2020 PGA Championship First-Round Leader Odds

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There's nothing quite like a first-round leader bet in golf.

When else can you convert a 100-1 longshot in just a few hours? Or have that longshot ripped away from you when Justin Thomas or Rory McIlroy storms up the leaderboard on Thursday afternoon?

Bettors love first-round leaders because a golfer doesn't need to sustain his pace for all four rounds. He just needs to catch fire for 18 holes. And that opens up a world of possibilities when building a card.

First-round leader odds are correlated with odds to win the tournament, but the range of outcomes shrinks. Justin Thomas, the tournament favorite at around 10-1, is 20-1 to lead the first round because he's more likely to outlast the entire field over four rounds than best the entire field for one day.

The guys lower down the board will be the opposite. Take Cam Champ, a bomber who our Josh Perry likes this week. He's 100-1 to be the FRL, but 150-1 to win the tournament because it's more likely that he gets scorching hot for 18 holes than keeps it together all weekend.

So who should you bet?

Here's our primer on betting first-round leaders and what to look for, and here are the odds for the 2020 PGA Championship (via bet365).

PGA Championship First-Round Leader Odds

Via bet365, where you can also bet each-ways on first-rounder leader bets. You double your stake, but get paid if your golfer finishes in the Top 5 after Round 1.

PlayerFRL Odds
Justin Thomas20-1
Brooks Koepka20-1
Rory McIlroy22-1
Jon Rahm25-1
Bryson Dechambeau33-1
Xander Schauffele33-1
Dustin Johnson33-1
Webb Simpson35-1
Patrick Cantlay35-1
Rickie Fowler40-1
Tiger Woods40-1
Daniel Berger45-1
Collin Morikawa45-1
Hideki Matsuyama50-1
Viktor Hovland50-1
Jason Day50-1
Tony Finau50-1
Matthew Fitzpatrick50-1
Tommy Fleetwood50-1
Gary Woodland50-1
Tyrrell Hatton50-1
Patrick Reed50-1
Jordan Spieth50-1
Justin Rose50-1
Adam Scott50-1
Abraham Ancer60-1
Shane Lowry60-1
Scottie Scheffler66-1
Sergio Garcia66-1
Sungjae Im66-1
Louis Oosthuizen66-1
Marc Leishman66-1
Phil Mickelson66-1
Chez Reavie80-1
Bubba Watson80-1
Billy Horschel80-1
Matt Kuchar80-1
Paul Casey80-1
Henrik Stenson80-1
Brendon Todd80-1
Matthew Wolff80-1
Joaquin Niemann90-1
Erik van Rooyen90-1
Byeong Hun An90-1
Ryan Moore90-1
Sepp Straka90-1
Kevin Streelman100-1
Kevin Kisner100-1
Danny Willett100-1
Adam Hadwin100-1
Corey Conners100-1
Cameron Champ100-1
Tom Lewis100-1
Ian Poulter100-1
Matt Wallace100-1
Harris English100-1
Max Homa100-1
Ryan Palmer110-1
Richy Werenski110-1
Kevin Na110-1
Brendan Steele110-1
Joel Dahmen110-1
Christiaan Bezuidenhout110-1
J T Poston125-1
Keegan Bradley125-1
Dylan Frittelli125-1
Bernd Wiesberger125-1
Emiliano Grillo125-1
Lucas Glover125-1
Brandt Snedeker125-1
Luke List125-1
Charl Schwartzel125-1
Michael Thompson125-1
Rory Sabbatini125-1
Adam Long125-1
Mackenzie Hughes125-1
Brian Harman125-1
Russell Henley125-1
Matthias Schwab125-1
Nick Taylor125-1
Cameron Tringale150-1
Harold Varner150-1
Jim Furyk150-1
Martin Kaymer150-1
Cameron Smith150-1
Graeme McDowell150-1
Joost Luiten150-1
Robert MacIntyre150-1
Jason Kokrak150-1
Si Woo Kim150-1
Zach Johnson150-1
Talor Gooch150-1
Troy Merritt150-1
Mike Lorenzo Vera150-1
Rafael Cabrera Bello150-1
Lanto Griffin175-1
Keith Mitchell175-1
Doc Redman175-1
Scott Piercy175-1
Haotong Li175-1
Jason Dufner175-1
Danny Lee175-1
Marcus Kinhult175-1
Joohyung Kim175-1
Wyndham Clark200-1
Andrew Landry200-1
Sebastian Munoz200-1
Jimmy Walker200-1
Sung Kang200-1
C T Pan200-1
Vaughn Taylor200-1
Kurt Kitayama200-1
Matt Jones200-1
Bud Cauley200-1
Andrew Putnam200-1
Mark Hubbard200-1
Tom Hoge200-1
Carlos Ortiz250-1
Benjamin Hebert250-1
Victor Perez250-1
Jazz Janewattananond250-1
Tyler Duncan250-1
Jorge Campillo250-1
Denny Mccarthy250-1
Ryo Ishikawa250-1
Lucas Herbert250-1
Steve Stricker250-1
Nate Lashley250-1
Chan Kim250-1
Brian Stuard250-1
Nate Lashley250-1
Chan Kim250-1
Brian Stuard250-1
Shaun Norris300-1
Ken Tanigawa300-1
Davis Love III350-1
Jim Herman350-1
Rich Beem400-1
Jim Herman350-1
Rich Beem400-1
Justin Bertsch400-1
Rod Perry400-1
Jeff Hart400-1
Jason Caron400-1
Shuan Micheel500-1
Alex Beach500-1
Judd Gibb500-1
Rich Berberian Jr500-1
Danny Balin500-1
Alex Knoll500-1
Bob Sowards500-1
Rob Labritz500-1
Marty Jertson500-1
Ryan Vermeer500-1
Mike Auterson500-1
Shawn Warren500-1
J R Roth500-1
John OLeary500-1
David Muttitt500-1
Benny Cook500-1
JustinBertsch50000-1
JeffHart50000-1
AlexBeach50000-1
ShawnWarren50000-1
AlexKnoll50000-1
JuddGibb50000-1
MartyJertson50000-1
BobSowards50000-1
RichBerberian Jr50000-1
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