2012 PGA Championship Odds: Woods & McIlroy Favored After One Round

Updated PGA Championship Odds

KIAWAH ISLAND, SC (TheSpread) – The first round of the 2012 PGA Championship is complete and plenty of big names are in the running.

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With the first round complete, Carl Pettersson is in the lead by one shot, as he posted a 6-under 66 on Thursday. Pettersson is a multiple-time winner on the PGA Tour but he has never claimed a major.

Among the group at -5 overall is Rory McIlroy, while pre-tournament favorite, Tiger Woods sits at -3 after shooting a 69 on Thursday.

According to oddsmakers, Woods and McIlroy are now the favorites to win this tournament, as each has 11/2 odds to win. Adam Scott comes in with 9/1 odds to win.

Scott sits at -4 for the tournament, in a tie for fifth after Thursday. He is coming off his collapse in the final round of the British Open, as he still is seeking his first major championship.

The PGA Championship continues on Friday, August 10 and will run through Sunday, August 12 from the Kiawah Island-Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. For complete odds for each golfer to win the PGA Championship, see below.

2012 PGA Championship Odds to Win - Who Will Win The PGA Championship?

Tiger Woods 11/2 

Rory McIlroy 11/2 

Adam Scott 9/1 

Graeme McDowell 14/1 

Keegan Bradley 14/1 

Carl Pettersson 20/1 

Charl Schwartzel 20/1 

Luke Donald 25/1 

Louis Oosthuizen 25/1 

Justin Rose 25/1 

Dustin Johnson 28/1 

KJ Choi 28/1

Bo Van Pelt 28/1 

Aaron Baddeley 30/1

Gary Woodland 33/1

Lee Westwood 33/1 

Hunter Mahan 33/1

Geoff Ogilvy 35/1 

Francesco Molinari 40/1

Nick Watney 40/1

Peter Hanson 40/1 

Rickie Fowler 40/1 

Padraig Harrington 40/1

Bubba Watson 40/1 

Matt Kuchar 40/1 

Webb Simpson 40/1 

David Toms 40/1 

Scott Piercy 50/1

Ian Poulter 50/1 

KT Kim 50/1 

Alex Noren 50/1

Ben Curtis 50/1

Ernie Els 50/1

Nicolas Colsaerts 60/1

Zach Johnson 60/1 

Phil Mickelson 60/1

Pat Perez 66/1 

Thomas Bjorn 66/1

John Daly 70/1

Jim Furyk 75/1

Cameron Tringale 75/1

Jason Dufner 75/1

Joost Luiten 75/1 

Ryan Palmer 80/1 

Sergio Garcia 80/1

Greg Chalmers 80/1

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