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Sanderson Farms Championship

September 30th – October 3rd, 2021

C.C. of Jackson

Jackson, MS

Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,461

Purse: $7 million

with $1,260,000 to the winner

Defending Champion:
Sergio Garcia

by Sal Johnson

Founder, Chief Data Officer, GOLFstats

E-mail me at:
sal@golfstats.com

This week’s field includes:

The field includes 28 players from the top-100 in the latest Official World Rankings, but only 7 from the top-50.  They are: #25 Sam Burns, #29 Sungjae Im, #32 Will Zalatoris, #33 Corey Conners, #43 Sergio Garcia, #47 Matthew Wolff, #45 Si Woo Kim, #51 Lucas Herbert, #55 Mackenzie Hughes, #57 Kevin Streelman, #59 K.H. Lee, #63 Charley Hoffman, #65 Cameron Davis, #68 Cameron Tringale, #69 Chris Kirk, #70 Sebastian J Munoz, #71 Carlos Ortiz, #74 Matt Wallace, #77 Emiliano Grillo, #79 Keegan Bradley, #81 Harold Vainer III, #82 Mito Pereira, #83 Brendon Todd, #89 Lucas Glover, #91 Gary Woodland, #93DylanFrittelli, #95 Joel Damian and $9 Aaron Rai.

Last year there was 19 top-100 player and four top-50 players.

The field includes just 18 players from the Top-28 on this year’s FedEx Cup list: #3 Mito Pereira, T-6 6 Patrick Rodgers, #T-6 Scott Stallings, T6 C.T. Pan, #10 Will Zalatoris, #10 Si Woo Kim, T-10th Scott Piercy, T-10 Austin Cook, #T-15 Nate Lashley, #T-15 Harold Varner III, T-15 Bronson Burgoon, T-21 Brendon Todd, T-21 Cameron Tringale, T-21 Peter Malnati, T-21 David Lipsky, T-21 Dawie van der Walt, T-21 Charley Hoffman, and #27 Patton Kizzire.

The field includes 9 past champions: Sergio Garcia (2021), Sebastian Munoz (2020), Ryan Armour (2018), Cody Gribble (2017), Peter Malnati (2016), Nick Taylor (2015), Scott Stallings (2012), Chris Kirk (2011), and Bill Haas (2010).

