What Is the ‘PGA Championship’ in Sports?
The “PGA Championship” is one of the four Major Championships in men’s professional golf.
Think of it as one of the four “Super Bowls” of the golf year. It is played every May and features the best golfers in the world competing for the famous Wanamaker Trophy.
The other three Majors are:
What “PGA Championship” Means on a Sportsbook
When you see this on a betting app, it is the category for all bets related to this specific tournament. Since golf has massive fields of players (often 150+), the betting menu is huge:
- Outright Winner: You pick one golfer to win the whole tournament (e.g., Scottie Scheffler +500).
- Top 5 / Top 10 / Top 20: A safer bet where your golfer doesn’t have to win, they just have to finish near the top of the leaderboard.
- Make/Miss Cut: You bet on whether a player will play well enough in the first two days to qualify for the weekend rounds.
⚠️ A Quick Note on the Name
Don’t confuse the PGA Championship (the single major tournament) with the PGA Tour (the entire season-long organization).
- PGA Tour: The league that holds tournaments almost every week.
- PGA Championship: The specific, high-prestige Major tournament run by the PGA of America once a year.