PGA Championship 2022: Patrick Cantlay Betting Odds, Preview & Prediction
This week, the second major of 2022 gets underway in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Southern Hills Country Club hosts the 104th annual PGA Championship.
Temperatures have been steamy in Tulsa, but the tournament forecast looks agreeable. Weather.com predicts a high of 89 degrees for Thursday, but temperatures are expected to top out at 82 degrees over the following three days. Other than a chance of scattered thunderstorms on Sunday, the weather is expected to be dry, making for firm, fast conditions. It will be breezy for the tournament, especially on Thursday and Friday, so we could see high scores.
Southern Hills has hosted three U.S. Opens and four PGA Championships. The most recent major to be played here was the 2007 PGA Championship. Tiger Woods finished -8 to beat Woody Austin by two shots in that event.
The course will play as a par 70 at 7,546. Three of the par-3s measure over 200 yards, with the longest topping out at 251 yards. The two par-5s play at 656 and 632 yards. Four of the par-4s are 489 yards or longer. This course is a brute.
Defending PGA champ Phil Mickelson, who topped the field at Kiawah Island last year to become the oldest player to win a major, won't be playing this week. But it's still a star-studded field, and Woods expects to play after returning to the Masters last month following a car crash in February 2021.
For those interested in betting on the tournament, we have some thoughts on the outlooks for the top players.
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Patrick Cantlay Stats to Know
- Best Odds to Win: 22-1 (via DraftKings)
- World Ranking: 5
- Best PGA Finish: T3 (2019)
- Last Four PGA Finishes: T23, T43, T3, T27
- Last Four Tournament Finishes: 1, 2, T39, T26
Patrick Cantlay Tournament History
Patrick Cantlay tied for third in the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black, but he was never seriously in contention, finishing six shots behind winner Brooks Koepka, who opened 63-65 to leave the field choking on his dust.
Last year at Kiawah Island, Cantlay had a hard time lighting a fire, shooting 73-73-70-73 to tie for 23rd.
Patrick Cantlay Recent Form
It's been quite a year for Cantlay. He's made 10 starts in 2022 and has cracked the top 10 in six of them. Cantlay's most recent appearance came late last month at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, a team event that he and Xander Schauffele won. Schauffele finished second at the RBC Heritage a week earlier, losing a playoff to Jordan Spieth.
Cantlay began his season with four consecutive top 10s, including a solo second at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in February.
Patrick Cantlay PGA Championship Prediction
Cantlay has been rock-solid all season, and he has the game to win at Southern Hills. It will be hard to hit greens this week, and Cantlay currently leads the Tour in scrambling. He also ranks 50th in driving distance and 33rd in total driving.
With how well Cantlay has played this season, he looks like a value at 22-1 to win and 4-1 to finish top five. Look for Cantlay to contend into the weekend.
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