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 the average finish.  Another 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 Fortinet Champ. Tour Champ. Korn Ferry Tour Champ. BMW Champ. Nationwide Children’s Northern Trust Boise Open Wyndham Champ. Pinnacle Bank WGC FedEx St. Jude Barracuda Champ. Utah Champ. 3M Open
Joseph Bramlett
(178.67 pts)
T42
(8)
DNP Win
(132)
DNP T27
(15.33)
DNP T20
(20)
CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP T20
(10)
DNP T65
(0)
Sungjae Im
(173.33 pts)
DNP T20
(30)
DNP 3
(90)
DNP T16
(34)
DNP T24
(17.33)
DNP T46
(2)
DNP DNP DNP
Sam Burns
(161 pts)
DNP T18
(32)
DNP 8
(50)
DNP T21
(29)
DNP DNP DNP T2
(50)
DNP DNP DNP
Hayden Buckley
(141.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP T4
(80)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP T7
(36.67)
DNP T26
(8)
DNP DNP T2
(33.33)
DNP
Stephan Jaeger
(139.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP T2
(66.67)
DNP T4
(53.33)
DNP T4
(26.67)
DNP 42
(2.67)
DNP DNP
Adam Svensson
(127.67 pts)
T51
(0)
DNP T27
(23)
DNP Win
(88)
DNP T20
(20)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP
Greyson Sigg
(125.33 pts)
T30
(20)
DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP T34
(10.67)
DNP Win
(88)
DNP T35
(5)
DNP T15
(11.67)
DNP DNP
Harold Varner III
(122.67 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP T12
(38)
DNP T11
(39)
DNP T57
(0)
DNP DNP T15
(11.67)
DNP DNP
Patrick Rodgers
(117.67 pts)
T6
(60)
DNP T15
(35)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP T20
(20)
CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP T13
(12.33)
DNP T39
(3.67)
Si Woo Kim
(116.67 pts)
T11
(39)
DNP DNP T29
(21)
DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP T2
(66.67)
DNP 65
(0)
DNP DNP DNP
Chad Ramey
(113.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP T11
(39)
DNP T18
(21.33)
DNP T7
(36.67)
DNP T4
(26.67)
DNP DNP T58
(0)
DNP
Corey Conners
(113 pts)
DNP T22
(28)
DNP T22
(28)
DNP T8
(50)
DNP DNP DNP T36
(7)
DNP DNP DNP
Sahith Theegala
(111.67 pts)
T47
(3)
DNP 6
(60)
DNP T4
(53.33)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T34
(5.33)
DNP DNP
Joshua Creel
(107.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP T8
(50)
DNP T10
(26.67)
DNP T54
(0)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP Win
(44)
DNP
Mito Pereira
(107 pts)
3
(90)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP T39
(3.67)
DNP T6
(20)
Sergio Garcia
(106.33 pts)
DNP T14
(36)
DNP T6
(60)
DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP T26
(12)
DNP DNP T25
(8.33)
Bronson Burgoon
(106 pts)
T16
(34)
DNP DNP DNP T2
(66.67)
DNP T32
(12)
T60
(0)
DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Matthias Schwab
(103.33 pts)
DNP DNP T8
(50)
DNP 64
(0)
DNP T4
(53.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Trey Mullinax
(102.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP 2
(100)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP T16
(22.67)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP
Dawie Van der walt
(100.67 pts)
T22
(28)
DNP T15
(35)
DNP T10
(26.67)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP T9
(15)
DNP DNP T42
(2.67)
DNP
Alex Smalley
(93.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP T15
(35)
DNP T4
(53.33)
DNP T48
(1.33)
T29
(14)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Scott Piercy
(92.33 pts)
T11
(39)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T64
(0)
DNP T15
(23.33)
DNP DNP 3
(30)
DNP T71
(0)
Austin Cook
(85 pts)
T11
(39)
DNP T11
(39)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP T32
(12)
CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP T15
(11.67)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Vincent Whaley
(84 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP T41
(9)
DNP T4
(53.33)
DNP T10
(26.67)
CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP T9
(15)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
John Huh
(83.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP 7
(55)
DNP T27
(15.33)
DNP T14
(24)
CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP T23
(9)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Lee Hodges
(83 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP T4
(80)
DNP T45
(3.33)
DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T11
(13)
DNP DNP
Tom Hoge
(81.67 pts)
T36
(14)
DNP DNP T49
(1)
DNP T4
(80)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Aaron Rai
(81 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP T41
(9)
DNP T45
(3.33)
DNP T2
(66.67)
DNP DNP T26
(12)
DNP DNP DNP
K.H. Lee
(78.33 pts)
DNP DNP DNP T12
(38)
DNP T47
(3)
DNP T24
(17.33)
DNP T54
(0)
DNP DNP T6
(20)
Will Zalatoris
(78 pts)
T11
(39)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T29
(14)
DNP T8
(25)
DNP DNP DNP
Roger Sloan
(78 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP T2
(66.67)
DNP DNP 6
(20)
DNP T16
(11.33)
Taylor Pendrith
(76.67 pts)
T36
(14)
DNP T20
(30)
DNP T34
(10.67)
DNP DNP DNP T21
(9.67)
DNP T13
(12.33)
DNP DNP
Keith Mitchell
(73.33 pts)
DNP DNP DNP T57
(0)
DNP T8
(50)
DNP T55
(0)
DNP DNP DNP DNP 5
(23.33)
David Lipsky
(73 pts)
T22
(28)
DNP WD
(-5)
DNP T4
(53.33)
DNP T54
(0)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP DNP DNP
Hudson Swafford
(70.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP T17
(33)
DNP T11
(39)
DNP T37
(8.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Charley Hoffman
(69 pts)
T22
(28)
DNP DNP T38
(12)
DNP T21
(29)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
John Augenstein
(68.67 pts)
T6
(60)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T37
(8.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Cameron Tringale
(68.33 pts)
T22
(28)
DNP DNP T52
(0)
DNP T21
(29)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T16
(11.33)
C.T. Pan
(64 pts)
T6
(60)
DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP T29
(14)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Callum Tarren
(62.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP T4
(53.33)
DNP T26
(16)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP T8
(16.67)
DNP
Aaron Wise
(61.33 pts)
DNP DNP DNP T17
(33)
DNP T21
(29)
DNP T46
(2.67)
DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP DNP
Paul Barjon
(58 pts)
T42
(8)
DNP DNP DNP T4
(53.33)
DNP T73
(0)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T54
(0)
DNP DNP
Scott Gutschewski
(58 pts)
T51
(0)
DNP T52
(0)
DNP T18
(21.33)
DNP T10
(26.67)
DNP T49
(0.33)
DNP DNP T21
(9.67)
DNP
Scott Stallings
(57.67 pts)
T6
(60)
DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP T18
(10.67)
DNP T39
(3.67)
David Skinns
(56 pts)
T69
(0)
DNP T48
(2)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP Win
(44)
DNP DNP T8
(16.67)
DNP

