Sanderson Farms Championship
October 1st – 4th, 2020
Country Club of Jackson
Jackson, MS
Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,461
Purse: $6.6 million
with $1,188,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Sebastian Munoz
This week’s field includes:
The field includes 19 players from the top-100 in the latest Official World Rankings, but only 4 from the top-50. They are: #24 Kyounghoon Lee, #30 Scottie Scheffler, #42 Chez Reavie, #44 Henrik Stenson, #51 Sergio Garcia, #57 Tom Lewis, #58 Byeong Hun An, #60 Adam Long, #69 Rafa Cabrera Bello, #70 Will Zalatoris, #71 Sunghoon Kang, #72 Corey Conners, #75 J.T. Poston, #76 Sebastian J Munoz, #79 Brandt Snedeker, #85 Doc Redman, #92 Jim Herman, #93 Lucas Glover and #95 Matthias Schwab.
Last year there was only 16 top-100 player and four top-50 players.
The field includes just 15 players from the Top-25 on this year’s FedEx Cup list: #2 Hudson Swafford, #3 Stewart Cink, #T-5 Tyler McCumber, #9 Adam Long, #11 Brian Stuard, #13 Nate Lashley, #17 Xander Schauffele, #T14 Chez Reavie, #T14 Doc Redman, #18 Sam Burns, #19 Cameron Percy, #20 Xinjun Zhang, #21 Anirban Lahiri, #22 Pat Perez, #24 Kristoffer Ventura and #25 Luke List.
The field includes 9 past champions: Sebastian Munoz (2020), Ryan Armour (2018), Peter Malnati (2016), Nick Taylor (2015), Scott Stallings (2012), Chris Kirk (2011), Bill Haas (2010), D.J. Trahan (2006) and Luke Donald (2002)
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Sanderson Farms field is our performance chart listed by average finish. One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at Sanderson Farms in the last five years or check out our brand new and sortable 8-year glance at the Sanderson Farms.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Sanderson Farms Championship
Player | Corales | U.S. Open | Safeway Open | Evans Scholars | Lincoln Land | Korn Ferry Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. | Northern Trust | Nationwide Children’s | Wyndham Champ. | Boise Open | PGA Champ. | Barracuda Champ. |
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Will Zalatoris (348 pts) |
T8 (50) |
T6 (120) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | T19 (20.67) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | T18 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Scottie Scheffler (163.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP |
Adam Long (151.33 pts) |
5 (70) |
T13 (74) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
T49 (1) |
DNP | T31 (6.33) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP |
Stewart Cink (128.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hudson Swafford (125.33 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Doc Redman (124 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP | T29 (14) |
DNP |
Zach Johnson (112.67 pts) |
DNP | T8 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 (1) |
DNP | T7 (18.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Brian Harman (108.67 pts) |
DNP | T38 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | T27 (7.67) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP |
Tyler McCumber (93.67 pts) |
2 (100) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
Kristoffer Ventura (93 pts) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
T37 (4.33) |
DNP | DNP | T19 (10.33) |
Brian Stuard (87 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Cameron Percy (83.67 pts) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (8.33) |
Pat Perez (78 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | 18 (10.67) |
Charley Hoffman (78 pts) |
T14 (36) |
DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (8.33) |
Sam Burns (76 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T13 (12.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Sebastian Munoz (75.33 pts) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (50) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | T74 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Vincent Whaley (72 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Emiliano Grillo (71 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T44 (6) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
T9 (15) |
Anirban Lahiri (70.67 pts) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | T36 (14) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Nate Lashley (68.67 pts) |
4 (80) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | 77 (0) |
DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP |
Chez Reavie (67.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 (1) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T75 (0) |
DNP |
Xinjun Zhang (55 pts) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Si Woo Kim (54.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
T44 (6) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP | T13 (24.67) |
T41 (3) |
Sungjae Im (54.33 pts) |
DNP | 22 (56) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Patrick Rodgers (53.33 pts) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | T46 (4) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 70 (0) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T19 (10.33) |
Russell Knox (53.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T72 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (8.33) |
Cameron Davis (52.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T36 (14) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP | DNP | T32 (6) |
David Hearn (50.33 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (0.67) |
Rob Oppenheim (49.67 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | T36 (14) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
Richy Werenski (47.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (30) |
68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Win (44) |
Chesson Hadley (47 pts) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | 17 (11) |
Scott Harrington (46.67 pts) |
T14 (36) |
