How do we go back to regular old PGA Tour golf after what we just experienced at the Ryder Cup?  It was an epic weekend at Whistling Strait and I could not be more pumped after that victory for the United States.  How great was it to see these guys let loose and show their fun side to us golf fans? Anyways, it was a great week and I can’t wait to do it all over again two years from now.   

U.S. Winning the Ryder Cup

The PGA Tour returns to its regular scheduled programming with the Sanderson Farms Championship.  This event has been on the PGA Tour rotation since 1994.  This will be a full field tournament played in Jackson, Mississippi at the Country Club of Jackson which is a stock par 72 measuring out 7,461 yards.  You are not going to see the cream of the crop playing this weekend.  The three top priced options on DraftKings are Sam Burns, Will Zalatoris, and Sergio Garcia (defending champ).  The last five winners of this event have come in at -19, -18, -21, -19, and -20.  That tells me that we’ll see a lot of birdies this weekend and your golfers will need to average 67 over the four days to have a shot. 

Strokes Gained: Approach is always the number one category every week but I’ll be putting some extra weight on Strokes Gained: Off the Tee this weekend.  When you look at the last three winners and how they ranked off the tee; Sergio first in 2020, Sebastian Munoz third in 2019 and Cameron Champ second in 2018. The fairways aren’t incredibly difficult to hit but the distance will give these players an advantage.  Greens in regulation will be important knowing these guys need to go low.  Putting is always important but when you look at the tournament history, we’ve seen guys finish middle of the pack and still have success.

Alligator in a pond

It will be hot, humid and muggy throughout the weekend in Jackson.  There is actually a lot of rain in the forecast in the three days leading up to the event starting on Thursday.  The bombers will be even more in play knowing that the course will be wet.  It should dry quickly though being that the weather will be in mid-80s the rest of the weekend. 

Good Luck this weekend.

Stacks

{{stack.team.name}} {{player.name}}
DraftKings {{player.fantasy.price.value[8]}}-
Fanduel {{player.fantasy.price.value[6]}}-