How Player Rankings are Computed

Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Sanderson Farms Championship

Player Fortinet Champ. Tour Champ. Korn Ferry Tour Champ. BMW Champ. Nationwide Children’s Northern Trust Boise Open Wyndham Champ. Pinnacle Bank WGC FedEx St. Jude Barracuda Champ. Utah Champ. 3M Open
Doc Redman
(-26.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP T49
(0.33)
DNP DNP
Ryan Moore
(-23.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Martin Trainer
(-20 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP T58
(0)
Matthew NeSmith
(-20 pts)
T51
(0)
DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
Dylan Frittelli
(-20 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T56
(0)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
J.T. Poston
(-19.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T28
(7.33)
Adam Long
(-18.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T25
(8.33)
William McGirt
(-18.33 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP T45
(5)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Kramer Hickok
(-16.67 pts)
CUT
(-10)
DNP DNP DNP DNP T56
(0)
DNP CUT
(-6.67)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Brian Gay
(-16.67 pts)
DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
(-10)
DNP T51
(0)
DNP DNP CUT
(-3.33)
DNP CUT
(-3.33)

How Player Rankings are Computed

The Buzz:

Another Tour event that doesn’t have many marquee names, but it’s a great chance to again see the talent of those that recently got their PGA Tour card.  Of those 50 that earned Tour Cards last month, 45 of the 50 are playing this week and of the top-100 of the Korn Ferry points list, 50 are in the field.  So the chances are one in three that a Korn Ferry graduate will win this week.  Five Mississippians are in the field, including 2021 Korn Ferry Tour graduates Davis Riley, Hayden Buckley, and Chad Ramey

Sergio Garcia is the lone Ryder Cup participant that is playing in Mississippi. His win last year at the Country Club of Jackson was his first PGA Tour win since the 2017 Masters,  Also Zach Johnson, who was vice-captain on Steve Stricker’s squad, will play this week.

Look for a possible marquee winner?  You have five major winners in the field, Sergio Garcia, Keegan Bradley, Jimmy Walker, Gary Woodland, and Lucas Glover.  You also have two past FedExCup winners Brandt Snedeker and Bill Haas in the field.

2022 Schedule news

With the NFL adding a week to their season, that meant that the PGA Tour had to fix their schedule to make sure to help their TV partners not run up against football.  Over the last couple of years, the American Express which is on Golf Channel was up against the NFL championship games on Sunday.  The change meant that the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego would be up against those games.  But the PGA Tour and the folks that run the Farmers are now starting the event on Wednesday with a Saturday finish.  To help ease the cost CBS will air the Friday and Saturday shows with an 8 pm finish, thus able to add more to the cost of ads since it will dip into prime-time.

Here are some tournament and course information:

This event has been played in Mississippi since 1968.  In the beginning, it was an unofficial event and became an official event on the PGA Tour in 1986.  In its first year and until 1993, it played opposite to the Masters.  It was called the Deposit Guaranty and was played at Hattiesburg C.C. in Hattiesburg, Miss.  Not only did the date change to July and opposite the British Open, in 1994 the event moved to Madison, Miss, and the Annandale Country Club.  It again was moved in the schedule in 1999 when it was opposite the Tour Championship, the Ryder Cup, and the Presidents Cup.  In 2011 it switched back to July and the same week as the British Open with Sanderson Farms taking over in 2013.  Not only did the date change but the course was different for the first time in 20 years as it moved to The Country Club of Jackson.

The course wasn’t the whole reason for the change, Unlike Annandale, the country club offers more than 120,000 square feet of roofed infrastructure for hospitality which means more money will be donated to charity.  The course is also terrific and has gone through a lot of changes.  The biggest change is the fairways have been narrowed and a second cut added with the rough being allowed to grow in.

The course is a John Fought design that features “Golden Age” architectural features with pushed-up greens and closely mown run-off areas. If the course stays dry, the greens will be treacherous and could make things interesting.

The site had an interesting history because it was better to know in Mississippi, not for golf but was in 1966 it was the site of a famous raid that caused liquor to be legalization in the state.  So the Country Club of Jackson will this week be remembered as the site that changed the last dry state in the United States instead of for the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Here are some of the secrets of what it takes to play well at the Sanderson Farms Championship:

This event is always up for grabs, not many players have any history at Country Club of Jackson so it’s always hard to pick this event.  But we learned a lot the last seven years it’s been played there, first that hitting greens is important. C.C. of Jackson ranked 32nd hardest last year in hitting greens while it was the 31st hardest course on the PGA Tour with a 71.09 scoring average.  In 2020 it was the 31st hardest in greens hit while it was T-25th in scoring average with a 70.90 average.

