory at Augusta National, McIlroy appears more driven rather than satisfied. By becoming only the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters titles, he has added another historic achievement to his career, but it has also reminded him that there is still plenty ahead.

“It feels a lot different. Even winning felt different,” McIlroy said. “I felt like winning the grand slam was going to be this life-changing thing, and in some ways, it was, but in other ways, I had to remember like, no, I still have a lot of my career left, and I want to keep playing and keep competing.

Rory McIlroy on why players skipping some weeks produces the best product in the long run: “That’s what Tiger used to do, he picked & chose what events he wanted to play where he felt like he had the best chance to win…what Scottie & I are doing at the minute is no different.”

“Winning [this year] was validation for all the work that I’ve put in over the last few years to get myself back to this place where I’m winning majors. I’m excited for the road ahead. I’m excited for this week. I’m excited for Aronimink next week, Shinnecock, [Royal] Birkdale. If anything, I’m more motivated after what happened at Augusta this year than I’ve ever been.”

I think people are just going to have to expect that this is the way it’s going to be. That’s what Tiger used to do; he picked and chose what events he wanted to play where he felt like he had the best cadence to his schedule, and where he had the best chance to win. I think what Scottie and I are doing at the moment is no different.

After winning the 2025 Masters, many expected McIlroy to make a major push, especially with courses like Quail Hollow and Royal Portrush on the schedule. That run did not happen, but now he appears better prepared to use the freedom that came with completing the grand slam.

McIlroy’s confidence also comes from the belief that his game is more complete than ever. Earlier in his career, his major success was built on natural talent, power and the fearlessness of youth. Now, he is combining those strengths with patience, experience and a sharper mental approach.

The pressure that once surrounded every major near-miss has also changed. With the grand slam secured and his legacy already strengthened, a loss no longer feels like a judgment on his career. A win, however, could take him even higher among golf’s all-time greats.

McIlroy’s next major would be his seventh, moving him closer to the top 10 in history and making him the most successful European major winner. For now, he is keeping his personal targets private, but his message is clear: he is not done chasing history.

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The PGA Tour’s busy spring stretch continues this week with the 2026 Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. The tournament begins Thursday and arrives one week before the PGA Championship, the second major of the season.

The Truist Championship is another Signature Event on the schedule, following last week’s Cadillac Championship. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is not playing this week, but Rory McIlroy headlines the field and enters as the betting favorite.

According to the latest 2026 Truist Championship odds from FanDuel, McIlroy is listed at +550. Cameron Young follows at +950 after his wire-to-wire victory at the Blue Monster last week. Xander Schauffele is priced at +1000, while Matt Fitzpatrick is +1500 and Ludvig Aberg is +1800.

SportsLine’s computer model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has simulated the 2026 Truist Championship 10,000 times. The model has a long track record in golf projections and has correctly predicted 17 majors entering the weekend, including the 2026 Masters, its fifth straight Masters call. It also hit last year’s PGA Championship and Open Championship.

One of the model’s biggest calls this week involves Si Woo Kim. Despite being seventh on the odds board at +2500, Kim is not projected as one of the top contenders. The model has him barely inside the top 20 on its projected leaderboard.

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Kim comes into the event in strong recent form, with three top-10 finishes in his last four starts. That includes a tie for fourth at the Cadillac Championship. He also finished solo eighth at last year’s PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, though that result was helped by a second-round 64. In his other three rounds, Kim shot 71 or higher.

Because of that, the model is fading him this week and describes him as “a golfer to avoid this week.” Another notable projection is Adam Scott, who is listed at +3300. The model views Scott as a target for outright bets as well as finishing-position markets, including top-five and top-10 wagers.

Scott tied Kim for fourth at the Cadillac Championship last week, giving him his second top-five finish of the year. While his putting has been inconsistent, his overall ball-striking numbers remain strong. He ranks first on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: approaching the green, a key metric at a demanding course like Quail Hollow.

The model is also pointing to several longshots, including one player near 70-1 who is projected to make a “stunning run for the title.”

Rory McIlroy +550
Cameron Young +950
Xander Schauffele +1000
Matt Fitzpatrick +1500
Ludvig Åberg +1800
Tommy Fleetwood +2200
Si Woo Kim +2500
Min Woo Lee +3300
Adam Scott +3300
Robert MacIntyre +3300
Sam Burns +3300
Rickie Fowler +3500
Ben Griffin +3500
Viktor Hovland +3500
Hideki Matsuyama +3500
Patrick Cantlay +3500
J.J. Spaun +4000
Chris Gotterup +4000
Jason Day +4500
Justin Thomas +4500
Jordan Spieth +4500
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