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Mackenzie Hughes betting profile: Sanderson Farms Championship
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Mackenzie Hughes will play Oct. 3-6 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA, at the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship. In his most recent tournament he finished fourth in the Procore Championship, shooting 13-under at Silverado Resort (North Course).
Latest odds for Hughes at the Sanderson Farms Championship.
The Sanderson Farms Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Oct. 3-6, 2024
- Location: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Course: The Country Club of Jackson
- Par: 72 / 7,461 yards
- Purse: $7.6M
- Previous winner: Luke List
At the Sanderson Farms Championship
- Hughes has entered the Sanderson Farms Championship four times of late, with one win. His average score has been 15-under, and his average finish has been 21st.
- Hughes last participated in the Sanderson Farms Championship in 2023, missing the cut with a score of 4-under.
- With numbers of 2.173 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (19th in field), 0.109 in SG: Approach the Green (47th), and 6.002 in SG: Putting (seventh), Luke List won this tournament in 2023.
- En route to his victory last year, List posted an average driving distance of 312.9 (10th in field), hit 77.78% of greens in regulation (seventh), and took 27.75 putts per round (16th).
Hughes' recent history at the Sanderson Farms Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/2023 | MC | 70-70 | -4 |
| 9/29/2022 | 1 | 71-63-68-69 | -24 |
| 9/30/2021 | 35 | 72-66-68-70 | -12 |
Hughes' recent performances
- Hughes has finished in the top five once over his last five events.
- Hughes has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in four of his last five appearances.
- He has finished with an average score of -6 those five times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Mackenzie Hughes has averaged 299.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Hughes has an average of 3.308 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Hughes is averaging 4.405 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Hughes' advanced stats and rankings
- Hughes has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.286 this season (142nd on TOUR). His average driving distance (298.1 yards) ranks 109th, while his 55.1% driving accuracy average ranks 149th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Hughes sports a -0.275 mark (137th on TOUR).
- On the greens, Hughes' 0.651 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks fifth this season, while he averages 27.88 putts per round (sixth).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 109 | 298.1 | 299.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 160 | 62.38% | 63.89% |
| Putts Per Round | 6 | 27.88 | 27.9 |
| Par Breakers | 146 | 21.82% | 21.94% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 22 | 12.85% | 12.78% |
Hughes' best finishes
- Hughes has taken part in 23 tournaments this season, and he has collected two top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes.
- In those 23 tournaments, he made the cut on 19 occasions.
- With 1026 points, Hughes currently ranks 48th in the FedExCup standings.
Hughes' best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Hughes put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance at THE PLAYERS Championship, ranking fourth in the field at 4.306. In that tournament, he finished 26th.
- Hughes' best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Procore Championship, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 6.242 (he finished fourth in that event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Hughes' best effort this season was at The Genesis Invitational, where his 6.478 mark ranked second in the field.
- At the Valspar Championship in March 2024, Hughes posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 9.615, which was his best so far this season. That ranked second in the field.
- Hughes recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (10.547) at the Valspar Championship (March 2024), which ranked him third in the field. He finished third in that event.
Hughes' Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 142 | -0.286 | -2.126 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 137 | -0.275 | -0.472 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 3 | 0.444 | 3.695 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 5 | 0.651 | 3.308 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 43 | 0.535 | 4.405 |
Hughes' past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 70-70 | -4 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 48 | 70-72-70-72 | +4 | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 7 | 71-65-63-68 | -21 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 2 | 68-66-60-63 | -25 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 25 | 68-70-70-64 | -20 | 68 |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 64 | 70-67-78-73 | E | 4 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 71 | 76-70-70 | E | 5 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 31 | 69-65-72-74 | -4 | 38 |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | MC | 77-73 | +8 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 30 | 75-71-71-72 | +1 | 38 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 26 | 70-73-69-68 | -8 | 60 |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 3 | 68-68-69-70 | -9 | 163 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 14 | 66-72-69-65 | -8 | 55 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 39 | 66-66-75-71 | -6 | 20 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 41 | 71-64-72-64 | -13 | 12 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 6 | 73-71-69-66 | -5 | 263 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 74-70 | +2 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 7 | 69-64-67-70 | -10 | 85 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 78-71 | +5 | -- |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | MC | 72-82 | +14 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 36 | 65-72-69-65 | -9 | 23 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | 46 | 66-66-69-72 | -7 | 8 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 16 | 69-74-75-68 | +2 | 115 |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 19 | 64-72-70-68 | -10 | 43 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 28 | 67-69-69-66 | -9 | 28 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 58 | 70-71-70-69 | E | 22 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | 4 | 70-67-66-72 | -13 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Hughes as of the start of the Sanderson Farms Championship.
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