Mackenzie Hughes was victorious at the Sanderson Farms Championship in 2022, securing his second win on the PGA Tour in the process. Hughes missed the cut at this event last season but is among the favorites to win this week when play gets underway from the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi, on Thursday, Oct. 3. The latest 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship odds list Hughes at 25-1 to finish on top of the leaderbaord.
Keith Mitchell enters this week's event as the 22-1 favorite, with Hughes (25-1), Seamus Power (25-1), Nick Dunlap (25-1) and Maverick McNealy (25-1) next in line on the PGA odds board. Defending champion Luke List is a massive 100-1 longshot to repeat. Before locking in your 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship picks, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine's proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June 2020. In fact, the model is up more than $9,500 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
This same model has also nailed a whopping 13 majors entering the weekend, including the 2024 Masters -- its third Masters in a row -- and this year's PGA Championship and U.S. Open. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now with the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship field locked in, SportsLine simulated the tournament 10,000 times, and the results were surprising. Head to SportsLine now to see the projected leaderboard.
Top 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship predictions
One major surprise the model is calling for at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship: Mackenzie Hughes (25-1), a two-time PGA Tour champion and one of the top favorites, stumbles this week and barely cracks the top 10. Hughes won this event in 2022 and has secured four top-10 finishes in 2024, which includes a T-4 showing at the Procore Championship in September.
However, Hughes could be dealing with fatigue after representing the International Team at last week's Presidents Cup, where he posted a 1-3-0 record. In addition, Hughes has struggled with accuracy off the tee, ranking 146th in driving accuracy (55.12%). He's also been widely inaccurate with his irons, ranking 137th in strokes gained: approach to green (-0.275) and 160th in greens in regulation percentage (62.38%). He's not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship field. See who else to fade here.
Another surprise: Jhonattan Vegas, a 33-1 longshot, makes a strong run at the title. He has a much better chance to win it all than his odds imply, so he's a target for anyone looking for a huge payday.
In order to score well at the Country Club of Jackson, players will need to be extremely accurate with their irons and few do it better than Vegas. The 40-year-old enters this week's event ranked second in greens in regulation percentage (72.94%) and 20th in strokes gained: approach to green (0.469). He's also been extremely effective off the tee, ranking fourth in total driving (88) and eighth in strokes gained: off the tee (0.610). Those impressive stats, plus his long odds, make him a strong value pick for your 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship bets. See who else to back here.
How to make 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship picks
The model is also targeting five other golfers with odds of 30-1 or longer who will make a strong run at the title. Anyone who backs these longshots could hit it big. You can only see the model's picks here.
Who will win the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship, and which longshots will stun the golfing world? Check out the Sanderson Farms Championship 2024 odds below and then visit SportsLine to see the projected Sanderson Farms Championship leaderboard, all from the model that's nailed 13 golf majors, including the last three Masters and three majors this year.
2024 Sanderson Farms Championship odds
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Keith Mitchell +2200
Seamus Power +2500
Maverick McNealy +2500
Mackenzie Hughes +2500
Nick Dunlap +2500
Ben Griffin +3000
Patrick Fishburn +3000
Patrick Rodgers +3300
J.J. Spaun +3300
Jhonattan Vegas +3300
Eric Cole +3500
Adam Svensson +4000
Chan Kim +4000
Stephan Jaeger +4000
Harris English +4500
Taylor Moore +4500
Sam Stevens +4500
Mark Hubbard +5000
Rico Hoey +5000
Charley Hoffman +5000
Mac Meissner +5000
Beau Hossler +5000
Matt Mccarty +5000
Ryan Fox +5500
Emiliano Grillo +6000
Doug Ghim +5500
C.T. Pan +5500
Matt Kuchar +6000
Matti Schmid +6000
Andrew Novak +6000
Cameron Champ +5500
Patton Kizzire +6500
Chandler Phillips +6500
Justin Lower +7000
Henrik Norlander +7000
Michael Thorbjornsen +7500
Chris Gotterup +7500
Lucas Glover +8000
Rickie Fowler +8000
Jacob Bridgeman +9000
Greyson Sigg +9000
Gary Woodland +9000
Nick Hardy +9000
Michael Kim +9000
Joseph Bramlett +9000
Pierceson Coody +9000
Sami Valimaki +10000
Chesson Hadley +10000
Garrick Higgo +10000
Alex Smalley +10000
Luke List +10000
