PGA TOUR Backs Sepp Straka at +10500 for PGA Championship as 6 Sleepers Emerge

6 articles · Updated · PGA TOUR · May 12

Sepp Straka headlined the PGA TOUR’s PGA Championship sleeper picks with +10500 outright odds, backed by four TOUR wins, top-10 putting from 10-20 feet and No. 8 par-3 scoring entering Aronimink.
Kurt Kitayama was the featured top-five value at +1125 after a T8-T9-T19 run in Signature Events; the TOUR noted his T4 at the 2023 PGA Championship on a similar par-70 Donald Ross layout.
Alex Fitzpatrick and Matt McCarty were highlighted for placement bets after strong recent form: Fitzpatrick at +770 for a top 10 following a fourth-place finish at the Truist, McCarty at +435 for a top 20 with three straight top-15s.
Bernd Wiesberger and Stewart Cink rounded out the list as longer-shot placement plays, with Wiesberger at +550 for a top 30 off five top-15s in six starts and Cink at +305 for a top 40 amid four 2026 PGA TOUR Champions wins.
The picks framed Aronimink as a course favoring precise approach play, bogey avoidance and comfort on a demanding par-70 setup rather than pure power.

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