Of the 34 that finished in the top ten the last three years at Country Club of Jackson, 11 of them were in the top ten in greens hit with last year’s winner Sergio Garcia finishing T-1st. In 2020 the winner Sebastian Munoz was T-9th in greens hit while in 2019 Cameron Champ finished T-9th.  So the point is, you have to hit lots of greens.

On the face of it, we’re looking at a pretty long golf course, with the par-five fifth hole able to stretch to 612 yards before the difficult-looking sixth at close to 500 (482). Holes 14 and 15 would look to offer up birdie opportunities before a tough closing stretch, which the finishing hole is a 505 yard, par 4.  Oh, for the record there is no let-up on the par-4s, only one the 16th is under 400 yards so maybe a power hitter is a player to look for.  The par 5s played tough last year as they were the 12th hardest par 5s on the PGA Tour with a 4.74 scoring average.

This is also one of those courses that you have to hit it long and straight.  Last year it ranked 17th in driving distance but in 2016 it was 1st and in 2015 it was 10th.  But in looking at our seven winners at C.C. of Jackson the first four champions were mostly short hitters, but the last three winners hit it long so the course has changed to a bombers course.  Look for long hitters to do very well this week.

The average winning score from the last seven years has been a notch below 19 under. So going low will be a premium in Mississippi.

The weather is going to be mixed for the players as Thursday, Friday and Saturday are going to be great but Sunday is supposed to be rainy.  Temperatures will be in the low 70s so the ball won’t fly and could play harder. Winds will be tolerable not getting over 8 mph.

DraftKings tips

*Here are the guys that cost the most on DraftKings this week:

  • Sam Burns – $11,000
  • Will Zalatoris – $10,800
  • Sergio Garcia – $10,500
  • Sungjae Im – $10,300
  • Corey Conners – $10,100
  • Mito Pereira – $9,900
  • Keegan Bradley – $9,700
  • Si Woo Kim – $9,500
  • Cameron Tringale – $9,400
  • Sebastian Munoz – $9,300
  • Harold Varner III – $9,200
  • Cameron Davis – $9,100
  • Charley Hoffman – $9,000

So like in Napa two weeks ago, the person you least expect to win will be the winner. So we have to find the next Max Homa.  Could Sam Burns at $11,000 be the guy?  Maybe, he has played well at C.C.of Jackson, finishing T-3rd in 2019.  He is playing for the first time since the FedExCup and did great the last part of the season, including a runner-up finish at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude.  We also like Will Zalatoris at $10,800.  For those looking to see how a player does in Draftkings, check out our GOLFstats Edge DraftKings page for this week

You can see Sam Burns earns 64.18 points per event while Zalatoris averages 81.20.  These are the kind of points needed from your picks. Sergio Garcia at $10,500 had a great Ryder Cup and has been good over the last year.  It all started last week in winning the Sanderson Farms, but despite his good play, I wouldn’t expect much out of him this week.  Sungjae Im at $10,300 is worth thinking about, he was 2nd in 2020.  Corey Conners at $10,100 is another good pick, he was 2nd at the Sanderson Farms in 2019 and has played well in the last six months of the season.  Mito Pereira at $9,900 is a rookie in this event, yes he is playing well but still, it’s best to take a pass on him this week.  Keegan Bradley at $9,700 played at the Sanderson last year and was T-4th, so he is someone that could do well.  Si Woo Kim at $9,500 is a not, just hasn’t played well in this event and other than his runner-up finish at the Wyndham, struggled so take a pass on him.  Cameron Tringale at $9,400 is a person to think about, yes his play at the Sanderson isn’t great, but it isn’t bad.  He had a number of good events over the summer and was T-22nd at the Fortinet.  Kind of saying to us that he is a guy you least expect to do well.  Sebastian Munoz at $9,300 is a person to think about since he won in 2020, I say no just not playing well enough.  Harold Varner III at $9,200, Cameron Davis at $9,100, and Charley Hoffman at $9,000 are a no for me.

*Players in that $7,600 to $8,900 price range, which ones are worth the money?:

Seamus Power at $8,800 is a person to think about, he played great over the summer.  Carlos Ortiz at $8,600 os worth a look, he was T-4th at the Sanderson in 2020.  Matthew Wolff at $8,500 is worth a look, yes he has never played in this event, but his length could be an advantage for this week.  Scott Stallings at $7,700 is worth a look, he was T-6th last year at the Sanderson.  Patrick Rodgers at $7,600 is worth a look, he played well all summer.

