Many of the best tour players will be teeing it up in Shanghai this week at the WGC-HSBC Champions. Opposite the WGC event in China is the Sanderson Farms Championship, an event at the Country Club of Jackson (MS) with a more modest purse, but offering just as much intensity.
As an opposite-field event, with a weaker field, there is no clear favorite in Mississippi. Chesson Hadley, the 2014 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, who made his return to the big tour with a T3 finish at the Safeway Open, is one of the co-favorites at 20-1, along with Jason Kokrak (20-1), Bronson Burgoon (25-1) and Kevin Streelman (25-1).
A couple of former Tour winners, Chris Kirk and William McGirt, check in at 28-1. Defending champion Cody Gribble has odds of 50-1.
Some of the tournament’s bigger names include Luke Donald (35-1), Davis Love III (50-1), Aaron Baddeley (66-1), Hunter Mahan (66-1) and Smylie Kaufman (66-1).
THE SKINNY
Tournament: Sanderson Farms Championship
Golf Course: Country Club of Jackson
Where: Jackson, Mississippi
Distance: 7,421 yards, Par 72
Purse: $4,200,000
Winner: $756,000
Defending Champion: Cody Gribble
ODDS TO WIN: 2017 SANDERSON FARMS CHAMPIONSHIP
| Name | Odds |
|---|---|
| Chesson Hadley | 20-1 |
| Jason Kokrak | 20-1 |
| Bronson Burgoon | 25-1 |
| Kevin Streelman | 25-1 |
| Chris Kirk | 28-1 |
| William McGirt | 28-1 |
| Austin Cook | 33-1 |
| Ben Martin | 33-1 |
| Jonathan Byrd | 33-1 |
| Robert Garrigus | 33-1 |
| Luke Donald | 35-1 |
| Andrew Landry | 40-1 |
| Brandon Hagy | 45-1 |
| Davis Love III | 50-1 |
| Brice Garnett | 50-1 |
| Cameron Percy | 50-1 |
| Cameron Tringale | 50-1 |
| Cody Gribble | 50-1 |
| Daniel Summerhays | 50-1 |
| Harris English | 50-1 |
| Matt Jones | 50-1 |
| Rob Oppenheim | 50-1 |
| Seamus Power | 50-1 |
| Tyler Duncan | 50-1 |
| Corey Conners | 55-1 |
| David Hearn | 55-1 |
| Scott Stallings | 55-1 |
| Tyrone Van Aswegen | 55-1 |
| Blayne Barber | 60-1 |
| Zac Blair | 60-1 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 66-1 |
| Denny McCarthy | 66-1 |
| Hunter Mahan | 66-1 |
| Keith Mitchell | 66-1 |
| Martin Piller | 66-1 |
| Retief Goosen | 66-1 |
| Richy Werenski | 66-1 |
| Shawn Stefani | 66-1 |
| Smylie Kaufman | 66-1 |
| Ted Potter Jr | 66-1 |
| Tom Hoge | 66-1 |
| Troy Merritt | 66-1 |
| Vaughn Taylor | 66-1 |
| Aaron Wise | 80-1 |
| Andrew Putnam | 80-1 |
| Ben Crane | 80-1 |
| Ben Silverman | 80-1 |
| J J Spaun | 80-1 |
| Johnson Wagner | 80-1 |
| Patton Kizzire | 80-1 |
| Ricky Barnes | 80-1 |
| Steve Wheatcroft | 80-1 |
| Talor Gooch | 80-1 |
| Abraham Ancer | 100-1 |
| Alex Cejka | 100-1 |
| Brandon Harkins | 100-1 |
| Brett Stegmaier | 100-1 |
| Fabian Gomez | 100-1 |
| Lanto Griffin | 100-1 |
| Nate Lashley | 100-1 |
| Peter Malnati | 100-1 |
| Ryan Armour | 100-1 |
| Sam Burns | 100-1 |
| Spencer Levin | 100-1 |
| Tom Lovelady | 100-1 |
| Adam Schenk | 125-1 |
| Brian Gay | 125-1 |
| Derek Fathauer | 125-1 |
| J.J. Henry | 125-1 |
| Joel Dahmen | 125-1 |
| John Huh | 125-1 |
| Jonathan Randolph | 125-1 |
| Matt Atkins | 125-1 |
| Matt Every | 125-1 |
| Nicholas Lindheim | 125-1 |
| Rick Lamb | 125-1 |
| Ryan Blaum | 125-1 |
| Sam Ryder | 125-1 |
| Stephan Jaeger | 125-1 |
| Taylor Moore | 125-1 |
| Beau Hossler | 150-1 |
| Brian Stuard | 150-1 |
| Conrad Shindler | 150-1 |
| Jimmy Stanger | 150-1 |
| John Merrick | 150-1 |
| JT Poston | 150-1 |
| Trey Mullinax | 150-1 |
| Billy Hurley III | 200-1 |
| Carl Pettersson | 200-1 |
| Charlie WI | 200-1 |
| Derek Bard | 200-1 |
| Greg Chalmers | 200-1 |
| Jason Gore | 200-1 |
| Kyle Thompson | 200-1 |
| Stuart Appleby | 200-1 |
| Wyndham Clark | 200-1 |
| Andrew Yun | 250-1 |
| Arjun Atwal | 250-1 |
| Brian Davis | 250-1 |
| Derek Ernst | 250-1 |
| Ethan Tracy | 250-1 |
| Jason Bohn | 250-1 |
| John Rollins | 250-1 |
| Nicholas Thompson | 250-1 |
| Roberto Diaz | 250-1 |
| Angel Cabrera | 300-1 |
| Mark Wilson | 300-1 |
| Richard S Johnson | 300-1 |
| Robert Allenby | 300-1 |
| Tim Herron | 300-1 |
| Brendon De Jonge | 350-1 |
| Craig Barlow | 350-1 |
| Eric Axley | 350-1 |
| Ken Duke | 350-1 |
| Ross Bell | 350-1 |
| Tommy Gainey | 350-1 |
| Ben Wolcott | 400-1 |
| Brendon Todd | 400-1 |
| D J Trahan | 400-1 |
| Dicky Pride | 400-1 |
| Dru Love | 400-1 |
| Heath Slocum | 400-1 |
| Steven Bowditch | 400-1 |
| Daniel Chopra | 500-1 |
| Mark Hensby | 500-1 |
| Omar Uresti | 500-1 |
| Phil Schmitt | 500-1 |
