PGA DFS First Look: Sanderson Farms Championship

The PGA First Look is complete with a course preview, odds, salaries, Official World Golf Rankings, and course history.

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Cut Rule: The top 65 and ties move on after the first two rounds.

Recent Winners of this Event:Cameron Champ (2018), Ryan Armour (2017), Cody Gribble (2016), Peter Malnati (2015), Nick Taylor (2014)

Key Statistics (In Order of Importance)

1) Strokes Gained Approach
2) Bogey Avoidance
3) Greens in Regulation
4) Birdie or Better %
5) Strokes Gained Putting (Emphasis on Bermuda)

Sports Betting Card

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Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2014-2018)

Golfer DK Salary FD Salary FDRFT Sal Odds DK % +/- FD % +/- FDRFT % +/- Cuts 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Joaquin Niemann $11,300 $11,800 $17,500 13 0% 0% 0% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Brandt Snedeker $10,700 $11,700 $16,700 18 0% 0% 0% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Sungjae Im $10,500 $11,600 $16,700 18 0% 0% -50% 0/1 83 500 500 500 500
Lucas Glover $10,200 $10,800 $16,200 22 0% 33% 0% 4/4 14 500 5 39 22
Byeong Hun An $10,000 $10,900 $16,200 23 -20% -20% -50% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Scottie Scheffler $9,900 $11,000 $16,200 23 17% -25% -25% 1/1 45 500 500 500 500
Cameron Smith $9,800 $10,500 $15,700 32 -14% 11% 0% 1/2 500 500 11 500 89
Brian Harman $9,700 $10,700 $15,800 30 13% 0% 0% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Corey Conners $9,600 $10,200 $15,600 36 0% 25% 0% 2/2 2 65 500 500 500
JT Poston $9,500 $10,400 $15,400 37 0% 0% 0% 3/3 54 53 29 500 500
Emiliano Grillo $9,400 $10,600 $15,400 38 0% -38% -10% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Vaughn Taylor $9,300 $10,300 $15,300 39 0% -9% 0% 4/4 26 10 500 20 20
Dylan Frittelli $9,200 $10,100 $14,900 43 0% 0% 7% 1/1 54 500 500 500 500
Russell Henley $9,100 $10,000 $15,100 43 0% 0% -8% 1/1 500 500 14 500 500
Austin Cook $9,000 $9,900 $14,700 49 -7% -7% 6% 1/3 500 25 103 75 500
Denny McCarthy $8,900 $9,900 $14,400 53 -19% -27% 21% 1/2 7 87 500 500 500
Martin Laird $8,800 $9,800 $14,400 56 -24% -24% 13% 1/3 7 500 500 75 89
Si Woo Kim $8,700 $9,500 $14,800 53 0% 22% -13% 0/1 500 500 500 91 500
Cameron Champ $8,600 $9,400 $14,700 50 11% 32% 0% 1/1 1 500 500 500 500
Aaron Wise $8,500 $9,800 $14,900 46 25% 12% -7% 1/2 500 25 110 500 500
Wyndham Clark $8,400 $9,200 $14,400 58 -19% 14% -4% 2/2 54 17 500 500 500
Nick Taylor $8,300 $9,700 $14,500 57 -5% -21% -15% 4/4 26 500 23 20 1
Bronson Burgoon $8,200 $9,600 $14,600 54 13% 5% -5% 1/1 500 500 500 20 500
Kyle Stanley $8,100 $9,200 $14,500 59 -8% 10% -30% 0/2 500 500 500 91 76
Luke List $8,000 $9,700 $14,500 57 8% -21% -15% 2/2 500 500 2 28 500
Kevin Streelman $7,900 $9,400 $14,100 64 -8% -12% 3% 2/4 104 10 18 91 500
Sebastian Munoz $7,900 $9,600 $14,500 56 15% -5% -10% 2/2 50 500 35 500 500
Ryan Armour $7,800 $9,500 $13,900 69 -7% -30% 0% 2/4 54 1 88 500 123
Harris English $7,800 $9,100 $14,200 63 4% 16% 0% 1/2 39 95 500 500 500
Sam Burns $7,700 $9,000 $13,900 78 -23% -6% -23% 2/2 3 43 500 500 500
Zach Johnson $7,700 $9,300 $13,500 70 -3% -15% 18% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Matt Jones $7,600 $9,300 $13,800 70 0% -19% 6% 0/3 83 76 77 500 500
Richy Werenski $7,600 $8,900 $13,500 75 -9% 10% 8% 2/3 61 124 75 500 500
