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FedExCup Fall – Event No. 2
Sanderson Farms Championship
Country Club of Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi
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Mike Glasscott: Sanderson Farms Championship tips
Win: Nick Dunlap (25/1), Matt McCarty (45/1)
Top 10: Mark Hubbard (11/2), Ben Griffin (33/10)
Top 20: Wilson Furr (17/4), Greyson Sigg (33/10)
Top 40: Tyler Duncan (12/5), Chad Ramey (29/20)
Bet365: Top of the Board
Keith Mitchell (22/1): Ranking in the top 10 of most ball-striking categories, the Tennessee native has cashed solo 12th and T12 in his last two events on TOUR. A previous winner on TOUR, the former Georgia Bulldog has never made the cut in four previous visits.
Seamus Power (22/1): The Irishman hit the top 10 for the first time in 2024 on TOUR in his last outing at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Cashing T10, he extended his streak of play on the weekends to six straight and four registered T28 or better. Making his seventh start at the Country Club of Jackson, the two-time TOUR winner has never been better than T18 but has four paychecks inside the top 30.
Mackenzie Hughes (25/1): The only player entered this week who played in the Presidents Cup, the Canadian enjoys the Bermudagrass of Mississippi. The 2022 champion posted 70-70 (-4) in defense last year, but that wasn’t low enough to play the weekend. Coming off T4 at the Procore Championship, I would expect him to pop right into contention again.
Nick Dunlap (25/1): The Alabama native began the season as an amateur and ended the season in the Top 50 at the BMW Championship. The winner at The American Express in January as an amateur also won and event as a professional at the Barracuda Championship in July. Playing in the final group at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, he couldn’t keep up with eventual champion Hideki Matsuyama but cashed T5 to secure top 50 playing privileges for 2025. I’m not sure anything is going to bother him!
Maverick McNealy (28/1): Still on the hunt for his first victory on TOUR, my choice to win in this column at the Procore Championship, missed the cut. Playing for the first time since the 2021 edition, his best finish in Jackson is T17 on his last visit. Outstanding throughout the bag, a sharp week on approach will be necessary to contend.
Ben Griffin (30/1): The 18-hole, 36-hole, and 54-hole leader last year could not close the deal in regulation and fell short in the five-man playoff. Posting a career scoring average of 68.63, he owns five rounds from eight of 68 or better at the Country Club of Jackson.
J.J. Spaun (30/1): Rolling into town with T29 or better in five of his last six events on TOUR, the Californian is hoping the sixth time in Mississippi is the charm. His best finish in five starts is T34. Recent top-10 paydays at the 3M Open and Wyndham Championship are hard to ignore.
Others to consider:
Patrick Fishburn (33/1): The run of form is third, missed cut, T6, third, and T15 for the GIR machine.
Mark Hubbard (50/1): The leader after 54 holes two years ago, the Californian posted 74 in the final round and shared fifth. Last year, he posted 17-under and missed the playoff by a shot (T6). He’s 30-under over the last eight rounds.
Andrew Novak (55/1): Making the cut in 15 of 20 events in 2024, the Sea Island resident cashed in the top 10 four times and nine times in the top 25. Sitting 20th in SG: Total, he’s quietly under the radar.
Cameron Champ (45/1): The 2018 winner in just his second event with a PGA TOUR card ran T9 here last year. Owns a 68.17 scoring average here over 12 rounds.
Matt McCarty (45/1): Bypassing the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, the three-time winner has cashed in the top 10 seven times in his last nine starts. He won’t be lacking confidence or form.
Chad Ramey (125/1): The Mississippi native, already a winner on TOUR, arrives with five consecutive paychecks deposited on TOUR. Davis Riley (100/1), a two-time winner on TOUR, is also a Mississippi native and in the field.
Greyson Sigg (90/1): T4 at the Procore Championship broke a streak of six missed cuts. Stay hot!
Tyler Duncan (275/1): Cashing T16 and T14 in two of the last three years, the man from Indiana has found something in Mississippi.
Wilson Furr (125/1): The winnerb of the Gator Invitational at the Country Club of Jackson in 2018, the Jackson native calls this his home course.
