{"id":10782,"date":"2024-05-14T16:59:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T16:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/?post_type=article&#038;p=10782"},"modified":"2024-05-14T19:41:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T19:41:06","slug":"2024-pga-championship-betting-card-picks-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/article\/2024-pga-championship-betting-card-picks-and-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 PGA Championship Betting Card Picks and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rithmm-logo-dark-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rithmm-logo-dark-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rithmm-logo-dark-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rithmm-logo-dark-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rithmm-logo-dark-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rithmm-logo-dark-1-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/rithmm-logo-dark-1.png 1563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Redefine the way you bet live with <a href=\"https:\/\/rithmm.page.link\/getstarted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rithmm AI Caddie<\/a>. Dive into a new era of live betting, where every hole and every golfer is an opportunity, thanks to our AI&#8217;s 1,000 simulations per hole. Discover a smarter path to live betting success. Get a <a href=\"https:\/\/rithmm.page.link\/getstarted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FREE 7-Day Trial today!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This week at Valhalla Golf Club, we have no shortage of intriguing storylines as we prepare for the second major of the 2024 season, the 106th PGA Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top of the betting board features our best storylines. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Brooks Koepka are each coming off victories in their most recent starts heading into this week. Scheffler&#8217;s won four of his past five starts and is aiming for his second consecutive major after winning another Green Jacket last month. He enters as the overwhelming favorite, having been away from the game for a couple of weeks after winning the RBC Heritage and welcoming his newborn son to the world last week. McIlroy not only won his second straight event at Quail Hollow last week, but he also dominated, gaining 19.9 strokes on the field. He drove the ball about as well as you can, and that&#8217;ll play well again this week at Valhalla, the home of his last major win back in 2014. Koepka, who won the most recent LIV event in Singapore, showed us again last year that he has a different gear during a major, and he&#8217;s built for these next two, with five combined PGA\/U.S. Open titles since 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PGA Championship Preview: Betting Insights &amp; Top Player Analysis\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Qc9mst_a1A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Valhalla Golf Club will play as a stretching par 71, measuring out to roughly 7,600 yards from the tips. The new Zoysia grass fairways are an interesting element this week. The Louisville area has seen a good deal of rain heading into the start of this event, but the fairways should play fast once we get closer to the weekend. That brings more of the thick Kentucky bluegrass rough into play because golfers can&#8217;t afford to hang back and take less than&nbsp;driver&nbsp;to ensure that they find the fairways due to the length of this track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more course details, check out&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PGASplits101\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ron&#8217;s<\/a>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/betspertsgolf.com\/golf-betting\/2024-pga-championship-at-valhalla-golf-club-preview\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">course preview<\/a>. It&#8217;s the best in the business, bar none. Here&#8217;s an important tidbit about Valhalla:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>While players have some room off the tee with fairways averaging around 30 yards wide, the club removed all the rough between the fairways and the bunkers near the landing areas, allowing balls to bound unimpeded into the sand traps. Combined with the penal 4\u2033 rough, this will place an even greater emphasis on finding fairways and controlling run-out off the tee.&nbsp;While accuracy off the tee is vital, Valhalla is a massive course ranking as the fifth-longest track played on Tour since 2016. In 2014, 10 of the top 15 on the leaderboard also ranked inside the top 15 in driving distance for the week. On the tee box, Valhalla provides clearly defined targets and rewards powerful driving. Total drivers who can combine distance with accuracy will have a huge advantage this week.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Many of the green complexes at Valhalla are elevated so that wayward iron shots will be repelled away from the green even more. The greens also contain subtle ridges that can turn quality approaches into 30-foot putts depending on the slope in the landing area.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The thick rough makes approach play very unpredictable. The Louisville area has seen a much warmer spring this year, which has placed the course several weeks ahead of its normal growth patterns. This has resulted in even thicker rough than expected and further elevates the premium on both finding fairways and shot control.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Valhalla is also known for its extremely fast greens, which start at 13 on the stimpmeter and play closer to 14 on the weekend.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As is standard in major tournaments,&nbsp;both&nbsp;scrambling and bogey avoidance&nbsp;is&nbsp;crucial for success. These green complexes place a premium on creative shotmaking and skillful chipping. The bluegrass rough around the greens&nbsp;is very lush and&nbsp;will provide a challenge, especially if chipping from below the hole.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1704853035710.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10717\" width=\"750\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1704853035710.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1704853035710-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1704853035710-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>New&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/play.underdogfantasy.com\/pc-eRwOFPV5B3\" target=\"_blank\">Underdog&nbsp;Fantasy<\/a>&nbsp;users who use promo code \u201cBETSPERTSGOLF\u201d and deposit at least $10 will get three months of Betsperts Golf for FREE!<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember to check out the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/betspertsgolf.com\/the-rabbit-hole\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rabbit Hole<\/a>, our customizable stat database that can help you pair down your player pool each week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take advantage of the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/HujqSwCvwR\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discord<\/a>&nbsp;feature and community. It&#8217;s the best way to get up-to-the-minute lines and advice, and if you need help getting started, please reach out.&nbsp;That&#8217;s where my full card&nbsp;will be posted, along with&nbsp;any live in-tournament bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My top 5 key stats this week:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SG: Total (Last 3 years, difficult scoring conditions, long courses, strong field)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SG: BS (driver heavy, long courses, difficult scoring conditions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Driving distance + Distance from the edge of the fairway (hybrid total driving)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SG: Total (Last 5 years at PGA Championships and U.S. Opens)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SG: Approach (Average and Long rough)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Noonan&#8217;s 2024 PGA Championship Betting Card Picks and Preview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10783,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"bs_types":[14],"bs_tags":[29,114],"class_list":["post-10782","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","bs_type-betting","bs_tag-golf-betting","bs_tag-pga-championship"],"acf":false,"featured_image":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/USATSI_20896983_168403787_lowres.jpg","tags_list":[{"id":29,"name":"Golf Betting","slug":"golf-betting"},{"id":114,"name":"PGA Championship","slug":"pga-championship"}],"types_list":[{"id":14,"name":"Betting"}],"bs_author":{"name":"Ryan Noonan","profile_image":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ryan-Noonan-150x150.jpg"},"bs_term_name":null,"is_paid":"true","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/10782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bs_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bs_types?post=10782"},{"taxonomy":"bs_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bs_tags?post=10782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}