Rory McIlroy will try to win his fifth career major when the 2023 PGA Championship tees off Thursday at Oak Hill Country Club. McIlroy already has two PGA Championship victories on his career resume, taking home his last Wanamaker Trophy in 2014 at Valhalla. The 34-year-old finished eighth at last year's PGA Championship, and enters the PGA Championship 2023 trying to snap out of a slump that led to missed cuts at the Players Championship and Masters. McIlroy (11-1) trails only co-betting favorites Jon Rahm (7-1) and Scottie Scheffler (7-1) in the latest 2023 PGA Championship odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Other top contenders in the 2023 PGA Championship field include Rory McIlroy (11-1), Brooks Koepka (18-1), Patrick Cantlay (18-1), Dustin Johnson (20-1), Jason Day (20-1), and defending champion Justin Thomas (20-1)..
Which 2023 PGA Championship head-to-head matchup picks should you target, and what 2023 PGA Championship prop bets could set you up for a strong payday? Before locking in any PGA Championship 2023 picks of your own, be sure to check out the PGA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine golf expert Mike McClure.
Mike McClure's proprietary model at SportsLine has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up over $8,800 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure's model predicted Jon Rahm would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. At the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm's second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scottie Scheffler winning in 2022.
In addition, the model included J.T. Poston in its best bets to win the 2022 John Deere Classic. That bet hit at +5500, and for the entire tournament, McClure's best bets returned almost $1,100. McClure's best bets included Collin Morikawa winning outright at the 2021 Open Championship, even though he was listed as a massive 40-1 longshot. It also nailed Jason Day's Byron Nelson victory, even though he hadn't won a PGA Tour event in five years.
This same model has also nailed a whopping nine majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now, McClure has set his sights on the 2023 PGA Championship field and just revealed his top PGA prop bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see all of McClure's 2023 PGA Championship prop picks, sleepers, head-to-head matchups and best bets.
Top 2023 PGA Championship prop picks
One of McClure's favorite prop bet picks this week at the PGA Championship 2023 is Tony Finau finishing in the top 20 at +105 odds (risk $100 to win $105). Finau is searching for his first career major championship, but is coming off an impressive win at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in late April. The 33-year-old has been one of the hottest golfers on the planet over the last year, with four outright wins and 10 top-10 finishes since July.
Finau, who has been one of the longest hitters in the world for several years, has surged to No. 12 in the Official World Golf Ranking thanks in large part to his play with his irons. The six-time Tour winner ranks first on the PGA Tour in strokes gained on approach (1.108) and third in strokes gained tee-to-green (1.822) and total strokes gained (2.171). With the conditions at Oak Hill expected to favor golfers with Finau's skillset, McClure sees plenty of value in taking Finau to finish inside the top 20 and contend for his first career major championship at plus-money. You can see the rest of McClure's 2023 PGA Championship prop bet picks at SportsLine.
Top 2023 PGA Championship head-to-head matchup picks
Another shocking PGA Championship prop bet pick from McClure: Take Patrick Cantlay over Rory McIlroy in head-to-head golf betting at +102 odds. McIlroy enters the week as the No. 3 ranked player in the world and is nearly unbeatable when he is at the top of his game. That said, the four-time major champion has been in a slump in 2023, with missed cuts at the Players Championship and Masters. McIlroy is reportedly reworking his swing, which would suggest he's not a player to back heading into this week's PGA Championship 2023.
On the flip side, Cantlay is playing some of the best, most consistent golf of his professional career. The 31-year-old has surged to No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking and has has nine top-25 finishes and four top-fives in 11 total starts in 2023. McClure has zeroed in on Cantlay as one of his 2023 PGA Championship top contenders and sees plenty of value in taking him to beat McIlroy head-to-head for a plus money payout. You can see who else to back at the PGA Championship here.
Find more 2023 PGA Championship head-to-head picks, sleepers
McClure has also locked in a slew of other prop bets for the the PGA Championship 2023, including a longshot listed at almost 50-1 to win it all. Anyone who backs one of his 2023 PGA Championship sleepers could hit it big. You can only see his PGA Championship best bets at SportsLine.
So what 2023 PGA Championship prop picks should you target this week, and which massive longshot has a chance to stun the golfing world? Visit SportsLine to see McClure's 2023 PGA Championship best bets, all from the expert who's up over $8,800 since the PGA Tour restart, and find out.
