Scottie Scheffler Is About to Run Away With This Again and Nobody's Stopping Him

The PGA Championship rolls into Aronimink Golf Club this week in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, about 20 miles west of Philadelphia, and Scottie Scheffler looks ready to repeat as champion. The man is hungry. His last win came back in January at The American Express at La Quinta, and he's been knocking on the door ever since, finishing second in each of his past three events including the Masters. That's not a slump, that's a setup.

Scheffler's Form Is Coming at Exactly the Right Time

Here's what tells you everything: during those last three tournaments, Scheffler posted nine rounds in the 60s. That's elite-level consistency. Compare that to March when he managed just one round in the 60s across back-to-back events at Bay Hill and The Players, and you can see the trajectory. The best golfer in the world is peaking right now. He won this event last year at Quail Hollow in North Carolina by five strokes, and that was with a third-round 65 on his card. He's got the trophy DNA, the form, and the momentum. Scheffler to win sits at plus-385 on DraftKings.

McIlroy Hungry for Seven Majors, But the Toe Blister Is a Real Question

Rory McIlroy just won the Masters as a back-to-back champion, and he's got his eyes on moving into a tie for seventh all-time with Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead and Arnold Palmer. He's chasing his seventh career major. He owns two PGA Championship wins already, in 2012 and 2014. But there's a wrinkle: a blister on his right pinky toe could mess with his first round. Walking 18 holes with that kind of issue isn't ideal. The good news? He's had limited playing time since Augusta, just one event last week where he tied for 19th at the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow. He should be fresh. McIlroy struggled here last year with a tie for 47th, marking the fourth time in eight PGAs he's finished outside the top 30. The early rounds are everything this week. McIlroy to finish top five is plus-190.

The Rest of the Field Is Chasing Shadows

Matt Fitzpatrick is rolling right now with three first-place finishes and one second in his last six events, basically doing his own Scheffler impression. Jon Rahm is in the mix, but that tie for 38th at the Masters is nagging doubt. Bryson DeChambeau had top-10 finishes in six of the previous seven majors but then missed the cut at Augusta, a momentum killer. Cameron Young has two wins in his past five events but his PGA Championship history is rough: missed cut in 2023, tied for 63rd in 2024, tied for 47th last year. Tommy Fleetwood has five top-10 finishes in his past nine events but has been invisible at majors, a non-factor in the past eight.

This week at Aronimink is Scheffler's to lose. He's due, and he looks ready.

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