Fantasy Golf Tournament Preview- Sanderson Farms Championship
OVERVIEW
As we continue to wind through the swing season, we’re still feeling the effects of last season’s calendar changes as this week’s championship gets bumped up a month from October. The Sanderson Farms is an easy transition from the score-fest that was the Greenbrier so we should see low scores again this week. The rough is the primary defense against super low scores, but it’s not that penal. Hitting fairways is a bit tougher here, so there is an emphasis on hitting them, but it’s not an accuracy course by any means as we’ve seen Luke List contend here a few years ago. Last year’s champion, Cam Champ, put on quite the display off the tee which set him up for a lot of easy looks with wedge in his hands. Obviously when you’re driving the ball “straight” and putting it out there 330+ yards, most courses will be attackable. Average-to-good ball striking, and a good putting usually get the job done here as most of our former winners and contenders are known as “good putters”. Three of the four Par 5’s make up the easiest holes on the course which puts Par 5 scoring at the top of our statistical profile for success. If you don’t score on the Par 5’s, players will absolutely need to be perfect everywhere else, especially on the Par 3’s.
TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND
- The Course
- Country Club of Jackson
- Par 72
- 7,400 yards
- Bermuda grass greens
- Location: Jackson, MI
- Corollary Courses/Performances: Puerto Rico Open & OHL at Mayakoba have seen similar names on the leaderboard over the years
- Past Champions:
- 2019: Cameron Champ -21 over Corey Conners
- 2018: Ryan Armour -19 over Chesson Hadley
- 2017: Cody Gribble -20 over Chris Kirk, Luke List & Greg Owen
- 2016: Peter Malnati -18 over William McGirt & David Toms
- 2015: Nick Taylor -16 over Jason Bohn & Boo Weekley
KEY STATS TO TARGET
- Strong Emphasis – SG: APP, Birdies or Better, Par 5 Scoring
- Important – P4 Scoring 400-500 yards, APP 125-150y & 200+y
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