NOW PLAYING: Sanderson Farms Championship
| Host Course | Country Club of Jackson |
| Yards (per official scorecard): | 7,461. |
| Par: | 72 (36-36). |
| Greens: | Champion Bermudagrass; 6,200 square feet on average. |
| Stimpmeter: | 11.5 feet and up. |
| Rough: | 419 Bermudagrass/Zoysia at 2.5 inches. |
| Bunkers/Water Hazards/In-Play | 54/7/5. |
| Architect(s): | John Fought (2008). |
| Defending Champion (event): | Luke List. |
| Multiple Champion(s) Entered: | None. |
| Multiple Champions (course): | None. |
| Fact of the Week: | The last five tournaments have been decided by a playoff or one shot. |
Sanderson Farms Championship
Golf in Mississippi has been on the PGA TOUR schedule since 1968, but the Country Club of Jackson and the Sanderson Farms Championship both debuted in October of 2014 as part of the 2014-15 season.
An opposite-field event until the 2019-20 season, the 2019 edition was awarded full FedExCup points and benefits.
Luke List, currently listed at 90/1 at Bet365.com will defend the title and look to become the first player to win in back-to-back years.
No player has won this event at the Country Club of Jackson more than once.
The first six events produced first-time winners on the PGA TOUR.
The last four events have crowned previous champions.
The winning total has been 18-under or better in eight of ten events.
All ten champions have ranked in the top 15 of Putting: Birdie or Better Percentage.
Winners have ranked in the top 15 in Ball-Striking in seven of ten events.
Former champions in the field also include Mackenzie Hughes, Cameron Champ, the youngest winner at 23, Ryan Armour, the oldest winner at 43, Cody Gribble, and Peter Malnati.
The field of 132 players includes four open qualifiers and will play 36 holes before being cut to the top 65 and ties.
The winner will pocket $1.368 million of the $7.6 million prize pool plus 500 FedExCup points.
This is the second of eight events in the FedExCup Fall. Read more about the final eight events of the season here.
Recent PGA TOUR Winners
2023 Season Winners
| Event | Winner |
| Sentry Tournament of Champions | Jon Rahm |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Si Woo Kim |
| The AMERICAN EXPRESS | Jon Rahm (2) |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Max Homa (2) |
| AT&T Pebble Beach | Justin Rose |
| WM Phoenix Open | Scottie Scheffler |
| The Genesis Invitational | Jon Rahm (3) |
| The Honda Classic | Chris Kirk |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Kurt Kitayama (first TOUR win) |
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Scottie Scheffler (2) |
| Valspar Championship | Taylor Moore (first TOUR win) |
| Corales Puntacana | Matt Wallace (first TOUR win) |
| WGC – Dell Technologies MP | Sam Burns |
| Valero Texas Open | Corey Conners |
| Masters | Jon Rahm (4) |
| RBC Heritage | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Davis Riley & Nick Hardy (first TOUR win for each) |
| Mexico Open at Vidanta | Tony Finau (2) |
| Wells Fargo Championship | Wyndham Clark (first TOUR win) |
| AT&T Byron Nelson | Jason Day |
| PGA Championship | Brooks Koepka |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | Emiliano Grillo |
| Memorial | Viktor Hovland |
| RBC Canadian Open | Nick Taylor |
| U.S. Open | Wyndham Clark (2) |
| Travelers Championship | Keegan Bradley (2) |
| Rocket Mortgage Classic | Rickie Fowler |
| John Deere Classic | Sepp Straka |
| Genesis Scottish Open | Rory McIlroy (2) |
| The Open Championship | Brian Harman |
| 3M Open | Lee Hodges (first TOUR win) |
| Wyndham Championship | Lucas Glover |
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Lucas Glover (2) |
| BMW Championship | Viktor Hovland (2) |
| TOUR Championship | Viktor Hovland (3) |
| Fortinet Championship | Sahith Theegala |
| Sanderson Farms Championship | Luke List |
| Shriners Children’s Open | Tom Kim |
| ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | Collin Morikawa |
| World Wide Technology | Erik van Rooyen |
| Butterfield Bermuda | Camilo Villegas |
| The RSM Classic | Ludvig Aberg |
2024 Season Winners
| Event | Winner |
| The Sentry | Chris Kirk |
| Sony Open in Hawaii | Grayson Murray |
| The American Express | Nick Dunlap (a) |