Grayson Murray $7,600 $9,000 $14,200 69 9% 17% -7% 1/1 500 500 8 500 500
Charley Hoffman $7,500 $9,000 $13,200 83 -14% -14% 15% 1/1 500 500 500 500 35
Jason Dufner $7,500 $9,100 $13,300 85 -23% -34% 0% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Bill Haas $7,500 $9,000 $13,000 88 -29% -29% 12% 1/1 14 500 500 500 500
Roberto Castro $7,400 $9,200 $13,900 74 11% -17% -13% 3/3 5 500 500 4 58
Robert Streb $7,400 $8,800 $13,800 77 5% 18% -6% 2/2 26 500 500 500 8
Tom Hoge $7,400 $8,900 $13,900 72 13% 15% -10% 2/5 93 106 103 70 35
Cameron Tringale $7,300 $8,800 $13,700 79 7% 14% -6% 2/2 50 53 500 500 500
Adam Schenk $7,300 $8,900 $13,400 84 0% -5% 0% 2/2 7 43 500 500 500
Lanto Griffin $7,300 $8,800 $13,700 81 5% 11% -8% 0/1 500 76 500 500 500
Chesson Hadley $7,300 $8,900 $13,300 91 -15% -21% -9% 1/2 500 2 77 500 500
Sepp Straka $7,200 $8,900 $13,300 93 -9% -26% -14% 0/1 73 500 500 500 500
Doc Redman $7,200 $8,500 $13,500 87 2% 23% -16% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Robby Shelton $7,200 $8,600 $13,200 102 -18% 0% -13% 1/1 500 500 70 500 500
Brice Garnett $7,200 $9,100 $13,400 84 7% -31% -2% 2/3 500 43 88 9 500
Peter Uihlein $7,200 $8,600 $13,300 90 -2% 13% -7% 1/1 500 500 500 500 4
Jimmy Walker $7,100 $8,400 $12,800 103 -10% 10% 7% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Joseph Bramlett $7,100 $8,800 $13,100 98 -2% -16% -4% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Mark Hubbard $7,100 $8,700 $13,000 106 -14% -16% -12% 2/2 500 500 500 54 51
Kramer Hickok $7,100 $8,700 $13,000 107 -16% -18% -14% 0/1 93 500 500 500 500
Patrick Rodgers $7,100 $8,100 $13,000 101 -4% 29% -2% 2/2 14 500 500 20 500
Harry Higgs $7,000 $8,700 $13,000 96 9% -2% 2% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Andrew Landry $7,000 $8,800 $13,100 93 13% -9% 2% 1/2 500 59 500 86 500
Sam Ryder $7,000 $8,500 $12,600 108 -9% -5% 8% 0/1 500 87 500 500 500
J.J. Spaun $7,000 $8,700 $13,000 107 -7% -20% -16% 1/2 500 34 103 500 500
Anirban Lahiri $7,000 $8,300 $12,700 118 -18% 0% -5% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Peter Malnati $6,900 $8,500 $12,700 118 -10% -16% -6% 3/4 93 34 68 1 500
Brian Stuard $6,900 $8,400 $12,800 110 -2% 0% -3% 2/3 73 4 500 39 500
Scott Harrington $6,900 $8,600 $12,900 105 7% -6% 2% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Carlos Ortiz $6,900 $8,200 $12,400 130 -25% -9% 1% 1/1 3 500 500 500 500
Michael Thompson $6,900 $8,100 $12,500 128 -23% -1% -10% 2/2 500 500 500 20 66
Scott Stallings $6,900 $8,100 $12,500 612 -143% -100% -118% 3/4 39 43 88 28 500
Hank Lebioda $6,800 $8,000 $12,100 144 -18% -1% 3% 0/1 73 500 500 500 500
D.J. Trahan $6,800 $8,400 $12,500 111 6% -2% 7% 2/4 7 76 88 10 500
Zac Blair $6,800 $8,600 $12,500 121 -5% -30% -3% 1/2 500 18 500 500 89
Scott Brown $6,800 $8,200 $12,500 125 -11% -6% -9% 0/1 500 500 500 500 101
Adam Long $6,800 $7,900 $12,800 119 -2% 17% -14% 0/1 119 500 500 500 500
Brandon Hagy $6,800 $8,300 $12,900 103 18% 17% 5% 2/3 83 18 14 500 500
Shawn Stefani $6,700 $8,400 $12,600 117 11% -5% 2% 3/5 7 10 77 116 25
Cameron Percy $6,700 $7,900 $12,100 158 -14% -1% -3% 3/4 500 34 42 15 89
Ryan Brehm $6,700 $8,200 $12,500 123 0% -4% -7% 1/1 500 500 18 500 500
David Hearn $6,700 $8,300 $12,500 121 3% -8% -4% 2/3 83 59 500 500 14
Cameron Davis $6,700 $8,300 $12,300 138 -6% -17% 1% 0/1 83 500 500 500 500
Fabian Gomez $6,700 $8,500 $12,700 120 6% -19% -10% 3/3 70 72 500 500 14