DNP | T36 (14) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bud Cauley (46.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP | T37 (8.67) |
T51 (0) |
Lucas Glover (46 pts) |
DNP | T17 (66) |
T65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Beau Hossler (43.33 pts) |
T41 (9) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T49 (1) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (9.67) |
J.J. Spaun (42.33 pts) |
T56 (0) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T48 (0.67) |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello (41.67 pts) |
DNP | T23 (54) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Luke List (40 pts) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP |
Sepp Straka (39.67 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP |
Robert Streb (39 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
Sahith Theegala (39 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
Troy Merritt (37.67 pts) |
DNP | 58 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
2 (33.33) |
Fabian Gomez (35.67 pts) |
T41 (9) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T35 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T3 (30) |
Kyle Stanley (35.33 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | T46 (4) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (12.67) |
Michael Gligic (34.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | 67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (8.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Sanderson Farms Championship
Player | Corales | U.S. Open | Safeway Open | Evans Scholars | Lincoln Land | Korn Ferry Tour Champ. | BMW Champ. | Northern Trust | Nationwide Children’s | Wyndham Champ. | Boise Open | PGA Champ. | Barracuda Champ. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandt Snedeker (-37.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP |
Tom Lewis (-36.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Sergio Garcia (-36.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Sung Kang (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 79 (0) |
DNP |
Henrik Norlander (-30 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jimmy Walker (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Aaron Baddeley (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Martin Trainer (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Bill Haas (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Chris Stroud (-25 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Sanderson Farms Championship
Best Bets:
Byeong Hun An
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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3 |
He was 3rd last year and despite missing the cut at the U.S. Open should be ok.
Adam Long
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T23 | CUT |
is a good possibility due to his good play last week at Corales and his T-23rd finish last year in Mississippi.
Will Zalatoris
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing in this event for the first time, has been on a roll since coming back from the break.
Best of the rest:
Sungjae Im
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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2 | CUT |
finished 2nd last year in this event. He played great going into the break, but came back and struggled. Still he was T-9th at Wyndham, was 11th at the Tour Championship and 22nd at the U.S. Open.
Carlos Ortiz
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T4 | T3 |
In his two starts at Sanderson was T-4th last year and T-3rd in 2019.
Stewart Cink
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T28 |
Winner in his last start at Safeway.
Dylan Frittelli
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T6 | T54 |
was T-6th here last year and mixed results in 2020.
Solid contenders
Scottie Scheffler
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T16 | T45 |
Was playing great until he tested positive for COVID-19 at the U.S. Open. I am mixed on him, still he has played great since the break and could do very well.
Brian Stuard
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T28 | CUT | T4 | T39 | T59 |
He was T-28th in this event last year and T-4th in 2018. Was T-3rd at Safeway and T-33rd last week at Corales.
Sebastian Munoz
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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Win | T50 | T35 |
not only his he the defending champion but he has played well of late with a T-8th at both the BMW and the Tour Championship.
Pat Perez
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
he was T-9th at Safeway and T-21st at Corales.
Hudson Swafford
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T26 | CUT |
Won last week at Corales.
Denny McCarthy
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T18 | T7 | CUT |
Was T-7th in this event in 2019, only T-46th last week at Dominican Republic but he is a great putter and will come through.
Long shots that could come through:
Doc Redman
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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T52 |
he was T-3rd at Safeway and Wyndham.
Bud Cauley
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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CUT | 4 | T4 |
Was 4th in this event in 2012 and 2011 but both were on another course. His only C.C. of Jackson start he missed the cut in 2016. But he was T-14th at the Safeway and was solid in 2020.
Cameron Davies
2020 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 |
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First time playing in this event |
More info:
he was T-28th last year but he has played solidly since his T-12th at the 3M Open.
nice picks . think most of them missed the cut
If it makes you feel any better this week also cost me a small fortune. That is the problem with some of these events that have very little marquee names, you sometimes have the folks you least expect doing well.