| Farmers Insurance Open | Matthieu Pavon (rookie) |
| AT&T Pebble Beach | Wyndham Clark (54 holes) |
| WM Phoenix Open | Nick Taylor |
| The Genesis Invitational | Hideki Matsuyama |
| Mexico Open at Vidanta | Jake Knapp (rookie) |
| Cognizant Classic | Austin Eckroat (first time) |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | Scottie Scheffler |
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Scottie Scheffler (2) |
| Valspar Championship | Peter Malnati |
| Texas Children’s Houston Open | Stephan Jaeger (first time) |
| Valero Texas Open | Akshay Bhatia |
| 88th Masters Tournament | Scottie Scheffler (3) |
| RBC Heritage | Scottie Scheffler (4) |
| Zurich Classic | Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry |
| THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | Taylor Pendrith (first time) |
| Wells Fargo Championship | Rory McIlroy (2) |
| 106th PGA Championship | Xander Schauffele |
| Charles Schwab Challenge | Davis Riley |
| RBC Canadian Open | Robert MacIntyre (first time) |
| The 49th Memorial Tournament | Scottie Scheffler (5) |
| 124th United States Open | Bryson DeChambeau |
| Travelers Championship | Scottie Scheffler (6) |
| Rocket Mortgage Classic | Cam Davis |
| John Deere Classic | Davis Thompson (first time) |
| Genesis Scottish Open | Robert MacIntyre (2) |
| 152nd Open Championship | Xander Schauffele (2) |
| 3M Open | Jhonattan Vegas |
| 2024 Paris Olympics | Scottie Scheffler (7) |
| 3M Open | Jhonattan Vegas |
| Wyndham Championship | Aaron Rai (first time) |
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Hideki Matsuyama (2) |
| BMW Championship | Keegan Bradley |
| The TOUR Championship | Scottie Scheffler (8) |
| FedEx Cup Fall | |
| Procore Championship | Patton Kizzire |
The Country Club of Jackson
Founded in 1914, the course presently has 27 holes, but the Dogwood and Azalea nines are used for the Sanderson Farms Championship.
In 2008, architect John Faught, with the help of Mike Gogel, renovated the property for PGA TOUR play.
Hosting for the 11th year in a row, the Par-72 will play 7,461 yards for the fifth consecutive season.
The Bermudagrass fairways are framed by two-and-a-half inches of Bermuda/Zoysia rough, a half an inch increase over 2023. Strategically placed bunkers, 56 total, plus seven water penalty areas scattered across five holes, will provide deterrence.
Champion Bermudagrass, tricky and grainy, covers the putting surfaces, which range to 6,200 square feet on average, and run at 11.5 feet and up.
The Par-5 holes rank in the top 15 of most difficult faced on TOUR.
Finding fairways this week will be the first challenge.
Holing putts and keeping the card clean is also necessary. The last five winners have not squared more than five bogeys for the week.
The winning score range includes 22-under in 2021, the tournament scoring record set by Sam Burns (not entered), and 16-under in the inaugural event in the fall of 2014.
Will Zalatoris (not entered) posted 61 (11-under-par), also in the 2021 edition, and owns the course record.
The 36-hole cut has been under par in each edition, including a record 5-under last year and in 2021.
Recent Winners – Sanderson Farms Championship
Italics – not entered/qualified this week.
| Year | Winner | Notes |
| 2023 | Luke List (-18) | Won a five-man playoff for his second TOUR win. |
| 2022 | Mackenzie Hughes (-17) | Defeated Sepp Straka in a playoff for his second TOUR victory. |
| 2021 | Sam Burns (-22) | Set the tournament scoring record. |
| 2020 | Sergio Garcia (-19) | Held off 2015 champion Peter Malnati by a shot. |
| 2019 | Sebastian Munoz (-18) | Knocked out Sungjae Im in a playoff for his first win on TOUR. |
| 2018 | Cameron Champ (-21) | The youngest winner at 23, the Californian won for the first time on TOUR. |
| 2017 | Ryan Armour (-19) | The oldest winner at 43, the veteran picked up his first victory on TOUR. |
| 2016 | Cody Gribble (-20) | Became the first winner to reach 20-under; Won for the first time on TOUR. |
| 2015 | Peter Malnati (-18) | First-time winner was victorious by a shot. |
| 2014 | Nick Taylor (-15) | The first-time winner was victorious by a shot. |
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