March 26, 2025
2025 has been a rough year for Mackenzie Hughes thus far. His best finish came at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in a tie for 22nd. He has not played his best golf, to put it mildly, and the stats support that. This week's venue, Memorial Park Golf Course, measures almost 7,500 yards and could play longer with the potential for wind. Hughes has struggled driving the ball this year, ranking 157th in strokes gained off the tee and 155th in total driving. Many other components of his game are not clicking as well. He ranks 116th in strokes gained putting and 145th in strokes gained approach to green. It's best to avoid him at all costs this week in DFS formats.
--Jake Walker - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
February 25, 2025
Mackenzie Hughes is making cuts in 2025. The Canadian golfer has only missed a cut once so far. Hughes has not contended once in five appearances this year. At The Genesis Invitational, Hughes shot right around the same round all four days (74-73-74-75). It is partly why there are so many red numbers when it comes to metrics for Hughes. He ranks 149th on tour or worse in at least five major strokes gained categories including off the tee, putting, and approaching the green. PGA National is tough enough. For Hughes to have a birdie or better conversion percentage of 29.02% (157th) is even more stark. The Canadian at +8000 is even a bit of a surprise given his form.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
January 13, 2025
Mackenzie Hughes had a challenging week at last week's Sony Open, where he missed the cut and lost strokes in nearly every category, except around the greens. Throughout the 2024 season, he only missed four cuts and will be looking to regain his form when he tees it up this week at the American Express in Palm Springs, California. At last year's American Express, over 33% of approach shots were taken from 150-200 yards. In the past 12 months, Hughes has ranked in the 12th percentile for proximity to the hole on approach shots from the fairway at this distance. Including Hughes in DFS lineups this week comes with some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
October 2, 2024
Mackenzie Hughes is set to tee it up in this week's Sanderson Farms Championship. Hughes will look to rebound from a rough outing at the Presidents Cup, where he posted an underwhelming 1-3-0 record in the International Team's loss to the United States. The Canadian could find more luck on Mississippi soil. Hughes won the 2022 edition of the Sanderson Farms Championship and scored a T4 in the lead-up to the Presidents Cup at the Procore Championship while gaining an impressive 8.5 strokes tee-to-green. Though the fatigue factor is a real concern following last week's roller coaster of emotions, the 33-year-old is very capable of putting together a profitable week for his DFS backers at the Country Club of Jackson.
--Joe Nicely - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
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