PGA Championship betting for the year’s final major at Hazeltine is paced by a man going for his fifth Wanamaker Trophy, and while he should win, there are a couple of other golfers who should get a look as well. Still, this is Tiger’s week.<\/p>\n
PGA Championship Odds – Thursday, August 13<\/strong><\/p>\n Sergio Garcia (+3000)<\/strong> – He should have longer odds, seeing as he has only one top-10 in 12 events. But he finished T-10 at Hazeltine in 2002, and is coming off a respectable 22nd-place result in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. If Rich Beem can win here in ’02, Garcia can win in ’09, can’t he? He just needs to sort the putter out.<\/p>\n Hunter Mahan (+3300)<\/strong> – Mahan may be playing as well as anyone on the PGA Tour not named Tiger Woods. He has four top-six finishes in his last five starts, and although he missed the cut at the British Open, he has top-10s at The Masters and the US Open. If I have to choose one other online betting pick this week, this would be the guy.<\/p>\n Steve Stricker (+3300)<\/strong> – Stricker may be hurt by the outlandish length of Hazeltine (at 7,678 yards, it’s the longest major-championship course in history), but he’s accurate with the driver and the irons, and we all know he’s one of the best putters on the Tour. Angel Cabrera (+4500)<\/strong> – This year’s Masters champion has a simple formula: if he can keep his ridiculously-long drives in the fairway, his putter usually follows suit, and he ends up in contention. Cabrera was T-48 at Hazeltine in 2002, and he’s coming off a T-4 result at Firestone. When it comes to major-championship sports picks, look for many to side with Cabrera.<\/p>\n The Pick<\/strong>: There’s not much value here at +140, but how can you go against Tiger Woods? He’s won three of his last four starts, including two in a row, and you know he’s still fuming at missing the cut at the British Open.<\/p>\n He finished second to Beem at Hazeltine in 2002, and he had T-6s at the Masters and US Open. He’s long enough off the tee to handle the length of Hazeltine, and his shot-making and course-management skills can save him when his driver gets away from him, as it often has this year.<\/p>\n His irons and putting were spectacular at Firestone last week, and his Sunday duel with defending PGA Championship winner Padraig Harrington was just what he needed to him into a major-championship state of mind.<\/p>\n Stricker needs a gameplan like Zach Johnson used to win The Masters in 2007, and he can get around Hazeltine.<\/p>\n