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The final Major of the PGA TOUR season kicks off on Thursday – Kiawah Island will play host to the worlds best in the 2012 PGA Championship.  

2012 PGA Championship
Location: Kiawah Island, South Carolina, United States
Course: Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Date: Aug 9-12, 2012
Total Purse: US $ 8,000,000
Winner’s Share: US $ 1,445,000 (18% of total purse)

Defending Champion: Keegan Bradley ($1,445,000)

Kiawah will play in incredible 7676 yards and along with the record length of the course the players will have some Major wind to deal with as well. Ball striking and putting will be key as always but length on this course will be critical as well. Look for the accurate bombers to do well and for the shorter hitters to have to rely on strong long iron play this week.

Let’s take a look at some of the names to keep an eye on this week.

The Favorites:

Tiger Woods 13/2

Actually came on to finish Top 10 at Firestone last week with an impressive 66 on Sunday. He is fourth on TOUR in ball-striking but his putter has been letting him down a tad recently. Still, with three wins on TOUR this year and his knack for showing up large in Majors, Tiger has to be in the conversation.

Luke Donald 15/1

Donald also had a good tune-up last week – T8 at Firestone. He is 18th on the PGA TOUR in fairways hit, 12th in scrambling and ninth in bogey avoidance but maybe doesn’t have the length here.

Lee Westwood 15/1

How about Westy for his first Major? I’m hoping for him as are many in the Golf world. Westwood has the all-around game to contend this week and he also has more motivation than anyone.

The Contenders:

Rory McIlroy 20/1

Finished T5 at Firestone last week and appears to be rounding into form with three Top 10s in his last five starts. McIlroy certainly has the length to contend but unfortunately his game isn’t quite where it needs to be for this week.

Jason Dufner 25/1

Dufner is Taylor made for this course – great distance off the tee and he is masterful with his irons. He recorded his seventh Top 10 of 2012 last week and is the most consistent player on TOUR at the moment. He is #2 on TOUR in ball striking, he never gets rattled and he should be good to go this weekend!

Graeme McDowell 30/1

Has been money in the majors this year – top 5 in the last two. He is fourth on the PGA TOUR in fairways hit and 59th in greens in regulation but he just can’t seem to break through for that elusive win.

Bubba Watson 30/1

Watson leads the TOUR in distance and greens hit and he does have some history at the PGA Championship on Pete Dye designed courses – two years ago he lost in a playoff at this event. Watson has been OK since the US Open but not great however.

Matt Kuchar 30/1

Has been on my radar for the last three weeks. He has eight top 10s this year and three in his last four starts overall. He is 33rd on TOUR in ball-striking, 13th in scrambling and fourth in bogey avoidance – good qualities for this course. Kuchar will be there on Sunday – it is just a matter of where.

Dustin Johnson 30/1

Johnson has finished top 20 in his last two starts including a T9 at the British Open. Johnson’s game is well suited for this track and he did play his college golf in Carolina. The starts may be aligning for Johnson who would love to avenge that victory that was snatched from him two years ago at this event – THAT WAS NOT A BUNKER!!!!

Steve Stricker 40/1

Finished T2 at Firestone and has been top 25 in the last two majors and he has finished top 5 in two of his last three starts overall. If you are looking for someone who is good with the long irons and the putter – there is nobody better in the world. At 40/1, Stricker offers some great value for the second week in a row.

Justin Rose 40/1

Rose has been great on the European TOUR this year and he is coming off a T5 at the Bridgestone. He has nine top 10s in his last 14 starts worldwide. Rose is second on the PGA TOUR in GIR, 23rd in scrambling and sixth in bogey avoidance – good qualities for this track.

The Sleepers:

Louis Oosthuizen 50/1

Looked good last week at Firestone – a fourth place finish and is looking better than he has in quite some time. He also played well in the British Open proving that he is rising to the occasion later in the season.

Charl Schwartzel 50/1

Shot a 63 on Sunday last week to finish T24 but has struggled in majors this year – a T38 at the US open was his best finish. His superb long iron play should keep him in the hunt this week. [soliloquy id=”82219″]

Keegan Bradley 60/1

Bradley at 60/1? He is the defending champion in this event and he is coming off a win against a superb field last week to break a slump. Bradley’s confidence has to be high ahead of the PGA and at 60/1 he provides serious value.

The Pick:

The pick this week is Dustin Johnson at 30/1. He has the length, the motivation and most importantly he is comfortable with the conditions that he will be facing this weekend.

My sleeper is Louis Oosthuizen at 50/1. He has been playing well and offers terrific value coming off an impressive outing last week.

