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Sanderson Farms Championship
Golf tournament
Golf tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sanderson Farms Championship |
| image | Sanderson Farms Championship.svg |
| image_size | 180 |
| location | Jackson, Mississippi |
| establishment | 1968 |
| course | Country Club of Jackson |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 7461 yd |
| tour | PGA Tour |
| org | Century Club Charities |
| format | Stroke play |
| purse | |
| month_played | October |
| aggregate | 263 Dan Halldorson (1986) |
| to-par | −24 Scott Stallings (2012) |
| −24 Steven Fisk (2025) | |
| current_champion | USA Steven Fisk |
| map | USA#USA Mississippi |
| map_relief | yes |
| map_label | CC of Jackson |
| map_caption | Location in United States##Location in Mississippi |
| coordinates |
| to-par = −24 Scott Stallings (2012) −24 Steven Fisk (2025) The Sanderson Farms Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played annually in Mississippi. It moved to the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson in autumn 2014, early in the 2015 season.
The tournament has been part of the PGA Tour schedule since 1968, and has raised more than $8.1 million for statewide charities. Originally played at the Hattiesburg Country Club in Hattiesburg, the event moved in 1994 to Annandale Golf Club in Madison, which hosted through 2013.
Since 2013, the tournament's title sponsor has been Sanderson Farms, a poultry farming corporation based in Laurel, Mississippi. The tournament's host organization, Century Club Charities, is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is promoting the game of golf for the benefit of charity. The Sanderson Farms Championship's primary charity is Friends of Children's Hospital, which benefits the Batson's Children Hospital.
Course
The Country Club of Jackson opened in 1914. It is a private club with 27 championship holes, 18 of which were re-designed by John Fought in 2008 and measure 7400 yd from the championship tees. Fought's layout incorporates classic Donald Ross flavor – parkland style routing with smallish, tricky greens – which range in size from 5000 to.
History
The tournament was founded as the Magnolia Classic in 1968 and retained that title through 1985, with notable winners including Roger Maltbie, Craig Stadler, and Payne Stewart. Since 1986, the tournament has had several different names under title sponsorship agreements with Deposit Guaranty (1986–1998), Farm Bureau (1999–2006), Viking (2007–2011) and Sanderson Farms (since 2013); in 2012, it was without a title sponsor and named the True South Classic.
In the past, this tournament was generally played opposite of a major or limited field tournament (officially termed an "alternate event" by the PGA Tour). It later became part of the Fall Series, a group of events held after The Tour Championship, before returning to its former status as an alternate event in 2011. In either case, the leading players in men's professional golf rarely participate. Until 1994, it was played opposite the Masters Tournament and then opposite The Open Championship in the mid-1990s. More recently, it played opposite various World Golf Championships and The Tour Championship. From 2007 to 2010, it generally played opposite the major team events involving PGA Tour players, namely the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup. In 2011, it returned to the PGA Tour regular season opposite the British Open in July.
It has been an official money event on the PGA Tour since 1994. Prior to that, it was a satellite event with the money counting but the wins counting as unofficial, except from 1983 to 1985, when it was instead part of the developmental Tournament Players Series.
From 2007 to 2010, it was part of the Fall Series. Because the FedEx Cup season championship was already determined by that time, elite players generally passed on Fall Series events; most players in the tournament were trying to either make the Top 125 on the money list and retain their tour cards, or earn a quick two-year exemption by winning. The 2007 event was played in the same week as the Presidents Cup; most of the top Tour players played in that event instead of the Viking Classic. The situation was similar in 2008, with the tournament being scheduled opposite the Ryder Cup. The 2009 purse was due to be $3,700,000, with $666,000 going to the winner. That year's event was also to be the first in the tournament's recent history to be the sole event on the PGA Tour schedule for that week, as it had been moved to the end of October with a scheduled finish on November 1. However, the tournament was canceled on October 31, due to unplayable conditions at the Annandale Golf Club. The event was not rescheduled. The 2010 event was again held opposite the Ryder Cup. This would be the tournament's last fall edition, as it would move into the regular season the following year. In 2013, the title sponsor changed to Sanderson Farms. The tournament was not held in the 2013–14 season because of the new PGA Tour wraparound season; the 2014 tournament, part of the 2014–15 season, moved to late October and was played opposite the WGC-HSBC Champions in China.
As an alternate event, the winner did not receive an invitation to the Masters Tournament, but did earn a trip to the PGA Championship, a two-year PGA Tour exemption, a minimum of 24 OWGR points, and 300 FedEx Cup points. For the 2019–20 season, the tournament was upgraded from an alternate event to a full status event; it was also rescheduled to September, as the second tournament of the PGA Tour season. Along with an increased prize fund, the change of status meant the winner receives the full benefits of a regular PGA Tour event, with 500 FedEx Cup points and an invitation to The Masters.
