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2026 PGA Tour Major Championships Early Preview | Golf Gambling Podcast (Ep. 549)

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Bryson DeChambeau is already down to 16-to-1 at Augusta, and they think that's a great number.

They open with a bonus preview of the early 2026 PGA Tour majors board. The conversation shifts fast to the venues, with Augusta National joined by Royal Birkdale for the Open, Shinnecock for the U.S. Open, and Aronomic for the PGA Championship. That sets up a price-first look at who can win and who looks better for placement bets. Bob MacIntyre is the first name that really stands out. The hosts like his 100-1 number and treat it as the kind of each-way play that is tough to pass up. They point out that he was almost a major winner the last time he was in Pennsylvania. His recent major results also keep the case alive, with a T47 at the Masters, a solo second, and T7 finishes at both the U.S. Open and Open Championship. His run at Caves Valley only adds to the course-fit argument. Victor Hovland comes up next as another player they trust on softer, thicker, wetter setups. They like the distance, the Northeast bent grass angle, and the fact that he has already shown he can contend in similar conditions at Oak Hill. One host says Hovland would be the play at the PGA Championship if the board sits in that 30 to 40 range, and they note that many books have him around 33. Along the way, the hosts keep circling back to how major betting really comes down to matching form, grass type, and venue shape. There is also a laugh about one book posting hilariously bad numbers, with Tristan Lawrence at 100-1 singled out as the kind of line that should not last. The discussion stays loose and conversational, but the logic holds: find the right course profile and attack the price. They wrap by saying this was the final show of 2025, and that they will be back in a few weeks for the Sony Open. It is a compact major preview for anyone trying to get ahead of the market before the season starts.

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Early major prices, handled with enough course fit grit to make the numbers matter.

This is a straight major market golf preview that keeps its focus on odds and course fit. The hosts move through the 2026 stops outside Augusta National, including Royal Birkdale, Shinnecock, and Aronomic, then sort the field by price, fit, and recent form.

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