Some of the “bargains” this week at Southern Farms

Look for those Korn Ferry Tour guys that played well at the end of the year, there are a lot of them in this price range.  David Lipsky at $7,200 is one to watch.  Same with Stephan Jaeger at $7,100 he played great at the end of the 2021 season and also like Chad Ramey at $7,000.  Rory Sabbatini at $6,900 is also a great pick and could surprise us as he did in the Olympics.

Who to watch for at the Sanderson Farms Championship

Best Bets:

Sam Burns

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
CUT T45 T3 T43

A combination of playing well of late, was T-2nd at WGC-St. Jude and 8th at the BMW Championship plus finished T-3rd at C.C. of Jackson in 2019. Has been a major force on the PGA Tour since winning the Valspar. Since then has been in the top-25 in nine of his 13 starts.

Will Zalatoris

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
CUT

He is going to win in the fall and it could be in this event, don’t worry that he missed the cut last year. Started on the right foot with a T-11th at Silverado, that was after enjoying four weeks off and the back is back to normal again.

Mito Pereira

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
First time playing in this event

Playing at Sanderson Farms for the first time, was 3rd at Fortinet two weeks ago. Had a great summer winning twice on the Korn Ferry Tour in June and finishing T-5th at Barbasol, T-6th at 3M Open and T-4th at Olympics

Best of the rest:

Corey Conners

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
T17 CUT 2 T65

Has played well at Sanderson Farms, was 2nd in 2019, T-17th last year. Ended the year solidly at the FedExCup Playoffs, T-8th at Northern Trust, T-22nd at BMW Championship and Tour Championship.

Stephan Jaeger

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
CUT T14 T51 CUT

Did finish T-14th at C.C. of Jackson in 2019. Was on fire in his last three Korn Ferry starts, T-2nd Nationwide Children’s, T-4th at Albertson Boise and Pinnacle Bank.

Sungjae Im

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
T28 2 CUT

At Sanderson Farms was T-28th last year but 2nd in 2020. Ended the year solidly at the FedExCup Playoffs, T-16th at Northern Trust, 3rd at BMW Championship and T-20th at Tour Championship. Hard to believe he has taken the last three weeks off, one of his biggest breaks since joining the PGA Tour.

Sebastian Munoz

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
T23 Win T50 T35

Has played well at Sanderson, won it in 2019, was T-23rd last year. Was solid in his summer including 4th place finishes at John Deere and the Olympics, T-3rd at Charles Schwab.

Solid contenders

Keegan Bradley

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
T4

Was T-4th at Sanderson Farms last year, has done his best on Bermuda grass. Ended the year solidly at the FedExCup Playoffs, T-11th at Northern Trust, T-60th at BMW Championship.

Patrick Rodgers

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
CUT T61 T14 T20

Was T-6th at Napa two weeks ago was T-14th at Sanderson Farms in 2019. Regained his PGA Tour card at the Korn Ferry Finals, was T-15th at the Korn Ferry Championship, was T-5th at Barbasol.

Chad Ramey

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
T26

Since winning in Maine at the end of June has only been out of the top-20 twice. Played once at Sanderson Farms, T-26th in 2019.

Long shots that could come through:

Taylor Moore

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
T53

Yes missed cut at Fortinet but played well in his last five events of 2021, winning Memorial Health and 2nd at Price Cutter. Played once at Sanderson Farms, T-53rd in 2018

Peter Malnati

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
2 T45 CUT T34 T68 Win

At Sanderson Farms was 2nd last year and won it in 2016. Was T-22nd at Napa two weeks ago, he is nothing but a streak player, yes misses a lot of cuts

Scott Piercy

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
T57 CUT T18 T45

Was T-57th in his only start in last year’s Sanderson Farms plays his best on Bermuda. Was T-11th at Fortinet, ended his year with a 3rd at Barracuda, T-15th at Wyndham, and T-64th at Northern Trust.

Not Good This Week:

Sergio Garcia

2021 ’20 ’19 ’18 ’17 ’16 ’15 ’14 ’13 ’12 ’11 ’10 ’09
Win

Defending champion but have to think that after team Europe lost the Ryder Cup could be in the dumper for this week. His game has been sharp, he played great in the Ryder Cup but lost his single match to Bryson DeChambeau. Has never had a good record in tournaments he defends his title.

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