The heavyweight battle will continue this week at Oak Hill Country Club as Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler go toe-to-toe at the 2023 PGA Championship. The PGA Tour season's second major championship tees off Thursday in Rochester, N.Y., and Rahm is just ahead of Scheffler atop the World Golf Ranking and the FedEx Cup standings. The 2023 PGA Championship field is stacked with major champions, including four-timers Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka, as well as two-time PGA champ Justin Thomas, who won last year at Southern Hills. Who can you trust from this star-studded field to lead you to victory with your 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf picks, and where should every player be in your 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf rankings?
Before setting your 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf rankings or making any 2023 PGA Championship picks, you need to see the Fantasy golf projections and lineup advice from SportsLine Fantasy expert Jim Holliman.
Holliman has been on a roll since last season, and he was all over Tony Finau to win the Mexico Open at Vidanta, tabbing him as his top pick. The expert had Finau and Jon Rahm in his top three, even though Finau hadn't finished in the top 15 since February. Holliman wasn't fazed, saying the 33-year-old "should find his footing this week." He certainly did that, going 24 under par and prevailing over world No. 1 Rahm by three strokes. In addition, longshot play Eric Cole (+10000) posted a top-five finish in the Mexico Open.
The expert also nailed the Masters when he backed Rahm as his top choice, and six of Holliman's top eight picks at the RBC Heritage finished in the top 15, including winner Matt Fitzpatrick. At the Valspar, the expert was on Taylor Moore (+5000), who hadn't finished higher than 35th in his previous three outings. Holliman also backed Scheffler to win the Players Championship at +1000 and was behind Chris Kirk at the Honda Classic, backing the +2500 shot before his first victory since 2015. Anyone who has followed Holliman's predictions is way up on their golf picks.
Now, Holliman has ranked his top golfers for his 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf rankings. You can only see his Fantasy golf rankings and PGA Championship 2023 picks at SportsLine.
2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf picks
One player Holliman is firmly backing at Oak Hill is Scottie Scheffler. The Dallas native shot back-to-back 64s at the Byron Nelson before a 71 on Saturday. Scheffler rebounded with 65 on Sunday to tie for fifth, his 12th straight finish in the top 12. The 26-year-old has six victories and 20 top-10 finishes since the start of last season. He will be hungry for a second major title and comes in as hot as anyone. His versatility will be a major benefit at Oak Hill. See who else to back at SportsLine.
On the other hand, Holliman is completely fading Justin Thomas, nearly leaving the defending champ out of his top 10. The 30-year-old followed a 25th-place finish at the RBC Heritage with a 14th at the Wells Fargo Championship, and that is about what Holliman expects this week. Thomas has been off his game most of the season and has two top-10 finishes in 11 events. He also ranks outside the top 100 in several key metrics. He is 110th in greens in regulation, 118th in driving accuracy and 138th in strokes gained putting. Those numbers point to big trouble at Oak Hill. See who else to fade at SportsLine.
How to set your 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf lineups
For the PGA Championship 2023, Holliman is backing several longshots in his 2023 PGA Championship fantasy golf lineups, with one of his top 10 players priced well over 30-1. He also is getting behind a longshot player priced at almost 100-1, saying, "If (he) is going to win a major, this is the one." You can find out who it is, and check out Holliman's 2023 PGA Championship fantasy rankings, only at SportsLine.
Who wins the 2023 PGA Championship? And who are the top players to target for your PGA Championship fantasy golf picks? Visit SportsLine now to get Jim Holliman's Fantasy golf rankings for PGA Championship 2023, all from the Fantasy expert who nailed Jon Rahm's win at the Masters, and find out.
