Marc Williams touted Aaron Rai at a whopping 150/1 as a deep-odds dart throw with real upside. The Wolverhampton native has made the cut in four straight majors, including a T27 at Augusta, showing he isn’t overwhelmed by big stages. Rai broke through for his first PGA Tour title at last summer’s Wyndham Championship and already boasts the 2020 Scottish Open on his resume. Williams believes Rai’s fairway-finding tee game and steady nerves can keep him on the weekend leaderboard, making him a viable top-20 or top-40 ticket and a sprinkle on an outright win for bettors chasing huge returns.

At 60/1, Russell Henley is Marc Williams’s favorite under-the-radar pick. Henley won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March, outdueling an elite field with world-class approach numbers. While he missed the cut at this year’s Masters, he posted solid results in every major last season, suggesting the nerves are gone. Williams emphasized that the PGA Championship often crowns first-time major winners and that Henley’s accurate driving and surgically precise irons set up perfectly for Quail Hollow’s narrow corridors. Bettors looking for value on the outright board or a top-10 finish should give Henley serious consideration.

Marc Williams pointed to Jordan Spieth at 55/1 as a worthwhile flyer for bettors chasing upside. Spieth would complete the career Grand Slam with a PGA victory, and although he hasn’t lifted a major in eight years, he owns strong course history—a runner-up in 2015 and T3 in 2019. Williams noted Spieth’s recent "brilliant" form at the Byron Nelson and overall steady season as evidence the Texan’s creative short-game magic is intact. With Quail Hollow’s sloping greens demanding imagination, Williams believes Spieth’s volatility is an asset at long odds and recommends sprinkling on an outright as well as a top-20 hedge.

Marc Williams pegged Patrick Cantlay at 40/1 as mis-priced given his pedigree. Cantlay owns multiple wins at big-boy PGA Tour stops—twice at the Memorial, twice at the BMW Championship—as well as the 2021 Tour Championship, yet somehow has only five top-10s in 32 career majors. Williams noted that the 33-year-old has not missed a cut all season and was T4 at the recent Truist Championship, signalling trending form. Cantlay’s combination of driving accuracy and elite lag putting plays at Quail Hollow, a course that rewards patient ball strikers. Williams believes the ‘best player without a major’ tag could disappear this week and recommends both outright tickets and top-5 props.

Marc Williams highlighted Tommy Fleetwood at 40/1 as a strong each-way play. The Englishman keeps "knocking on the door" in America, riding a spring stretch that includes T4 at the Truist Championship, T5 at the Genesis Invitational, and a solo 7th at the RBC Heritage. Fleetwood also placed just outside the top 20 at last month’s Masters, reinforcing that his all-around game is major-ready. Williams argued that Quail Hollow’s demand for precise mid-iron play and scrambling mirrors Fleetwood’s strengths and that a four-day spike with the putter could finally give him the long-awaited first win on U.S. soil.

Marc Williams said bettors should not ignore Joaquin Niemann at 35/1 to win the PGA Championship. Niemann arrives as one of the hottest players on the planet after capturing his third LIV Golf title in Mexico City at the end of April. Although he has yet to record a top-10 in a major, Williams noted that the Chilean was inside the top 20 for much of Masters week before fading to T29, a sign his game can travel to major venues. Quail Hollow historically rewards aggressive drivers and high ball-flight iron play—both Niemann calling cards—and the tournament’s history of producing surprise winners (Jimmy Walker, Jason Dufner, Phil Mickelson at 50) adds to Williams’s belief that Niemann is a live outright and top-10 ticket.