Patton Kizzire $6,700 $8,000 $12,500 122 1% 8% -6% 2/3 500 10 103 4 500
Doug Ghim $6,600 $8,000 $12,500 115 20% 18% 6% 1/1 71 500 500 500 500
Kyoung-Hoon Lee $6,600 $7,700 $11,600 208 -25% -11% -3% 1/1 35 500 500 500 500
Zack Sucher $6,600 $7,500 $12,100 163 -5% 14% -4% 1/2 500 500 42 500 76
Dominic Bozzelli $6,600 $7,900 $12,100 140 3% 5% 4% 1/1 500 500 57 500 500
Ben Martin $6,600 $7,600 $11,800 195 -18% 0% -2% 3/3 500 59 18 500 29
Ryan Blaum $6,600 $7,700 $11,900 185 -10% 2% 0% 2/3 20 87 11 500 500
Seamus Power $6,600 $7,700 $11,900 173 -8% 4% 2% 3/3 19 18 29 500 500
Henrik Norlander $6,500 $8,100 $12,200 148 8% -8% -1% 1/1 500 500 500 39 500
Chase Seiffert $6,500 $7,500 $11,600 210 -16% -3% -4% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
David Lingmerth $6,500 $7,700 $11,600 200 -12% -8% 0% 0/1 124 500 500 500 500
Tyler Duncan $6,500 $7,500 $11,600 203 -13% 0% -1% 0/2 109 76 500 500 500
Brian Gay $6,500 $7,300 $11,800 188 -2% 16% 3% 1/1 500 18 500 500 500
Jonathan Byrd $6,500 $7,800 $11,600 193 -6% -7% 5% 4/5 39 87 35 39 25
Brendon Todd $6,500 $7,800 $12,100 165 2% 1% -5% 0/3 500 111 126 100 500
Rob Oppenheim $6,500 $8,000 $12,200 157 6% -5% -4% 3/3 500 18 72 54 500
Johnson Wagner $6,400 $8,200 $12,100 150 15% -16% 0% 3/4 35 34 500 15 76
Tyler McCumber $6,400 $7,500 $11,600 192 4% 7% 6% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Josh Teater $6,400 $7,400 $11,200 218 -9% -1% 3% 1/2 73 500 500 500 35
Matt Every $6,400 $7,900 $11,900 191 5% -10% -2% 2/2 20 53 500 500 500
Xinjun Zhang $6,400 $7,400 $11,300 243 -11% -3% 0% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Maverick McNealy $6,400 $7,200 $11,000 275 -17% -1% 0% 0/1 83 500 500 500 500
Matthew NeSmith $6,400 $7,600 $12,000 175 9% 8% 0% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Morgan Hoffmann $6,400 $7,200 $11,200 268 -14% 2% -2% 0/1 500 500 121 500 500
Davis Riley $6,300 $7,000 $11,000 291 -9% 5% -1% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Mark Anderson $6,300 $7,100 $11,200 255 -4% 6% -1% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Rhein Gibson $6,300 $7,400 $11,200 245 -3% -4% 0% 0/1 500 500 500 100 500
Wes Roach $6,300 $7,600 $11,700 203 5% -4% -2% 1/2 45 500 500 116 500
Jamie Lovemark $6,300 $7,300 $11,000 270 -6% -3% 2% 0/1 500 500 500 75 500
Stewart Cink $6,300 $7,800 $11,900 194 10% -8% -6% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Chris Baker $6,300 $7,300 $11,600 225 -1% 2% -7% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Justin Suh $6,300 $7,000 $11,000 320 -16% -1% -7% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Ted Potter $6,300 $7,400 $11,800 198 8% 7% -3% 0/1 500 106 500 500 500
Bo Hoag $6,300 $7,600 $11,800 198 8% -1% -3% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
John Merrick $6,200 $7,000 $10,600 390 -14% -9% -3% 1/4 73 106 42 500 76
George McNeill $6,200 $7,200 $10,800 295 0% -3% 6% 2/3 93 43 50 500 500
Tim Wilkinson $6,200 $7,000 $10,500 420 -18% -13% -1% 2/3 72 500 126 33 500
Ben Crane $6,200 $7,300 $10,900 295 0% -7% 2% 2/3 124 43 23 500 500
Robert Garrigus $6,200 $7,000 $10,600 330 -7% -3% 3% 2/3 20 119 500 70 500
K.J. Choi $6,200 $7,000 $10,700 345 -8% -3% 0% 1/1 500 500 500 50 500
Billy Hurley $6,200 $7,800 $11,600 215 10% -19% -5% 3/3 54 25 500 63 500
Derek Ernst $6,200 $7,000 $10,500 430 -20% -15% -2% 3/5 68 34 77 20 123
Chad Campbell $6,200 $7,000 $10,900 310 -4% 0% -3% 0/2 109 500 500 500 108
