Pga Championship Tips 2019
The PGA Championship is organised by the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of America. It is an official money event on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour.
PGA Champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors for the next five years and are exempt from qualifying for the PGA Championship for life. They also receive membership on the PGA and European Tours for the following five seasons and invitations to The PLAYERS Championship for five years.
The PGA Championship features the strongest field of any of the majors based on the Official World Golf Ranking, with 156 players competing annually for the Wanamaker Trophy.
Jan 28, 2021 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black Final Round Highlights PGA Championship Betting Tips Webb Simpson 25/1 (E/W) – a regular at the PGA Championship his best result in the recent past is a T13 at Baltusrol GC in 2016. May 15, 2019 PGA Championship 2019 Betting Tips: Very open one based on the odds. Should be a good tournament. This is a very difficult course and the person who wins will truly feel like a champion.
This year’s host course for the 102nd PGA Championship is TPC Harding Park, formerly Harding Park Golf Club and commonly known as Harding Park. This will be the fifth occasion that the PGA Championship will make its appearance in California and the first to be staged in San Francisco.
TPC Harding Park is a municipal golf course owned by the city and county of San Francisco. The 2020 PGA Championship will be the first major championship to be held at a TPC property.
Named after U.S. President Warren G. Harding, Harding Park Golf Course was opened in 1925 along the shores of Lake Merced, in San Francisco. The initial 18-hole, 163 acre course was designed by Willie Watson and Sam Whiting, who also designed the nearby Olympic Club Lake Course.
Harding Park established itself as one of the top golf courses on the West Coast. It hosted a number of important tournaments and became a regular stop for PGA Tour events. However, after the San Francisco Open Invitational in 1969, the PGA Tour left Harding Park due to deteriorating conditions and out-dated facilities.
Course conditions got progressively worse due to city budget cuts which caused devastation to overall maintenance. The low point came in 1998, when Harding was used for parking during the US Open at the nearby Lake Course of the Olympic Club.
In 2002 a $16M restoration began featuring a complete redesign of the course. The character and integrity of the original layout was maintained while incorporating changes to challenge the modern golfer. As part of the redesign, the Par 70 layout was lengthened to 7,200 yards.
The new-look Harding Park was officially reopened in August 2003. The redesigned championship course was well received and and with it came the return of the PGA Tour. In November 2010, Harding Park became a part of the PGA Tour’s Tournament Players Club (TPC) network of courses.
Notable tournaments played at Harding Park since it reopened in 2003 include;
- 2005 WGC American Express Championship – Tiger Woods
- 2009 Presidents Cup 2009 – US Team (Captain Fred Couples)
- 2010 Charles Schwab Cup Championship – John Cook
- 2011 Charles Schwab Cup Championship – Jay Don Blake
- 2012 Charles Schwab Cup Championship – Tom Lehman
- 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play – Rory McIlroy
In preparation for this week’s major, the fairways have been considerably reduced and the rough will be challenging. Solid play from the tee will be crucial to keep the ball on the short stuff. Playing from the fairway will present the best chance to set up scoring opportunities. Those players who drive the ball long and well should prosper. This is backed up by the PGA Championship Winning Formula data which shows the strokes gained breakdown for the past three champions.
Course management looks to be key this week with scoring opportunities hard to come by. Taking advantage of the two Par 5’s will also be important. Greens are tiered so putting will be extremely challenging particularly if players fail to hit the proper target on the green. A razor-sharp short game won’t go astray either. Players will need to scramble well and drain their fair share of putts.
It goes without saying that Major Championships are not tournaments to be coming to to-find-your-game. History tells us that excellent Current Form is key this week. In this regard it is worth having a closer look at the WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational and the Memorial Tournament for clues as to who might do well.
Like with all the Majors, it is worth holding back some wager money to have a bet in running after 36 or even 54 holes are completed.
In a nutshell, this week is all about distance accuracy, holding the green, three-putt avoidance, keeping big numbers off the card and trying to convert chances when they present
PGA Championship Betting Tips
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Webb Simpson 25/1 (E/W) – a regular at the PGA Championship his best result in the recent past is a T13 at Baltusrol GC in 2016. Already a multiple winner on Tour this season at the WM Phoenix Open and RBC Heritage (both ball-strikers tracks), he also has a further 4 x Top 10’s from a total 10 starts. Tops the pile comfortably in this week’s Stats Analysis which demands attention in its own right. The 34 year from North Carolina is also 14th on Tour for GIR and 4th for Scoring Average. Assembling his best year on Tour, the time is now to add another Major to his US Open victory at the Olmpic Club in 2012. The Olympic Club, like TPC Harding Park, was designed by Willie Watson and Sam Whiting and is also located on the shores of Lake Merced in San Francisco. The stars are aligning.
