SportsLine's model simulated the 2025 Truist Championship 10,000 times and revealed its PGA Tour golf picks for Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, and more

A new PGA Tour course hosts a signature event the week before the year's second major. Here are betting favorites, odds and some expert wager ideas.

Who pops on Dennis Esser's model for the second major of the year? A lot of golfers are hitting their stride just in time.

This week Rory McIlroy will play his first individual event since his historic 2025 Maters victory, and he’s the betting favorite at the Truist Championship. McIlroy comes into the week with odds-to-win of +400 for what is the final PGA Tour event before the 2025 PGA Championship.

Don’t forget about the LIV players, too. While Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are the favorites to win the 107th PGA Championship, they have plenty of challengers. That includes defending champion Xander Schauffele, who is fifth among the early betting favorites, and the 2017 PGA winner at Quail Hollow, Justin Thomas.

The PGA Tour will play another Signature Event, the Truist Championship ... BetMGM is going with the obvious pick for the shortest odds: McIlroy, the world's No. 2 player who could overtake ...

Harris English, who took 11th in the Truist Championship at The Philadelphia Cricket Club from May 8-11 in his last tournament action, comes into the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club with +15000 odds to win. In his 25 tournaments during the past year, English has one win and an average finish of 33rd, with two top rounds of the day.