Golf best bets: 3 outright bets to target for the Sanderson Farms Championship

The 44th Ryder Cup has come and gone, and if you're a Team USA fan (or bettor), you're glad the nightmare is finally over. Professional golf doesn't take any time off, though, as the PGA Tour returns this weekend for the Sanderson Farms Championship at the Country Club of Jackson. 

Emiliano Grillo is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 36 in the Official World Golf Ranking, and there are only nine players ranked inside the top 70 in the world. This clearly isn't a marquee event on the PGA Tour calendar, but a winning bet will count the same as any other tournament.

Here are the three outright bets I'm targeting for the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Eric Cole (+2000 DraftKings)

Ludvig Aberb is the +1100 betting favorite at the Sanderson Farms Championship, but don't be surprised if he pulled out before Thursday's tee time. Is he really going to go from celebrating a Ryder Cup victory in Rome to teeing it up in Jackson, Miss. for a $8.2 million purse a few days later? Even if he does, there's no way his A-game goes with him.

In that case, Eric Cole might be the most likely player to win this tournament, and we're getting him at 20/1 odds. Cole has been on fire with his irons, as he's gained strokes on approach in nine straight starts. He gained more than five strokes on approach at the Fortinet Championship en route to a fourth-place finish, and this golf course has a lot in common with Silverado Resort and Spa.