2012 PGA Championship Betting Lines & Future Odds

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Tiger Woods 8/1  
Rory McIlroy 18/1  
Luke Donald 18/1  
Lee Westwood 20/1  
Adam Scott 28/1  
Jason Dufner 28/1  
Justin Rose 28/1  
Webb Simpson 33/1  
Dustin Johnson 33/1  
Louis Oosthuizen 33/1  
Steve Stricker 33/1  
Matt Kuchar 33/1  
Keegan Bradley 33/1  
Hunter Mahan 40/1  
Bubba Watson 40/1  
Phil Mickelson 40/1  
Graeme McDowell 33/1  
Bo Van Pelt 40/1  
Jim Furyk 40/1  
Zach Johnson 40/1  
Padraig Harrington 40/1  
Jason Day 50/1  
Rickie Fowler 50/1  
Francesco Molinari 50/1  
Charl Schwartzel 50/1  
Nick Watney 50/1  
Nicolas Colsaerts 50/1  
Ernie Els 50/1  
Martin Kaymer 66/1  
Bill Haas 66/1  
Ian Poulter 66/1  
Sergio Garcia 66/1  
Martin Laird 80/1  
David Toms 80/1  
K.J. Choi 80/1  
Geoff Ogilvy 80/1  
Brandt Snedeker 80/1  
Scott Piercy 80/1  
Alex Noren 80/1  
Ryan Palmer 80/1  
Carl Pettersson 80/1  
John Senden 100/1  
Retief Goosen 100/1  
Thorbjorn Olesen 100/1  
Kyle Stanley 100/1  
Bud Cauley 100/1  
Aaron Baddeley 100/1  
Peter Hanson 100/1  
Robert Garrigus 80/1  
Seung-yul Noh 125/1  
Ryan Moore 125/1  
Sean O’Hair 125/1  
Ben Crane 125/1  
Simon Dyson 125/1  
Cameron Tringale 150/1  
Fredrik Jacobson 150/1  
Rory Sabbatini 150/1  
Branden Grace 150/1  
Jonathan Byrd 150/1  
Jeff Overton 150/1  
Scott Stallings 150/1  
Alvaro Quiros 150/1  
John Rollins 150/1  
Tim Clark 150/1  
Brian Davis 150/1  
Paul Lawrie 150/1  
Thomas Aiken 175/1  
Matteo Manassero 175/1  
Anders Hansen 175/1  
Charlie Wi 175/1  
Gary Woodland 175/1  
Brendon De Jonge 175/1  
William Mcgirt 175/1  
Ben Curtis 200/1  
Tommy Gainey 200/1  
Charles Howell III 200/1  
Jimmy Walker 200/1  
John Huh 200/1  
Marcel Siem 200/1  
Ryo Ishikawa 200/1  
Davis Love III 200/1  
Rafael Cabrera -Bello 100/1  
Miguel A. Jimenez 200/1  
Y-E Yang 200/1  
J.J. Henry 150/1  
George Coetzee 200/1  
Pat Perez 200/1  
Spencer Levin 125/1  
Kevin Na 200/1  
Thomas Bjorn 200/1  
Robert Karlsson 200/1  
Charley Hoffman 125/1  
Bryce Molder 200/1  
Jamie Donaldson 250/1  
K.T. Kim 250/1  
David Lynn 250/1  
Trevor Immelman 250/1  
John Daly 250/1  
D-A Points 250/1  
Jeev M Singh 250/1  
Bernd Wiesberger 250/1  
Vijay Singh 100/1  
Pablo Larrazabal 250/1  
Ken Duke 250/1  
Chez Reavie 250/1  
Marc Leishman 250/1  
Greg Chalmers 250/1  
Stewart Cink 250/1  
Paul Casey 250/1  
Michael – H Thompson 300/1  
Blake Adams 200/1  
Gonzalo F-Castano 300/1  
Joost Luiten 300/1  
Darren Clarke 300/1  
Brendan Jones 300/1  
Marcus Fraser 300/1  
Robert Allenby 300/1  
Roger Chapman 300/1  
Sang-Moon Bae 300/1  
Thongchai Jaidee 300/1  
Mark Wilson 300/1  
George Mcneill 400/1  
Robert Rock 400/1  
Scott Verplank 400/1  
Johnson Wagner 250/1  
Angel Cabrera 200/1  
Ted Potter 400/1  
Lucas Glover 400/1  
Michael Hoey 400/1  
Jose Maria Olazabal 500/1  
Hiroyuki Fujita 500/1  
Toru Taniguchi 500/1  
Rich Beem 500/1  
Shaun Micheel 500/1  
Bob Sowards 1000/1  
Mitch Lowe 1000/1  
Mark Brown 2000/1  
Kelly Mitchum 2000/1  
Corey Prugh 2000/1  
Frank Bensel 2000/1  
Mark Brooks 2000/1  
Daniel Balin 3000/1  
Mike Small 3000/1  
Paul Scaletta 3000/1  
Brian Cairns 3000/1  
Alan Morin 3000/1  
Rod Perry 3000/1  
Bill Murchison 3000/1  
Doug Wade 3000/1  
Jeff Coston 3000/1  
Brian Gaffney 3000/1  
Marty Jertson 5000/1  
Darrell Kestner 5000/1  
Matt Dobyns 2000/1  
Michael Frye 5000/1

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