A major championship, a historic venue, and perfect weather on deck.

Does it get any better?

Nope.

Especially if Aronimink puts up a good fight, and we can avoid a birdie-fest.

Will Aronimink put up a good fight, though?

According to Scottie Scheffler, that will largely depend on whether the course is firm and fast, or softened by rain.

We’ve had a lack of humidity up here, and the temperatures over the weekend will reach the mid-80s, so we are hoping for firm and fast.

For the record, Ben Griffin said he expects things to get quick, and predicted a winning score of 12-under, which would be wonderful.

 

“Bomb and gouge works best”

“The reward for hitting the fairway is not that great”.

Scottie’s thoughts on the PGA setup are honest but not exciting to hear.

Deep rough lined fairways promote distance, not accuracy. This is counter intuitive to most.
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— Rick Golfs (@Top100Rick) May 13, 2026

Just hearing the World No. 1 say the words “bomb and gouge” makes me shudder, but what can you do?

These guys hit it a mile.

Speaking of Scottie Scheffler, he headlines the field and, as per usual, is the shortest price on the odds board, just ahead of Rory McIlroy, who, by the way, has been dealing with a sore toe and cut his practice round short yesterday.

Meanwhile, everyone else gets to play the game of “Who can beat Scottie and Rory this week?”

On at least six occasions this year, the answer to that question has been: Chris Gotterup, Cameron Young, or Matt Fitzpatrick.

They are all also in the field this week, and you could bet any one of them to win and not feel bad about it.

The field is loaded with every big-name player you can think of, along with PGA Professionals like Michael Block, and past champions like Padraig Harrington, Jimmy Walker, and Shawn Micheel.

Thankfully, there is a cut line this week. They still keep those for the majors.

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Weekly Bets: 2026 PGA Championship

We’ve partnered with Keith Stewart at Read The Line to share his weekly golf betting picks with the Caddyshanks crew. If you’re the type who enjoys breaking down matchups, spotting trends, and hunting for value, you’ll feel right at home in the RTL community.

Keith Stewart’s Picks

 

Cameron Young (+1650 DraftKings)

 

In his last seven starts, Cameron Young has two wins — The PLAYERS and Cadillac — and four additional top 10s.

Young’s flatstick consistency is the engine behind his current success. Pair that with his ball-striking, and you have a championship-caliber player.

Need a good comp? How about a T3 at the 2022 PGA at Southern Hills. Gil Hanse did both restorations, and the skill set needed to score on both is eerily similar.

 

Sam Burns (+7000 bet365)

 

Sam Burns has finished top 13 or better in three of the last four major-like events, including 13th at The PLAYERS, 7th at The Masters, and 7th at the 2025 U.S. Open.

Aronimink gives you an edge if you can bomb it off the tee, wedge it close, and convert on the green.

That’s Burns’ bread and butter.

If Sam survives the par 3s this week, the rest of the scorecard is one big birdie chance.

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Caddyshanks Picks

 

Scottie Scheffler (+385 DraftKings)

 

Scottie Scheffler struggled with his iron play to start the season, but he’s quietly returned to form in that regard, and that could spell bad news for everyone.

Last year, he won this major by five strokes.

 

Tommy Fleetwood (+2800 DraftKings)

 

A European has not won the PGA Championship in its last 10 iterations.

That’s a trend we are fading this week.

Tommy Fleetwood has the accuracy required to win if things get crispy in Philly this week.

 

Justin Rose (+4600 DraftKings)

 

It’s been 13 years since Justin Rose won a major championship.

He’s played a lot of great golf the last few years, and he’s had plenty of close calls at majors.

Now, he’s back in Philadelphia, and no one is giving him a shot because he switched to McLaren irons — and because he’s older.

But I love to bet a good storyline.

A mix of comeback math, golf-boom growing pains, a long-overdue first at St Andrews, a public course getting dragged into White House demolition drama, and YouTube golf continuing its march into the mainstream.

→ Bryson’s PGA Tour Comeback Might Not Be That Complicated
Bryson DeChambeau says a potential return to the PGA Tour might come down less to executives and more to whether the players actually want him back. He also raised questions about how much freedom he’d have to keep creating content around tournaments, which is kind of the whole Bryson machine now. The funny part? The Tour says players can already post during practice rounds and pro-am days, so the biggest hurdle might not be the rules. It might just be the room. (Skratch Golf)

→ Golf Got Too Popular and Now Kids Can’t Get Tee Times
The golf boom has been great for courses, brands, and anyone selling $12 beers at the turn. But there’s a problem nobody loves talking about: junior golfers are getting squeezed. Tee sheets are packed, access is tighter, and the kids who are supposed to be the future of the game are sometimes stuck indoors hitting into simulators instead of actually playing. Great problem for the industry. Not so great if you’re 13 and just want to get on the course. (GolfDigest.com)

