The PGA Championship heads to historic Aronimink Golf Club this week for the first time since 1962, bringing the season’s second major to one of the toughest tests in golf. The Donald Ross design outside Philadelphia demands precision, elite iron play and smart course management more than pure distance, especially with tricky green complexes and demanding long-iron approaches waiting all over the property.
Defending champion Scottie Scheffler leads a stacked 156-player field that includes the PGA TOUR’s best, LIV Golf stars and plenty of dangerous sleepers ready to shake up DFS lineups.
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Rory McIlroy ($12,400)
If McIlroy keeps swinging like this, somebody may want to check Aronimink for smoke. The Masters champ didn’t light up the leaderboard last week, but the driver was still an absolute weapon outside of one ugly water ball Sunday. He’s leading the TOUR in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green and finally looks like a guy playing free instead of carrying the weight of golf history on his shoulders. A loose, confident Rory in a major? Yeah, that sounds like DFS trouble for everybody else.
Ludvig Aberg ($9,800)
Aberg is basically golfing like a guy who accidentally found the cheat codes. Seven straight top-25s, five top-10s and long irons that look like guided missiles make him awfully fun for DFS this week. Aronimink should fit his bomb-and-go style perfectly, and he’s somehow No. 1 on TOUR from 200-plus yards. That’s just rude. If the putter wakes up for a few days, Aberg could absolutely crash the major party and leave with the big trophy.
Tyrrell Hatton ($9,100)
Hatton treats major championships like his own personal anger-management therapy session, and honestly, it works. The fiery Brit keeps showing up on leaderboards with seven top-15 major finishes since 2022, including a T3 at Augusta and T4 at the U.S. Open. When courses get difficult and everybody starts sweating pars, Hatton usually starts cooking. His ball-striking numbers are elite, his attitude is permanently set to “annoyed,” and somehow that combo keeps cashing DFS lineups on major weekends.
Chris Gotterup ($8,800)
Gotterup hits golf balls like he’s trying to launch satellites. The bomber already has two wins this season and keeps showing up in big events despite still being pretty new to the major scene. He’s long off the tee, the irons are getting sharper and suddenly the short game isn’t terrifying anymore either. That’s a dangerous combo at Aronimink. If this turns into a grip-it-and-rip-it PGA Championship, Gotterup could become the DFS chaos agent that wins people tournaments.
Si Woo Kim ($7,900)
Kim on a Ross course is basically golf’s version of somebody hearing their favorite walk-up song. The irons have been absolute lasers lately, he’s been stuffing leaderboards with elite tee-to-green numbers, and a T4 in Miami showed he has plenty of firepower right now. Add in a T8 at this championship last year, and the major moment clearly doesn’t scare him. At this DFS price, Si Woo feels like the sneaky lineup click that suddenly looks genius by Sunday.
Rickie Fowler ($7,400)
Fowler is out here looking like somebody rebooted 2017 Rickie and gave him a hotter putter. Three straight top-10 finishes, including a runner-up at the Truist, have him rolling into the PGA Championship with serious “why not me?” energy. The irons are sharp, the confidence is back and the price tag still feels weirdly cheap for a guy playing this well. Toss in a past T8 at Aronimink, and Rickie suddenly feels like the DFS pick that could make you look smarter than your friends.
Kristoffer Reitan ($6,200)
Reitan rolls into his PGA Championship debut feeling like the guy who just discovered he’s way better at this game than everybody thought. Fresh off a win at the Truist, the Norwegian suddenly looks like DFS gold in the bargain bin. He’s bombing drives, stuffing irons and putting with the confidence of somebody who just unlocked a new difficulty level. At that salary, one more heater could blow up the leaderboard and make everybody pretend they “totally saw this coming.”
This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on May 14, 2026, where it first appeared in the Sports Betting section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
