The 108th USPGA Championship will tee off in a few days (May 14) at the Aronimink Golf Club in Newton Square, Pennsylvania. The 156 man field features 15 PGA champions, 29 major champions.
Six Australians will fly the flag for the Green and Gold in an attempt to win the year’s second major - Jason Day, Mon Woo Lee, Adam Scott, Cameron Smith, Elvis Smylie and Travis Smyth.
Aronimink Golf Club is a platinium private course designed by Donald J. Ross (1928) is a par 70, 7394 yard layout and is sure to test the world’s best, with Xander Schauffele holding the course record of 263 (set in 2024).
"Founded in 1896, Aronimink has hosted a number of significant golf events during its storied history, including the 1962 PGA Championship (won by Gary Player), the 1977 U.S. Amateur (John Fought) and the 2003 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship (John Jacobs).
Aronimink was also the site of the PGA TOUR's AT&T National in 2010 (Justin Rose) and '11 (Nick Watney). In 2018, the BMW Championship was staged at Aronimink (Keegan Bradley). With the 2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship (Sei Young Kim), Aronimink became the first venue to stage each of the PGA of America's three rotating major championships (PGA Championship, KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, KPMG Women's PGA Championship).
Aronimink is set to host the 2026 PGA Championship, which will coincide with the United States semiquincentennial celebration, and marks the 250th anniversary of America’s founding in 1776 in Philadelphia." - Source, Aronimick website
Naturally heading favouritism are World number one Scottie Scheffler and World #2 Rory Mcilroy both under double figure odds. You can check it all out at BetUS golf betting odds. Min Woo Lee is the most fancied of the Aussies in early markets, with Adam Scott next in line - both over 50/1 shots.
Pictured – Australia’s Min Woo Lee