→ It Only Took The R&A 272 Years
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews named Claire Dowling as the first woman captain in its 272-year history. That’s a big deal, even if the timeline makes you do a double take. The club only opened membership to women in 2014, and now Dowling will take over as captain in September. Progress is progress — even when it shows up a few centuries late. (The Guardian)

→ White House Rubble Got Dumped On A Golf Course. Now There’s Toxic Metal Drama
Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at East Potomac Golf Links, the same public D.C. course already caught up in renovation controversy. According to Fortune, a National Park Service report found the soil tested positive for lead, chromium, and other toxic metals, while the Department of the Interior says the project passed legal safety standards. Either way, “public golf course becomes dumping ground for White House rubble” is not exactly the feel-good muni story of the year. (Fortune)

→ YouTube Golf Just Got Called Up To The Big Leagues
Grant Horvat and the Bryan Bros are joining Wasserman’s newly rebranded agency, The Team, after it acquired Provisions Golf. Translation: YouTube golf is not some side corner of the sport anymore. These guys are getting folded into the same kind of machine that represents major athletes, runs events, and knows how to turn attention into money. The line between “golf influencer” and “golf business” is basically gone. (frontofficesports.com)

According to Andrew Beaton of The Wall Street Journal, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is expected to stop funding LIV Golf after this season – a potential death blow to the league that spent billions trying to “disrupt” professional golf.

Notably, Yasir Al-Rumayan, the governor of the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), has stepped down from his role as chairman of the league’s board.

This was his baby, and the move feels like a pretty good sign that things at LIV are coming to an end.

LIV, naturally, is framing things a little differently.

In its official statement, the league said it is moving from a “foundational launch phase” into a “diversified, multi-partner investment model,” with a new independent board led by Gene Davis and Jon Zinman.

Corporate Mumbo Jumbo Translation: LIV says it is not dead – it is looking for new money.

The problem is that new money may be hard to find at anything close to the scale LIV has been operating on. Huge player contracts, massive purses, and global events do not come cheap, and the league has been almost entirely powered by Saudi backing since launch.

So, reading between the lines on their bulls*t, corporate press release – they will be attempting to carry around LIV’s corpse, Weekend At Bernie’s style, while they try to convince the next investor that this thing is alive, despite having no pulse.

However, moments of desperation often lead to opportunity, and wow, what an opportunity the LIV stars have right now.

Now Bryson, Jon Rahm, Ian Poulter, and Lee Westwood have a chance to put their money where their mouths have been for the last few years.

If LIV was always about growing the game, building a global tour, and bringing golf to new markets, then surely they’ll be happy to keep doing exactly that for a lot less money.

After all, these guys have spent years positioning themselves as golf missionaries — traveling from country to country to spread the game they love. So why wouldn’t they continue the mission if the checks get smaller?

It was always about the golf, never the money.

Right?

Of course, not every LIV player will be so virtuous; there will be some who try to jump ship.

There have already been reports of players contacting the DP World Tour for an opportunity, but LIV players may not have an easy path back to the PGA Tour.

Patrick Reed took the smartest path back, and Brooks Koepka already returned through a one-time program that came with a major financial penalty, but the Tour has made it clear that won’t necessarily be the blueprint for everyone else.

“There were rules, and they were broken,” PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp said before the PIF news on Wednesday. “With rules comes accountability.”

What will that accountability look like?

No one knows, but just like an irreverent 80’s comedy movie, it will be interesting to see how it all unfolds.

 

There’s a growing sense of uneasiness among LIV Golf players – and it’s not about their swings.

According to this report by Ben Parsons at Today’s Golfer, several LIV players are starting to realize that the long-term picture might not be as clear (or guaranteed) as it once seemed. Early deals came with massive upfront money, but as contracts begin to approach their expiration dates, questions are starting to surface.

The big one: what happens next?

Some players reportedly assumed renewals or ongoing opportunities would be automatic. Now, there’s growing awareness that future deals could be more performance-based – or not come at all. That’s a pretty stark shift from the “guaranteed money forever” narrative that helped launch the league.

There’s also the broader issue of LIV’s place in the golf ecosystem. With ongoing negotiations involving the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and Saudi backers, the future structure of pro golf is still very much in flux. Until that gets sorted, LIV players are stuck in a bit of a holding pattern.

For now, the money’s still good. But for the first time, it sounds like some LIV guys are starting to think about what happens when it isn’t.