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Tournament & Field 🏆

Following Europe’s Ryder Cup win (booooo!), the FedExCup Fall Series rolls on with a stop at The Country Club of Jackson down in Mississippi for the Sanderson Farms Championship. As is often the case this time of year, the field is on the weaker side — just 33 players inside the top 100 of the DataGolf World Rankings are teeing it up, with Tom Kim (DG No. 25) the highest-ranked in attendance.

Even without much star power, these Fall events are a great chance to get a closer look at some of the lesser-known names on TOUR — something that can pay off down the road in DFS and betting markets. There’s still plenty at stake, with PGA futures and status for next season on the line, so motivation won’t be lacking. The field is set at 132 players with the standard cut rule back in play: top 65 and ties after two rounds make it through to the weekend. Best of luck!

The Course Preview ⛳

Country Club of Jackson

Par 72 | 7,461 Yards

Greens: Champion Bermudagrass

First Tee & DFS Lineup Lock: Thursday, October 2nd at 8:05 am ET

Course Difficulty L5 Years: 45th, 29th, 35th, 43rd, 31st

Winners L5 Years

2024: Kevin Yu -23

2023: Luke List -18

2022: Mackenzie Hughes -17

2021: Sam Burns -22

2020: Sergio Garcia -19

The Country Club of Jackson has been the host venue for the Sanderson Farms Championship since 2014, giving us a reliable sample of course history to work with. The setup is a traditional Par 72 with four Par 3s, four Par 5s, and ten Par 4s. While the routing is fairly straightforward, scoring is very much on the table with winning numbers consistently ranging from 17 to 23-under over the last decade.

The layout features mostly tree-lined fairways, some of which can feel tight thanks to well-placed bunkers and penal rough. That said, it’s not a course that eliminates aggressive play off the tee. In fact, driving accuracy here tends to run about 6-8% lower than the PGA TOUR average (around 54%), yet bombers like Cameron Champ, Sam Burns, and Sebastián Muñoz have still thrived. Recent winners highlight two potential paths: either pound it off the tee and set up wedges, or rely on sharp accuracy and consistent iron play.

The green complexes are elevated, moderately sloped, and well-protected by bunkers and water hazards, but they’re also fairly large and produce higher-than-average GIR rates. Champion Bermudagrass is about as pure as it gets this time of year, and putting has often separated winners here. Five of the last nine winners have ranked top 5 in SG: Putting during their win, including Kevin Yu in 2024 (+8.6 SG: Putting, 2nd best for the week) and Luke List in 2023 (+6.0, 7th best). Sam Burns’ 2021 win was the rare exception, as he lost strokes putting but completely dominated with his ball-striking (+14.1).

Lastly, the four Par 5s are prime scoring opportunities and should play a critical role once again this week. Three of them fall between 550 and 600 yards, and history has shown just how pivotal they can be.

With football season in full swing, MLB playoffs underway, and the new NBA/NHL seasons right around the corner, PGA is very much down the ladder of interest for most sports fans. But these FedEx Cup Fall Series events will still provide some nice, low-key entertainment over the next couple of months!

Weather & Tee Times ⛅

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⚖️Weather Verdict: Gusts will kick up a bit in the mornings (~20 mph), but sustained winds should only top out in the 5-10 mph range all week. Plenty of sunshine, warm temps, and no threat of rain. Pretty solid golf conditions. I’m not seeing any tee time advantage as the first two rounds look nearly identical, so weather should not factor into any decision-making this week.

Sanderson Farms Championship Tee Times

Key Stats to Consider 📊

Each key stat is paired with a weighted percentage (based on stat importance) for DFS model purposes.

1. Strokes Gained: Ball Striking (SG: App + SG: OTT) | 30%

2. Birdie or Better % | 25%

3. Par 4 Average | 15%

4. Par 5 BoB% | 10%

5. Strokes Gained: Putting | 10%

6. Strokes Gained: Around the Greens | 10%

PGA Tour Stats Page

Sanderson Farms Championship DFS Model Standouts 🏅

Below are the top 25 ranked golfers in both my overall model and my key stats model. Below that are the top 25 leaders in average finishing position over the last five and last ten starts. The players ranked on these lists do not necessarily mean they are the top golfers I’m targeting for this week's event, but many of these guys should no doubt be favorable DFS options.

Overall Model Rank: A golfer’s ranking (within the current field) in my personal DFS model, which weighs all of the key stats listed above in this newsletter, as well as factors like course history, recent form, recent average fantasy scoring results, and odds to win.

Key Stat Rank: Provides a golfer’s overall rank (within the current field) in my "key stats only" model, which considers only the key stats listed in the section above with the specified percentage weights allocated towards each statistic.

Sanderson Farms Championship DFS Cheat Sheet📑

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That will do it for our PGA preview! Best of luck this week and, once again, feel free to hit me up in the LineStar chat or on Twitter @Ryan_Humphries with any questions.