Aronimink Hosts 2026 PGA Championship with Scottie Scheffler Defending Title

Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia, hosts the 2026 PGA Championship, golf's second major of the season.

The course features daunting greens and strategic demands that should produce a thrilling finish and a versatile leaderboard. Many types of golfers have a shot at the Wanamaker Trophy this week.

The field stands as the strongest of the season so far, surpassing THE PLAYERS Championship and The Masters. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler defends his title against 156 golfers, including back-to-back Masters champion Rory McIlroy and top players from the LIV Tour.

Key storylines include Scheffler feeling overdue for another win, Jordan Spieth chasing the career grand slam and Cameron Young seeking his first major victory.

A bettor placed 2.43 units across eight golfers at various sportsbooks to profit 20 units if any wins. The selections and odds are Cameron Young at +7000 on DraftKings, Matt Fitzpatrick at +2500 on Kalshi, Patrick Cantlay at +5300 on DraftKings, Hideki Matsuyama at +6567 on Kalshi, Robert MacIntyre at +6700 on DraftKings, Sepp Straka at +10390 on Kalshi and Keegan Bradley at +11528 on Kalshi.

Cameron Young won THE PLAYERS Championship in March, finished third at The Masters after playing the final group and took the Cadillac Championship earlier this month. He placed seventh at Philadelphia Cricket Club in the Truist Championship and fourth at Oakmont Country Club in the U.S. Open last year. The 2025 American Ryder Cup player now sits at +1600 odds.

Matt Fitzpatrick has three wins in his last six starts, including a team event with brother Alex, the Valspar Championship and RBC Heritage. He finished second at THE PLAYERS Championship and 18th at The Masters. He ranks as the eighth betting favorite on Kalshi.

Patrick Cantlay has posted top-14 finishes or better in six of 10 starts this year, with four in a row: seventh at Valspar, 12th at The Masters, eighth at RBC Heritage and 10th at Truist. The UCLA graduate lost strokes with his driver and putter at Augusta but still managed 12th. He has gained strokes tee-to-green in five straight starts. Bent grass greens suit him, as five of his eight PGA Tour wins came on them.

Hideki Matsuyama thrives at shorter courses like Aronimink, where long irons matter more than driver distance. He ranks 12th on tour in strokes gained approach the green and second in proximity from 200-plus yards. His short game stands out on tough greens. He finished 15th at the 2018 BMW Championship at Aronimink.

Robert MacIntyre has gained strokes on approach in just three events this season: fourth at Sony Open, fourth at THE PLAYERS Championship and second at Valero Texas Open. He ranks eighth in par-4 scoring, and Aronimink has 12 par-4s with large greens. He placed second at the 2025 U.S. Open on another Pennsylvania course with tough greens.

Sepp Straka, a four-time PGA Tour winner and two-time European Ryder Cup player, offers value at around 104-to-1. He excels off the tee and with irons, ranking fifth from 50-125 yards and ninth from 200-plus yards in proximity. He won the Truist Championship last year at Philadelphia Cricket Club's Wissahickon Course, similar to Aronimink with large bent greens.

Keegan Bradley struggled this season after captaining the losing 2025 American Ryder Cup team but rebounded with 21st at The Masters, 12th at RBC Heritage and 19th at Truist. He won the 2018 BMW Championship, the last PGA Tour event at Aronimink. Bradley has won in four straight years, including the 2024 BMW and twice at Travelers Championship. His best U.S. Open was seventh at Brookline in 2022.

The bettor picked Matt Fitzpatrick as the one-and-done choice for the 2026 PGA Championship.