Alex Cejka $6,200 $7,100 $10,900 300 -2% -1% 0% 1/2 54 500 500 500 76
Sang-Moon Bae $6,200 $7,100 $10,800 305 -3% -2% 3% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Jim Herman $6,200 $7,100 $11,200 270 4% 4% -3% 1/2 93 500 500 500 51
Rafael Campos $6,100 $7,000 $10,500 345 2% -3% 8% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Vincent Whaley $6,100 $7,000 $10,600 375 -2% -8% -2% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Braden Thornberry $6,100 $7,200 $10,900 308 6% -6% -2% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Kevin Stadler $6,100 $7,000 $10,400 515 -12% -19% -2% 0/1 83 500 500 500 500
Akshay Bhatia $6,100 $7,000 $10,700 356 -1% -7% -3% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Nelson Ledesma $6,100 $7,000 $10,600 345 2% -3% 2% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Ben Taylor $6,100 $7,000 $10,600 380 -2% -9% -2% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Sebastian Cappelen $6,100 $7,000 $10,700 350 0% -6% -2% 1/1 500 500 500 500 35
Vince Covello $6,100 $7,000 $10,500 390 -3% -9% 2% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Ricky Barnes $6,100 $7,000 $10,900 320 5% -1% -4% 2/3 104 10 500 33 500
J.J. Henry $6,100 $7,000 $10,400 495 -11% -18% -1% 3/3 50 500 42 500 43
Martin Trainer $6,100 $7,000 $10,300 530 -14% -21% 1% 0/1 83 500 500 500 500
Michael Kim $6,100 $7,000 $10,300 550 -16% -23% -1% 1/1 500 500 500 63 500
Fredrik Jacobson $6,100 $7,000 $10,400 480 -9% -15% 1% 0/1 500 500 500 86 500
Boo Weekley $6,000 $7,000 $10,600 420 4% -13% -6% 2/3 500 500 77 39 2
John Senden $6,000 $7,000 $10,400 490 1% -17% -1% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Michael Gligic $6,000 $7,000 $10,500 410 6% -11% 1% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Michael Gellerman $6,000 $7,000 $10,400 485 1% -16% 0% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Daniel Chopra $6,000 $7,000 $10,300 550 -4% -23% -1% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Parker McLachlin $6,000 $7,000 $10,300 700 -8% -27% -4% 1/2 63 116 500 500 500
Tommy Gainey $6,000 $7,000 $10,300 540 -3% -21% 1% 2/4 500 87 65 74 108
Arjun Atwal $6,000 $7,000 $10,400 525 -1% -20% -3% 0/3 500 116 88 86 500
Robert Allenby $6,000 $7,000 $10,300 700 -8% -27% -4% 1/3 500 76 68 75 500
Greg Sonnier $6,000 $7,000 $10,300 680 -7% -26% -3% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
Brendon De Jonge $6,000 $7,000 $10,300 740 -10% -30% -6% 0/3 83 100 121 500 500
Tim Herron $6,000 $7,000 $10,300 700 -8% -27% -4% 2/5 93 53 129 70 108
Will Gordon $6,000 $7,000 $10,600 410 6% -11% -5% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500
John Rollins $6,000 $7,000 $10,300 630 -7% -26% -3% 3/4 500 74 65 107 4
Chandler Phillips $6,000 $7,000 $10,400 540 -3% -21% -4% 0/0 500 500 500 500 500

Color Coding
Course history in BLUE indicates a top ten finish.
Course history in GREEN indicates a top 25 finish.
Course history in YELLOW indicates a made cut with a finish outside the top 25.
Course history in RED indicates a missed cut.

Legend

Term Description
Site % +/- The percentage differential between a golfer’s salary rank and odds rank. The higher the %, the better.
OWGR Official World Golf Ranking
Cuts Cut record of each golfer at this course in the last five seasons.
2014 – 2018 Columns Course history at this event in the last five seasons.
Cover Image Credit: USA Today Sports Images

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