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Daniel Berger 40/1 (E/W) – owes nothing after last week’s place finish in the WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational so happy to stick with him again this week. Best result at the PGA Championship in the recent past is a T12 at Bellerive CC in 2018, so knows what it takes. Since the Tour’s restart his results read Win-T3-MC-T2 – his victory coming in the Charles Schwab Challenge. Places 2nd in this week’s Stats Analysis which is noteworthy considering it is the strongest field of any of the majors based on the OWGR. The 27 year old is also 14th on Tour for Strokes Gained Putting and 5th for Scoring Average. Statistically he should be a perfect fit for the challenge of TPC Harding Park. Game has elevated to new heights and with it his confidence. Like last week, what’s not to like?
Abraham Ancer 66/1 (E/W) – happy to stick with him again this week after a solid T15 finish in last week’s WGC FedEx St Jude Invitational. This will be his second appearance at the PGA Championship having finished T16 last year at Bethpage Black. Has four Top 15 finishes from five starts since golf’s return, including a solo 2nd at the RBC Heritage. Last week could have been so much better around TPC Southwind only for a second round 75 which spoilt rounds of 67, 65 and 66. Statistically balanced with zero red flags puts him third in this week’s Stats Analysis. Recent form and skill set make a compelling argument for consideration. May not win, but good each way chance.
E/W (Each-Way) bets means you split that amount. So if it is a $250 E/W bet, that means $125 on them to win, $125 on them to place (Usually in the Top 5).
A small profit last week in the golf with the 45/1 Scott Piercy cashing.
He was a 1/2u to win & E/W bet.
He had a fantastic final day but Kang Sung-hoon was unstoppable. Piercy had a -7 final day and ended up 2 strokes off the leader which was great to ese.
Here’s the betting slip for that one:
This week in golf, we’ll be covering the 2019 PGA Championship.
Last year saw Brooks Koepka win it beating Tiger Woods by two strokes in an excellent tournament and let’s hope as they hit up the Bethpage Black Course, we see a similar exciting final day.
Note that E/W bets this week are Top EIGHT at Bet365. Sick deal sign up there if you aren’t there yet.
Let’s pop right into the betting tips:
PGA Championship 2019 Betting Tips:
Very open one based on the odds. Should be a good tournament. This is a very difficult course and the person who wins will truly feel like a champion. Driving accuracy will be a big factor here. The Par 5s will be a key spot for whoever wins – probably the easiest holes on the course.
Brooks Koepka: 10/1. Sometimes in golf, there is automatic bets that you have to make regardless of the odds – and Koepka winning the PGA Championship is one of them. The winner last year and Koepka is in excellent form coming into this one. He’s been performing extremely well at the Majors and looked solid last week. 1u to win.
Xander Schauffele: 25/1. One of the casualties due to Justin Thomas pulling out as his odds got shortened. 25/1 is one where I think I still have to play it. His majors history is exceptional and he’s someone who the pressure seems to bring out the best in him. His performance at the Masters was tremendous. I’m not a big fan of the odds and a lot of it is based on his Majors history and his Masters performance in general. 1/4u to win & E/W…and I was very tempted to go just 1/8 there.
Sergio Garcia: 45/1. His recent Majors history – 6 missed cuts in a row and no real great performance since he won – has to be a reason for this price but I love it. In form, performed well at this course previously. It’s very, very possible that his Majors rut will continue so I want you to be aware of that. However everythine else has me going with 1u to win & E/W.
Matt Kuchar: 50/1. Ugh. Kuchar and Majors just don’t go well do they? He goes into these tournaments and checks all the boxes and yet never bloody delivers. I hate it, but other than driving distance he’s got what it takes here and I begrudingly place a small bet on him at this price. 1/4u to win & E/W.
Francesco Molinari: 25/1. Honestly one of the best golfers out there, and an excellent price. Funny as it feels he is being overlooked this week both by the bookies and by the bettors. Maybe a post Masters reaction. I’m good to bet on him though – he’s proven how good he is and at this price is always worth a bet. 1/4u to win & E/W
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Finally a 1/8u bet on the 100/1 Lucas Glover to win & E/W. Always like having a long shot bet and he’s a decent one.
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