Players Championship Odds 2025: Which Favorites Are Set to Disappoint?

The flagship event on the PGA Tour takes place this week, as Scottie Scheffler leads the way in the Players Championship odds. With a world class field getting set to take the tough test of TPC Sawgrass, now would be the ideal time to check out the Players Championship sleeper picks, as a longshot always seems to put on a show on the event. With the Players Championship cut line in play, the field of 144 golfers will need to be in top form if they want to qualify for a massive pay cheque come Sunday.

Current Favorites to win the Players Championship

Odd provided by FanDuel – accurate as of March 14

Scottie Scheffler (+450 at BetMGM sportsbook)

Making his fifth start of the season yet still in search of his first win of the 2025 season, Scottie Scheffler tops the Players Championship odds this week as he tries to become the first back-to-back-to-back winner of the event and just the second three-time champion in the tournament’s history. This will be Scheffler’s fifth time teeing it up at TPC Sawgrass, and following a missed cut his first time out in 2021, he has since followed it up with 55th place finishing before winning the event in 2023 and 2024.

Rory McIlroy (+450 at FanDuel sportsbook)

2019 Players Championship winner Rory McIlroy has had a bit of a hard time in recent years when playing at TPC Sawgrass and will look to use that win as motivation when he tees it up this week. Since that win in 2019, the tournament was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19 and then he missed the cut in 2021, finished tied for 33^rd in 2022, missed the cut again in 2023, and then had his best finish since the win last year when he ended the weekend tied for 19^th.

Collin Morikawa (+1800 at DraftKings sportsbook)

After an incredible run at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week where he came up just a stroke shy of the winner Russell Henley, Collin Morikawa will look to keep his improved play going this week as he has shot up the Players Championship odds. In four events this season the six-time PGA Tour winner has two second place finishes and two 17th place finishes. Since 2021 Morikawa finished tied for 41^st, then he missed the cut in 2022, then tied for 13^th in 2023, and last year he tied for 45^th place.

Ludvig Aberg (+3300 at bet365 sportsbook)

Already with two PGA Tour wins under his belt in just 41 events played, Ludvig Aberg will attempt to duplicate his fantastic first appearance at the 2024 Players Championship. The youngster came flying out of the gate on Thursday posting an opening round of 67 on his very first time playing TPC Sawgrass. Aberg struggled on Friday shooting 73 before getting things back on track on the weekend posting back-to-back 67’s and ending the weekend in eighth place.

Justin Thomas (+250000 at Caesars Sportsbook)

2021 Players Championship winner Justin Thomas has been playing some inspired golf to kick off the 2025 season. While he struggled Sunday during some tough conditions at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, his recent play and past success make him one of the favorites in the Players Championship odds. Since that win in 2021 Thomas finished the event tied for 33^rd in 2022, tied for 60^th in 2023, and then missed the cut last year.

Players Championship longshot

Si-woo Kim (+11000 at FanDuel sportsbook)

Another former winner to keep an eye on this week is 2017 the Players Championship winner Si-woo Kim. Sitting 68^th in the official world golf rankings, the veteran has four PGA Tour wins under his belt including most recently at the 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii. Since that famous victory eight years ago, Kim has posted some impressive results and seems to love this event.

Players Championship recent winners

Players Championship betting trends

There are many betting trends when it comes to the Players Championship, but a few things stand out more than others. The winning score for five of the last 13 events has been 13 under par, most recently done in 2022 when Cameron Smith won the title. From 2011-2014 the winning score was 13 under par for four consecutive years.

Players Championship debutants

Rafael Campos (+500000 at DraftKings sportsbook)

The winner at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship last season, 36-year-old Rafael Campos has struggled out of the gate to begin the 2025 season. With just two made cuts in eight events, Campos will look to improve on his seasons best result when he tied for 34^th at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld. It should be interesting to see how he responds this week as he opted not to play in his native Puerto Rico last week at the Puerto Rico open and instead played at the Arnold Palmer Invitational where he shot an opening round of 80 in the tough conditions and missed the cut.

How to read the Players Championship betting odds

Reading the Players Championship betting odds is just as easy as reading the odds for any other golf tournament or sporting event. In golf, there are numerous ways to bet, from head-to-head matchups to whether a player will make a certain number of birdies or eagles in a round. You can even bet on whether there will be a hole-in-one during the event, if the tournament will go to a playoff or if a player will be in the final group on Sunday.

How to bet on the Players Championship

There are several ways to bet on the Players Championship this week. One bet that stands out, however, is that Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Collin Morikawa will all finish in the top 10. A $10 bet at +1015 would give you back $101.50 if three of the top favorites can finish in the top 10.

Players Championship info

Players Championship FAQs:

Who has won the most Players Championship titles?

By winning three of the first five the Players Championship titles, Jack Nicklaus still holds the record with three wins at the event. Six golfers have won the event twice, Fred Couples, Steve Elkington, Hal Sutton, Davis Love III, Tiger Woods, and Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler will look to join Nicklaus this year and win an incredible third straight Players Championship trophy.

What is the prize pool for the Players Championship?

The prize pool for the Players Championship sits at $25,000,000 for the 2025 event which has not seen a change in its purse in three years. The winner will take home a prize of $4,500,000 for winning the event. In the first ever the Players Championship, in 1974, the winning prize that year was $50,000.

How many different names has the Players Championship gone by?

Throughout its history the Players Championship has only gone by two names. Beginning in 1974, the tournament was called the Tournament Players Championship which lasted for the first 14 years of the event. Since then, it has been called the Players Championship and has held this title since 1988.

What is the tournament record score at the Players Championship?

By shooting 24 under par in 1988 for a total score of 264, Greg Norman shot the best total score at the Players Championship. Norman won by four strokes that year over Fuzzy Zoeller who for 36 years sat as the person with the second-best score at 20 under par. That was until last year when Scottie Scheffler equaled that mark by also shooting a 20 under par to win his second consecutive Players Championship.

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