After a couple of weeks off, including last week’s European victory at the Presidents Cup, the PGA Tour returns to stroke play competition for the second event of the FedExCup Fall in Jackson, Mississippi, for the Sanderson Farms Championship.
Played at the Country Club of Jackson for the 12th consecutive year, it is a relatively long and straightforward tree-lined parkland course. Golfers with added length off the tee and who can get hot with the putter on the fast Bermuda greens will have an edge on the field. With minimal hazards and non-penal rough, scores have averaged 19-under par over the last five events.
The Field
The Sanderson Farms Championship boasts a surprisingly strong field this week, highlighted by a number of players who are itching to get back into competition. Headliners include Akshay Bhatia, Luke Clanton, Emiliano Grillo, Tom Hoge, Max Homa, Tom Kim, Min Woo Lee, Keith Mitchell, J.T. Poston, Davis Thompson, and the Hojgaard brothers, Nicolai and Rasmus.
Last year, Kevin Yu won his first PGA Tour title by defeating Beau Hossler in a playoff. Seven of the last 11 winners at this event have been first-time winners on the PGA Tour.
Past Winners & Odds
Most Important Stats For Success at the Country Club of Jackson
*In order of importance
- SG: Approach
- Birdie or Better %
- SG: Putting (Bermuda)
- Driving Distance
- Par 5 Scoring
- Proximity: 100-150
- SG: Easy Scoring Courses
- Proximity: 200+
- Putting 5-10 feet
- SG: ARG
Key Rabbit Hole Filters
- Course Region: Southeast
- Scoring Conditions: Easy
- Course Length: Long
- Field Strength: Weak
- Event Season: Fall
- Bunker #: Low
- Greens Speed: Fast
- Greens Surface: Bermuda
- Rough Surface: Bermuda/Zoysia
- OTT Club Type: Driver Heavy
- Fairway Accuracy: Difficult
- Missed Fairway Penalty: Low
- Scrambling Rough: Easy
Sanderson Farms Championship – Final Model
In each preview article and on Discord, I present my final model, which gives a detailed player ranking of the most important stats and splits for the week. My modeling is based on the PGA’s Strokes Gained data, which is categorized into SG: Off the Tee (OTT), SG: Approach (APP), SG: Around the Green (ARG), and SG: Putting (P). Learn more about Strokes Gained and why it can be so useful in analyzing the past and predicting future performance. Many of these specific metrics and conditions can be found in “The Rabbit Hole“, with my final model exclusively published here and in the Discord for subscribers.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WAY95c85KSffbjBmyyqu_lLJh_WYEtXYHcaUHTUIC-w/edit?usp=sharing
Outright Betting Selections
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*Lines accurate at the time of publication.
- M.W. Lee +2700 (0.88u) – FD
- N. Hojgaard +3500 (0.68u) – MGM
- Wallace +4500 (0.53u) – Rivers
- Homa +4500 (0.53u) – Rivers
- Bridgeman +5000 (0.48u) – Rivers
- Jaeger +6600 (0.36u) – MGM
- Clanton +7000 (0.34u) – Rivers
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