PGA Championship 2023: 5 dark horses who could win the Wanamaker Trophy

4. Gary Woodland (+10000)

Obviously when you see a major winner like Gary Woodland at 100/1, you have to be a little intrigued with his value as a sleeper. But it gets even better when you start to look at some of the metrics for handicapping this year’s PGA Championship.

At a course where length and ball striking are going to be vital, Woodland fits the bill averaging 313+ off the tee with solid accuracy and overall gaining more than 2.5 weighted strokes with his ball striking over the last 12 rounds. Moreover, he’s third on the PGA Tour this season in proximity from 200+ yards out The issues, of course, has been the short game, the putter specifically.

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3. Taylor Moore (+16000)

Taylor Moore captured his first PGA Tour victory of his career earlier in the year at the Valspar and that clinched his first appearance in a major ever at The Masters. He showed up solidly with a made cut and T39 finish. Overall, though, his form is too good to ignore.

Over the last 20 rounds, Moore has gained 1.27 weighted strokes with his ball striking while being red-hot with the putter, gaining 1.36 weighted strokes. His around-the-green metrics aren’t great, losing more than 0.4 strokes over that span, but the rest of his game is in great shape for success at this course.

Moore recently finished T11 at the RBC Heritage and T27 at the Wells Fargo, highlighting that he remains in phenomenal form. Lack of major experience is obviously a concern but if you want long odds on a player who is simply putting good golf on the course each time out, then look no further than the 29-year-old.