PGA DFS Core Plays - DraftKings & FanDuel: Sanderson Farms Championship
Top-ranked DFS player, Notorious, breaks down his favorite PGA DFS plays at various salary ranges for the coming week’s golf tournament. Who should you be building around? Find out below.
Sanderson Farms Championship
Even though it was a massive mismatch, I thoroughly enjoyed the Presidents Cup. It delivered some great storylines and some great moments. The biggest winner of the week was Jordan Spieth (who was featured in this article as a core play and an outright bet), but Tom Kim emerged as a superstar. His combination of personality, confidence, and talent is going to make him a must-watch for many years. He also split his pants three times throughout the course of the week. I’m not sure how that’s possible, but perhaps that’s because my chicken legs could never threaten the integrity of a pair of pants. Overall, it was a great week of golf and it shows that the United States is in a great spot for these team events moving forward.
We now turn our attention to the second stroke play event of the new season — the Sanderson Farms Championship. The event will be held at the Country Club of Jackson, which is a Par 72 that measures 7,461 yards. While that seems long on the surface, it will be no problem for these professionals. The last five winning scores of the event have been -22, -19, -18, -21, and -19. Weather will always be the biggest factor on scoring and as of now, it doesn’t look like there is much wind in the forecast.
The fairways here are tree-lined and narrow, but that doesn’t mean we should be focusing on accuracy. The penalty for missing the fairways is very small and there are four par fives on the scorecard. Distance has surprisingly been a big advantage at this venue over the years. The greens are average in size and easy to hit on average. This lessens the importance of around the green play and increases the importance of putting. When everyone is hitting greens, events often turn into putting contests.
The fairways, rough, and greens all feature bermudagrass. I certainly don’t mind looking at golfers with a good track record on bermuda courses and/or golfers that have a good track record on easy Par 72 courses. While course history is always worth looking at, it hasn’t been very predictive here over the years. I much prefer course fit and form over course history.
Downloadable and Customizable Model for the Sanderson Farms Championship
Tournament Info
Field Size:
- 144 golfers
Cut Rule:
- Top 65 and ties
Weather Forecasts
Key Statistics
- Strokes Gained Approach
- Strokes Gained Off the Tee
- Strokes Gained Putting (Emphasis on Bermuda)
- Birdie or Better %
- Driving Distance