PGA Tour rookie Ludvig Aberg hasn’t played in a major championship just yet, but he’s already a Ryder Cup winner and is one of the favourites at the upcoming Sanderson Farms Championship. The 23-year-old Swede, who turned pro in June, is looking to improve upon a fourth-place finish at the John Deere Classic as his best showing in the US by claiming his first PGA Tour win at the Country Club of Jackson (Missouri).

Aberg will have plenty of solid competition also fighting for the win as many in the field, including Emiliano Grillo, Tom Hoge, Lee Hodges and Lucas Herbert, are trying to earn crucial FedEx Cup points to keep their tour cards for 2023.

Six of the last nine winners of this event have been first-time PGA Tour victors with two playoffs coming in the last four years. Just last year, Mackenzie Hughes defeated Sepp Straka on the second playoff hole to win his second PGA Tour title. It took a 100-foot par-saver on the final hole in regulation to get there, and then Hughes held on in a wild playoff back-and-forth. Hopefully, we get a similar type of result this go-around.

The winner will receive 500 FedEx Cup points and a $1.476 million share of the $8.2 million purse.

Tee times (all times EDT)
THURSDAY/FIRST ROUND
First tee
8am — Kevin Tway, William McGirt, Carson Young
8.11am — Ben Crane, Zac Blair, Matt NeSmith
8.22am — Nate Lashley, Cameron Percy, Henrik Norlander
8.33am — Richy Werenski, Tyler Duncan, Troy Merritt
8.44am — Robert Streb, Martin Laird, Lanto Griffin
8.55am — Emiliano Grillo, Ryan Brehm, Garrick Higgo
9.06am — Kevin Streelman, Harry Higgs, Robby Shelton
9.17am — Greg Chalmers, Will Gordon, Ben Taylor
9.28am — Dylan Frittelli, Brian Stuard, Vince Whaley
9.39am — Adam Long, Russell Knox, Callum Tarren
9.50am — Michael Gligic, Scott Harrington, Fred Biondi
10.01am — Tano Goya, Greg Sonnier, Chris Baker
12.55pm — Jimmy Walker, SY Noh, Hank Lebioda
1.06pm — Chris Stroud, Sam Ryder, Harrison Endycott
1.17pm — Ryan Armour, Alex Smalley, Dylan Wu
1.28pm — Erik van Rooyen, Joel Dahmen, Brandt Snedeker
1.39pm — Lee Hodges, Davis Riley, Chad Ramey
1.50pm — Akshay Bhatia, Adam Svensson, Ludvig Åberg
2.01pm — Alex Noren, Beau Hossler, Eric Cole
2.12pm — Jason Dufner, Camilo Villegas, DJ Trahan
2.23pm — Ryan Moore, Doc Redman, Matthias Schwab
2.34pm — Ricky Barnes, Stephan Jaeger, Sam Stevens
2.45pm — Matti Schmid, Kevin Roy, Sam Bennett
2.56pm — Augusto Núñez, Ryan Gerard, Ross Steelman
10th tee
8am — Doug Ghim, Kramer Hickok, Paul Haley II
8.11am — Kelly Kraft, SH Kim, Davis Thompson
8.22am — Hayden Buckley, Justin Lower, Zecheng Dou
8.33am — Nick Hardy, Chez Reavie, Trey Mullinax
8.44am — KH Lee, Tom Hoge, Kevin Kisner
8.55am — Mackenzie Hughes, Cameron Champ, Scott Stallings
9.06am — Patton Kizzire, Greyson Sigg, Andrew Novak
9.17am — Wesley Bryan, Mark Hubbard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
9.28am — Kevin Chappell, Nick Watney, Ben Griffin
9.39am — Scott Piercy, Ted Potter Jr., Max McGreevy
9.50am — Brent Grant, Kyle Westmoreland, Chase Parker
10.01am — Nicholas Lindheim, Brett White, Ford Clegg
12.55pm — CT Pan, Martin Trainer, Scott Brown
1.06pm — Charley Hoffman, Ben Martin, Jonathan Byrd
1.17pm — Brice Garnett, Harry Hall, MJ Daffue
1.28pm — Luke List, Lucas Herbert, Jim Herman
1.39pm — Brian Gay, Andrew Landry, Keith Mitchell
1.50pm — Jonas Blixt, Peter Malnati, Chesson Hadley
2.01pm — Sung Kang, Cody Gribble, Tommy Gainey
2.12pm — Ryan Palmer, Satoshi Kodaira, Austin Smotherman
2.23pm — Austin Cook, David Lipsky, Tyson Alexander
2.34pm — Sean O’Hair, Brandon Wu, Kevin Yu
2.45pm — Trevor Cone, Brandon Matthews, Peter Kuest
2.56pm — Carl Yuan, Trevor Werbylo, Zack Fischer

Main image: Ludvig Aberg. Douglas P DeFelice