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Three of the favourites for this year's USPGA Championship. | Getty Images

Who will win the USPGA Championship golf 2025? Here are the 12 favourites for the major - including Rory McIroy

By David Hepburn

Writer-at-large

Published 14th May 2025, 12:52 GMT

Can Rory make it two majors in a row?

The 2025 USPGA Championship (or simply the PGA Championship to those on the other side of the Atlantic) will be kicking off at the Quail Hollow Club. in North Carolina, this Thursday (May 15) - the 107th edition of the major.

It’s the second major of the year, with Rory McIlroy memorably claiming the first by taking the Masters after a playoff with Justin Rose.

That completed his career major grand slam and he’ll be hungry to add to his five major haul - with the PGA trophy the only one he has lifted twice (in 2012 and 2014).

If he does he’ll be the first non-American to win the tournament since Aussie Jason Day way back in 2015.

There are no shortage of Americans hoping to triumph, led by world number one Scottie Scheffler.

Meanwhile defending champion Xander Schauffele will be hoping to make it two in a row.

They are three of the players the bookies have the best chance of winning.

Here are all 12 favourites - and what they’ve won so far.

One of two players with odds of 19/1, American Xander Schauffele is the defending USPGA champion - and went on to win the Open in the same year, despite having not won a major before. He also won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

5. Xander Schauffele - 19/1

One of two players with odds of 19/1, American Xander Schauffele is the defending USPGA champion - and went on to win the Open in the same year, despite having not won a major before. He also won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. | Getty Images

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Another American double major winner priced at 19/1, Justin Thomas triumphed in the 2017 and 2022 PGA Championships. The former world number one (he ruled the roost back in 2018) will be hoping for a third this year.

6. Justin Thomas - 19/1

Another American double major winner priced at 19/1, Justin Thomas triumphed in the 2017 and 2022 PGA Championships. The former world number one (he ruled the roost back in 2018) will be hoping for a third this year. | Getty Images

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Collin Morikawa is priced at 21/1 to add to his two Major wins -the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 Open. He began his PGA Tour career by making 22 consecutive cuts - a record only bettered by Tiger Woods.

7. Collin Morikawa - 21/1

Collin Morikawa is priced at 21/1 to add to his two Major wins -the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 Open. He began his PGA Tour career by making 22 consecutive cuts - a record only bettered by Tiger Woods. | Getty Images

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Sweden's Ludvig Åberg only turned professional in June 2023 and has already won titles on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour - as well as coming second in last year's Masters and being part of a winning European Ryder Cup team. Surely it's only a matter of time before he makes his major breakthrough. The bookies have him priced at 24/1 for the title.

8. Ludvig Aberg - 24/1

Sweden's Ludvig Åberg only turned professional in June 2023 and has already won titles on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour - as well as coming second in last year's Masters and being part of a winning European Ryder Cup team. Surely it's only a matter of time before he makes his major breakthrough. The bookies have him priced at 24/1 for the title. | Getty Images

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