Three Each-Way Picks for the PGA Championship: 4 Weeks Out
The green jacket ceremony is barely cold and the market is already moving. Scheffler is a short price again. McIlroy's Masters defence has shortened him across the board. Meanwhile, the each-way value is sitting quietly further down the card, waiting for the sharp punters to find it before the field arrives at Aronimink.
Aronimink Golf Club is a Donald Ross masterpiece. A par-70 parkland layout at just over 7,300 yards, it rewards precise driving, elite approach play into complex green surfaces, and a short game sharp enough to deal with Ross's trademark runoffs and collection areas. This is not a bomber's track. This is a thinker's course, and that shapes who we want to be backing.
Here are three players we think the market has wrong, four weeks out.
If you followed The Fairway's Masters picks, you already know we were on Rose at 33/1 going into Augusta. He led the tournament outright on the back nine on Sunday, finished T3, and paid out each way. The man is 45 and playing some of the best golf of his life.
Now here is the part that should really get your attention: Justin Rose has won at Aronimink before. He took the AT&T National there in 2010, building a five-shot lead on the back nine before holding on to beat Ryan Moore by a stroke. He then lost a playoff to Keegan Bradley at the same venue during the 2018 BMW Championship, after missing a birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win outright.
Rose knows every blade of grass at Aronimink. His iron play, his course management, his ability to work the ball into Donald Ross greens from the right angles. It all fits. His Masters form confirms the game is there. At 35/1 for a course he has already won on, this is one of the best each-way bets on the board.
Cameron Young was tied for the lead going into the final round of the Masters. He faded on Sunday, but the week as a whole confirmed what the form book has been saying all season: Young is playing at a level that puts him in contention at majors.
He won the Players Championship earlier this year, which shortened him across several markets, but 22/1 for a PGA Championship still looks generous for a player with his profile. Young is long off the tee (useful for reaching Aronimink's par-5s in two), he is elite with his irons, and he has consistently shown he belongs on major championship leaderboards.
His PGA Championship record is worth noting too. He finished runner-up at the 2022 edition at Southern Hills, losing by a single shot to Justin Thomas in a playoff. He has been close before. At 22/1, the market is offering value on a player who could easily be 12/1 or shorter by the time May arrives.
This is the speculative shout, and there is proper substance behind it.
Keegan Bradley won the last major championship held at Aronimink. Granted, it was the 2018 BMW Championship rather than a major, but it was at this exact venue, in a playoff, against Justin Rose. He knows the course. He has won on it under pressure.
Bradley also won the 2011 PGA Championship in his major debut, so he knows what it takes to lift the Wanamaker Trophy. He is a fierce competitor with a short game that suits Ross greens, and at 80/1 the bookmakers are essentially writing him off. The US Ryder Cup captain still has the game to contend when the course fits, and Aronimink fits him perfectly.
A small each-way stake at 80/1 costs very little. If Bradley has a good week on a course where he has already won, the return could be significant.
The Each-Way Angle
All three picks are selected with each-way value in mind. PGA Championship place terms typically cover 8 places at 1/5 odds, though this varies by bookmaker, so check before you place.
Rose at 35/1 is the banker of the three. His Aronimink record makes him almost uniquely well-suited to this venue. Young at 22/1 is the form pick with genuine winning credentials. Bradley at 80/1 is the course specialist at a huge price.
Shop around before you commit. Use our comparison table to find the best available price across all bookmakers. The difference between 30/1 and 35/1 on Rose adds up significantly on an each-way return.
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