2023 PGA Championship odds, field, top contenders
See full 2023 PGA Championship picks, predictions, best bets here.
Jon Rahm 7-1
Scottie Scheffler 7-1
Rory McIlroy 11-1
Patrick Cantlay 18-1
Brooks Koepka 18-1
Justin Thomas 20-1
Dustin Johnson 20-1
Jason Day 20-1
Xander Schauffele 22-1
Collin Morikawa 22-1
Tony Finau 25-1
Cameron Young 25-1
Viktor Hovland 28-1
Jordan Spieth 28-1
Max Homa 28-1
Matthew Fitzpatrick 30-1
Cameron Smith 30-1
Sungjae Im 35-1
Tyrrell Hatton 40-1
Joonhyung (Tom) Kim 40-1
Talor Gooch 40-1
Sam Burns 40-1
Hideki Matsuyama 45-1
Patrick Reed 60-1
Shane Lowry 60-1
Adam Scott 65-1
Keegan Bradley 65-1
Rickie Fowler 65-1
Sahith Theegala 65-1
Tommy Fleetwood 70-1
Wyndham Clark 701
Justin Rose 75-1
Joaquin Niemann 75-1
Abraham Ancer 80-1
Phil Mickelson 85-1
K.H. Lee 90-1
Corey Conners 90-1
Bryson DeChambeau 90-1
Nicolai Hojgaard 100-1
Seamus Power 100-1
Rasmus Hojgaard 100-1
Russell Henley 100-1
Lucas Herbert 100-1
Harris English 100-1
Mito Pereira 100-1
Billy Horschel 125-1
Chris Kirk 125-1
Kurt Kitayama 125-1
Min Woo Lee 125-1
Gary Woodland 125-1
Davis Riley 125-1
Si-Woo Kim 125-1
Robert Macintyre 125-1
Denny McCarthy 125-1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 125-1
Matt Wallace 150-1
Webb Simpson 150-1
Paul Casey 150-1
Matt Kuchar 150-1
Nick Hardy 150-1
Anirban Lahiri 150-1
Aaron Wise 150-1
Harold Varner 150-1
Tom Hoge 150-1
Adrian Meronk 150-1
Keith Mitchell 175-1
Adam Hadwin 175-1
Victor Perez 175-1
Brian Harman 175-1
Alex Noren 175-1
Jordan Smith 175-1
Dean Burmester 175-1
Taylor Moore 175-1
Ryan Fox 200-1
Thriston Lawrence 200-1
Thomas Detry 200-1
Taylor Montgomery 200-1
Kevin Kisner 200-1
JJ Spaun 200-1
Cam Davis 200-1
Francesco Molinari 200-1
Thomas Pieters 200-1
Pabblo Larrazabal 200-1
Taylor Pendrith 200-1
Yannik Paul 200-1
Joel Dahmen 225-1
Luke List 225-1
Adam Svensson 225-1
Mackenzie Hughes 225-1
Matthew NeSmith 225-1
Thorbjorn Olesen 250-1
Maverick McNealy 250-1
Brendan Steele 250-1
Beau Hossler 250-1
Adri Arnaus 250-1
Emiliano Grillo 250-1
Ockie Strydom 250-1
Sepp Straka 250-1
Patrick Rodgers 250-1
Brandon Wu 275-1
JT Poston 300-1
Brendon Todd 300-1
Alex Smalley 300-1
Hayden Buckley 300-1
Andrew Putnam 300-1
Ben Griffin 300-1
Sam Horsfield 300-1
Scott Stallings 300-1
Nick Taylor 350-1
Ben Taylor 350-1
Mark Hubbard 350-1
Justin Suh 350-1
Davis Thompson 350-1
Chez Reavie 350-1
Danny Willett 350-1
Jimmy Walker 350-1
Callum Shinkwin 350-1
Padraig Harrington 350-1
Sam Ryder 350-1
Rikuya Hoshino 500-1
Callum Tarren 500-1
Luke Donald 500-1
Sihwan Kim 500-1
Trey Mullinax 500-1
David Lingmerth 500-1
Sadom Kaewkanjana 500-1
Kazuki Higa 500-1
Zach Johnson 500-1
David Micheluzzi 500-1
Adam Schenk 500-1
Nico Echavarria 500-1
Steven Alker 750-1
Shaun Micheel 2000-1
John Daly 2000-1
Y.E. Yang 2000-1
