The PGA Championship returns Thursday through Sunday to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville for the second major championship of the season.
Valhalla is lengthy at 7,609 yards, but the heavy rain forecast this week will only make the course play longer.
Because of this, the winner of the 2024 PGA Championship will most likely be a bomber who thrives with long irons. These conditions will take dozens of contenders out of the mix.
Here are the eight players who can win this week’s PGA Championship:
1. Scottie Scheffler
Duh. Scheffler is the most likely winner of the PGA Championship, and there may not be a close second. The world’s top-ranked golfer has won four of his past five starts, including a four-stroke victory at the Masters. Scheffler is by far the best tee-to-green player in the world, and Valhalla is a ball striker’s paradise.
2. Rory McIlroy
McIlroy hasn’t won a major championship since 2014, but this might be his best chance to end the drought finally. The Northern Irishman is coming off back-to-back wins at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the Wells Fargo Championship, and he won the PGA Championship the last time Valhalla hosted the tournament in 2014. An elite driver, McIlroy fits this course perfectly.