Over the years, the Sanderson Farms Championship has been played opposite a number of different tournaments:
| Year(s) | Tournament |
|---|---|
| 2014–2018 | WGC-HSBC Champions |
| 1994–1998, 2011–2013 | The Open Championship |
| 2008, 2010 | Ryder Cup |
| 2007 | Presidents Cup |
| 2003–2004, 2006 | WGC-American Express Championship |
| 1999–2002, 2005 | Tour Championship |
| 1969–1993 | Masters Tournament |
| 1968 | Colonial National Invitation |
Winners
| Year | Tour | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse | |||||||||||||
| ($) | Winner's | ||||||||||||||
| share ($) | Ref. | Sanderson Farms Championship | True South Classic | Viking Classic | Southern Farm Bureau Classic | Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic | Magnolia Classic | ||||||||
| 2025 | PGAT | USA Steven Fisk | 264 | −24 | 2 strokes | ZAF Garrick Higgo | 6,000,000 | 1,080,000 | |||||||
| 2024 | PGAT | TWN Kevin Yu | 265 | −23 | Playoff | USA Beau Hossler | 7,600,000 | 1,368,000 | |||||||
| 2023 | PGAT | USA Luke List | 270 | −18 | Playoff | SWE Ludvig Åberg | |||||||||
| USA Ben Griffin | |||||||||||||||
| SWE Henrik Norlander | |||||||||||||||
| USA Scott Stallings | 8,200,000 | 1,476,000 | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | PGAT | CAN Mackenzie Hughes | 271 | −17 | Playoff | AUT Sepp Straka | 7,900,000 | 1,422,000 | |||||||
| 2021 | PGAT | USA Sam Burns | 266 | −22 | 1 stroke | USA Nick Watney | |||||||||
| USA Cameron Young | 7,000,000 | 1,260,000 | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | PGAT | ESP Sergio García | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | USA Peter Malnati | 6,600,000 | 1,188,000 | |||||||
| 2019 | PGAT | COL Sebastián Muñoz | 270 | −18 | Playoff | KOR Im Sung-jae | 6,600,000 | 1,188,000 | |||||||
| 2018 | PGAT | USA Cameron Champ | 267 | −21 | 4 strokes | CAN Corey Conners | 4,400,000 | 792,000 | |||||||
| 2017 | PGAT | USA Ryan Armour | 269 | −19 | 5 strokes | USA Chesson Hadley | 4,300,000 | 774,000 | |||||||
| 2016 | PGAT | USA Cody Gribble | 268 | −20 | 4 strokes | USA Chris Kirk | |||||||||
| USA Luke List | |||||||||||||||
| ENG Greg Owen | 4,200,000 | 756,000 | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | PGAT | USA Peter Malnati | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | USA William McGirt | |||||||||
| USA David Toms | 4,100,000 | 738,000 | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | PGAT | CAN Nick Taylor | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | USA Jason Bohn | |||||||||
| USA Boo Weekley | 4,000,000 | 720,000 | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | PGAT | USA Woody Austin | 268 | −20 | Playoff | USA Cameron Beckman | |||||||||
| USA Daniel Summerhays | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | PGAT | USA Scott Stallings | 264 | −24 | 2 strokes | USA Jason Bohn | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |||||||
| 2011 | PGAT | USA Chris Kirk | 266 | −22 | 1 stroke | USA George McNeill | |||||||||
| USA Tom Pernice Jr. | 3,600,000 | 648,000 | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | PGAT | USA Bill Haas | 273 | −15 | 3 strokes | USA Michael Allen | 3,600,000 | 648,000 | |||||||
| 2009 | PGAT | Canceled due to rain | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | PGAT | USA Will MacKenzie | 269 | −19 | Playoff | USA Brian Gay | |||||||||
| USA Marc Turnesa | 3,600,000 | 648,000 | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | PGAT | USA Chad Campbell | 275 | −13 | 1 stroke | USA Johnson Wagner | 3,500,000 | 630,000 | |||||||
| 2006 | PGAT | USA D. J. Trahan | 275 | −13 | Playoff | USA Joe Durant | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |||||||
| 2005 | PGAT | USA Heath Slocum | 267 | −21 | 2 strokes | SWE Carl Pettersson | |||||||||
| USA Loren Roberts | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | PGAT | USA Fred Funk (2) | 266 | −22 | 1 stroke | USA Ryan Palmer | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |||||||
| 2003 | PGAT | USA John Huston | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke | ZAF Brenden Pappas | 3,000,000 | 540,000 | |||||||
| 2002 | PGAT | ENG Luke Donald | 201 | −15 | 1 stroke | ZAF Deane Pappas | 2,600,000 | 468,000 | |||||||
| 2001 | PGAT | USA Cameron Beckman | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | USA Chad Campbell | 2,400,000 | 432,000 | |||||||
