PGA Championship 2014 Odds: Breakdown and Analysis of Top Favorites’ Chances

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Published: August 6, 2014

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Would you believe that Rory McIlroy is the favorite to win the PGA Championship? That's pretty crazy, right?

The guy only won The Open Championship and the Bridgestone Invitational in back-to-back weeks in addition to becoming the No. 1 golfer in the world. There are hot streaks, and then there's the streak McIlroy's riding right now.

As a result, the odds that he'll prevail at Valhalla Golf Club this weekend are heavily in his favor.

A few guys in the field will give him strong runs, though. This major will be anything but a walk for McIlroy.

Below are the 10 golfers with the shortest odds of winning the PGA Championship, followed by an in-depth breakdown of three top stars.

 

PGA Championship Odds



Note: Odds are courtesy of Vegas Insider and are up-to-date as of Tuesday, Aug. 5, 6:16 p.m. ET.

 

Breaking Down Top Favorites

Rory McIlroy



Although McIlroy is the best golfer in the world, he's far from any sort of lock to win the PGA Championship. Since World War I, 12 different golfers have won back-to-back majors. Not only does Rory have the field to worry about, but he's also facing off with history.

With Tiger Woods' career at a nadir, golf is looking for that one star to dominate like no other and make a run at Jack Nicklaus' major record. McIlroy admitted that he'd love to be the guy to carry the PGA flag, but he feels it's way too early to anoint this the "Rory McIlroy Era," per The Guardian's Ewan Murray.

"I’m not necessarily sure you can call that an era or the start of an era but I’m just really happy with where my golf game is at the minute and I just want to try and continue that for as long as possible," he said. "People can say what they want to say, that’s fine. But I can’t read too much into it."

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