When Francesco Molinari won the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie, those who had backed him at 25-1 were celebrating nearly as hard as he was. Despite his good form going into the competition, he had been placed at the same odds as Tiger Woods, who has been so far from winning a major in recent years.
Tiger Woods did almost pull off a surprise win, as he went into the back nine with a good chance still but he could not hold his nerve. Molinari took his maiden title in style, as he never wavered and stayed steady throughout the famous course nicknamed ‘Car-noustie.’
PGA Championship is back at Bellerive Country Club
So now we look ahead to the 100th edition of the PGA Championship, the final major of the year. Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis has not hosted the PGA sine 1992 but a review of the course shows that there are lots of trees that can come into play and extremely thick rough. There are also plenty of bunkers and a number of dog-leg left holes.
Top picks for PGA Championship 2018:
Taking all of the course information into account, plus the players’ form, the top picks are as follows:
Dustin Johnson – 10/1
The course has some seriously big greens and DJ is great on the greens, so he is a good bet at 10/1.
Francesco Molinari – 25/1
Molinari is in hot form right now and when your confidence is high, you can pull off pretty much anything.
Justin Thomas – 16/1
The current PGA winner will be fighting hard to defend his title, so these odds are quite attractive.
Tiger Woods – 16/1
Woods showed that he is on his way back at Carnoustie and you get the feeling that it is not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ he will add another title to his long list of honours.
Patrick Reed – 30/1
For those who like to back an outsider, Reed at 30/1 could give you a nice windfall. His short game is excellent which will suit this course down to a tee!
