Fifteen years ago, a dollar bet on Keegan Bradley would have won $125.
Ten years ago, Jimmy Walker’s band would have received a similar return.
Five years ago, that bet on Phil Mickelson would have brought home $250.
Hmm.
Can the trend of the underdog winning every five years continue this week at the PGA Championship? The odds are, well, long. For various reasons, the players are not favorites, and what happened here may have been a coincidence.
Then again, who doesn’t love a good storyline?
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2026 PGA Championship sleeper picks to watch
Josh Behow
Choosing to sleep: Kristoffer Reitan, +8,000. Don’t overthink it – you just won on Sunday and it’s still a long game! All of these guys are great – but it’s hard not to like the one who was the best of the rest for 72 holes.
James Colgan
Choosing to sleep: Daniel Berger, +22,500. I probably wouldn’t pick him to win this golf tournament, but it wouldn’t shock me if he put on an incredibly competitive game in Philly.
Dylan Dethier
Choosing to sleep: Matt McCarty, +15,000. McCarty is playing really well. Don’t sleep on him! And let’s dig deeper into Ben Polland (+200,000), a talented club pro who could have a top 40 here if all goes well.
Jack Hirsh
Choosing to sleep: Jordan Spieth, +8,000. Let’s have some fun, shall we? Grand slam, here we come.
Jessica Marksbury
Choosing to sleep: Mr Woo Lee, +6,000. Aronimink feels like a lesson where Min Woo can shine and play to his outside strengths. In addition, he has been trending upward recently, finishing tied for 18th at Cadillac and 14th at last week’s Truist.
Nick Piastowski
Choosing to sleep: Gary Woodland, +10,000. This may be one of the better stories in golf – but Woodland has played solid golf again this year. He posted four top 25 scores, including the win.
Josh Schrock
Choosing to sleep: Rickie Fowler, +5,000: I’ll go back to a good sleeper with Fowler. He has been playing consistently good golf this season and has regained the feel of his putter. Received top 10 cards at RBC Heritage and Doral. You can easily see him competing in Philly with his metal game.
Josh Sens
Choosing to sleep: Keegan Bradley, +9,000. His heart may have been broken since the Ryder Cup, but his game has been coming together well lately. And we know you enjoy the big stages.
Johnny Wunder
Choosing to sleep: Patrick Cantlay, +4,500. It’s a good ballpark for him, especially if the score is low, which I’ve heard they might try to encourage. Pat is still the silent killer he used to be. If he can get to the top of the board at the beginning of the week, my opinion is that he stays there until the end.
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