2025 PGA Picks: Sanderson Farms Championship Odds and Expert Betting Predictions

Wow, I will never pick, bet, or root against Team Europe in the Ryder Cup again. I don't care if the entire current team has already left. There's just something about those guys. They want it more, a lot more.

Forget glaring, the polar difference between the two teams in terms of intensity was blinding. Imagine Lebron James in the NBA Finals. Now, imagine Michael Jordan. So you see the difference in competitive spirit and desire?

That’s Team Europe and USA in the Ryder Cup.

After a star-studded event like that, one would imagine the next tournament would be in a beautiful tropical location that could be used to lure some of the world's best golfers in for a tourney.

Enter Jackson, Mississippi, notably the Country Club of Jackson. Hey, it's not exactly Big Sur or Siesta Key, but golf is golf and more importantly, money is money.

More pressing than competition or money for some, at least at this point, is winning and or placing high.

We're now in the FedEx Cup Fall, which means we'll see a lot of golfers playing for their spots on the Tour. We also have some budding stars in there. There aren't too many, but at the top of the betting board is LA-native Akshay Bhatia at 18-1.

Defending champion Kevin Yu from Taiwan is still just 27 years old. He's certainly live to repeat as Sanderson Farms Champion this week. Another popular name this week is the Cleveland-born Stanford grad Michael Thobjornson.

This will be the 11th year the Country Club of Jackson has hosted the Sanderson Farms Championship. The course is beautiful yet predictable. 

Let’s take a look down the betting board, review the course characteristics, and make some picks to win the Sanderson Farms Championship.

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Sanderson Farms Championship Winner Betting Odds

Akshay Bhatia: +1800

Davis Thompson: +2000

Kevin Yu: +2100

Michael Thorbjornson: +2200

J.T. Poston: +2200

Min Woo Lee: +2500

Rasmus Hojgaard: +2500

Rico Hoey: +2800

Jacob Bridgeman: +3300

Mackenzie Hughes: +3300

Emiliano Grillo: +3500

Beau Hossler: +4500

Country Club of Jackson - Course Characteristics

The Country Club of Jackson is a classic, tree-lined course that is relatively flat. With driving accuracy of minor importance, golfers are free to blast the ball off the tee and then deal with the second shot.

Historically, greens in regulation and, to a greater extent, putting have been the most important markers of success on this course.

The Country Club of Jackson ranked 46th out of 51 golf courses on the PGA Tour in terms of difficulty in 2024. I don't expect much to be different this week as the weather looks perfect.

Sanderson Farms Championship Winner Betting Picks

Min Woo Lee: +2500

The 27-year-old from Perth, Australia, got his first win on the PGA Tour at the Texas Children's Houston Open in March of this year. After that, however, his results haven't been the best.

That said, he may be the most talented golfer in the entire field.

It's his style of long, inaccurate drives and solid putting that could carry him to a win at Sanderson Farms. He finished 15th on Tour in driving distance and ranks around the top 50 in putting.

Mackenzie Hughes: +3300

Canada's Mackenzie Hughes is only 34. The Kent State grad is coming off one of his best finishes of the year at the Procore Championship a few weeks ago, when he grabbed 7th place.

Hughes boasts some of the best course/tournament history, highlighted by an 8th-place finish last year and a victory in 2022.

Emiliano Grillo: +3500

The Argentine Emiliano Grillo got hot around mid-season, but also showed out at the Procore a few weeks ago, finishing tied for 4th. His course fit is okay. His driving is much more accurate than powerful.

He has in the past and can make this work for him, though, here at Sanderson Farms. Grillo was 11th last year and 5th in 2022.

It's his putting that stands out, though, and for the past 11 years, putting has been by far the most critical metric for Sanderson Farms Champions.

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