| 2000 | PGAT | USA Steve Lowery | 266 | −22 | Playoff | USA Skip Kendall | 2,200,000 | 396,000 | |||||||
| 1999 | PGAT | USA Brian Henninger (2) | 202 | −14 | 3 strokes | USA Chris DiMarco | 2,000,000 | 360,000 | |||||||
| 1998 | PGAT | USA Fred Funk | 270 | −18 | 2 strokes | USA Paul Goydos | |||||||||
| USA Franklin Langham | |||||||||||||||
| USA Tim Loustalot | 1,200,000 | 216,000 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | PGAT | USA Billy Ray Brown | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | USA Mike Standly | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |||||||
| 1996 | PGAT | USA Willie Wood | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke | USA Kirk Triplett | 1,000,000 | 180,000 | |||||||
| 1995 | PGAT | USA Ed Dougherty | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | USA Gil Morgan | 700,000 | 126,000 | |||||||
| 1994 | PGAT | USA Brian Henninger | 135 | −9 | Playoff | USA Mike Sullivan | 700,000 | 126,000 | |||||||
| 1993 | USA Greg Kraft | 267 | −13 | 1 stroke | USA Morris Hatalsky | ||||||||||
| USA Tad Rhyan | 300,000 | 54,000 | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | CAN Richard Zokol | 267 | −13 | 1 stroke | USA Mike Donald | ||||||||||
| USA Bob Eastwood | |||||||||||||||
| USA Mike Nicolette | |||||||||||||||
| USA Greg Twiggs | 300,000 | 54,000 | |||||||||||||
| 1991 | USA Larry Silveira | 266 | −14 | Playoff | USA Russ Cochran | ||||||||||
| USA Mike Nicolette | 300,000 | 54,000 | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | USA Gene Sauers | 268 | −12 | 2 strokes | USA Jack Ferenz | 300,000 | 54,000 | ||||||||
| 1989 | USA Jim Booros | 199 | −11 | Playoff | USA Mike Donald | 200,000 | 36,000 | ||||||||
| 1988 | USA Frank Conner | 267 | −13 | 5 strokes | USA Brian Mogg | 200,000 | 36,000 | ||||||||
| 1987 | USA David Ogrin | 267 | −13 | 1 stroke | ENG Nick Faldo | 200,000 | 36,000 | ||||||||
| 1986 | CAN Dan Halldorson | 263 | −17 | 2 strokes | USA Paul Azinger | 200,000 | 36,000 | ||||||||
| 1985 | USA Jim Gallagher Jr. | 131 | −9 | Playoff | USA Paul Azinger | 150,000 | 27,500 | ||||||||
| 1984 | USA Lance Ten Broeck | 201 | −9 | Playoff | USA Mike Smith | 150,000 | 27,000 | ||||||||
| 1983 | USA Russ Cochran | 203 | −7 | 2 strokes | USA Sammy Rachels | 150,000 | 27,000 | ||||||||
| 1982 | USA Payne Stewart | 270 | −10 | 3 strokes | USA Jay Cudd | ||||||||||
| USA Bruce Douglass | 75,000 | 13,500 | |||||||||||||
| 1981 | USA Tom Jones | 268 | −12 | Playoff | USA Mike Smith | 75,000 | 13,500 | ||||||||
| 1980 | USA Roger Maltbie | 65 | −5 | 1 stroke | USA Lee Carter | 25,000 | 4,500 | ||||||||
| 1979 | USA Bobby Walzel | 272 | −8 | Playoff | USA Buddy Gardner | 50,000 | 9,000 | ||||||||
| 1978 | USA Craig Stadler | 268 | −12 | 1 stroke | USA Bob Eastwood | ||||||||||
| USA Bruce Fleisher | 35,000 | 7,000 | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | USA Mike McCullough | 269 | −11 | 3 strokes | USA Gary Groh | ||||||||||
| USA Orville Moody | 35,000 | 7,000 | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | USA Dennis Meyer | 271 | −9 | 2 strokes | USA Artie McNickle | ||||||||||
| USA Tom Purtzer | 35,000 | 7,000 | |||||||||||||
| 1975 | USA Bob Wynn | 270 | −10 | 2 strokes | USA Mike Morley | 35,000 | 7,000 | ||||||||
| 1974 | USA Dwight Nevil (2) | 133 | −7 | 2 strokes | USA Bunky Henry | ||||||||||
| USA Gil Morgan | 17,500 | 3,500 | |||||||||||||
| 1973 | USA Dwight Nevil | 268 | −12 | 3 strokes | USA Bert Greene | 35,000 | 7,000 | ||||||||
| 1972 | USA Mike Morley | 269 | −11 | 3 strokes | USA Rick Rhodes | 35,000 | 7,000 | ||||||||
| 1971 | USA Roy Pace | 270 | −10 | 1 stroke | USA Jack Lewis Jr. | 35,000 | 7,000 | ||||||||
| 1970 | USA Chris Blocker | 271 | −9 | 1 stroke | USA Roy Pace | ||||||||||
| NED Martin Roesink | 35,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | USA Larry Mowry | 272 | −8 | 1 stroke | USA Larry Hinson | ||||||||||
| USA Alvin Odom | 35,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | USA Mac McLendon | 269 | −11 | Playoff | USA Pete Fleming | 20,000 | 2,800 |
Multiple winners
Three men have won this tournament twice:
- Dwight Nevil: 1973, 1974
- Brian Henninger: 1994, 1999
- Fred Funk: 1998, 2004
Notes
References
References
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