begins in Jackson on Thursday. I saw Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar are in this year's field. I'm possibly going to watch on Friday. I'm a casual golf watcher so are there any other names I need to pay attention to? Does anyone know who is the favorite to win?
Sanderson Farms Championship
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I think Sanderson is getting out. I don't know if they have a replacement when they do. Might want to get out and enjoy it.
I usually go to the Sanderson every year, but this year, a bed ridden father and a mother who has dementia, is too big an obstacle to overcome.
I have no idea who is favored, but other names I recognize. Zach Johnson (2x Masters Champ, I believe), Brandt Snedeker, Charley Hoffman, and Wilson Furr (because he a local JA product).
I usually go for one day per year, planning to go Friday. Heads up for any veterans, you can get up to 4 free tickets for family on the tournament website, and it includes access to a hospitality tent next to a green that has seating and free food / soft drinks. Cannot beat that deal.
A guy with a good story is Joel Dahmen. Testicular Cancer survivor. He and his wife had a child about a year and a half ago despite challenging circumstances. Dude has a pretty good game even if he is off the radar.
They arent a Mississippi company anymore, so that makes sense. I would assume the Duffs may jump up and do it.
Someone will sponsor it but I doubt the purse stays as large as it has been under Sanderson.
The tour won't allow the purse to drop off a cliff and keep the event in Jackson. We've known that Sanderson was getting out after this year for 2 or 3 years now and to my knowledge no other sponsors have emerged. I think we are in real danger of losing the event.
It sucks that just a few years ago we were one of only a handful of states that hosted an event for all three levels of the PGA. Corn Ferry event at CC of Oxford, PGA at CC of Jackson and Champions tour on the coast. Now it looks like we will be down to only the Champions tour event starting next year.
I think Sanderson committed to a 10 year sponsorship just a couple of years ago. That must have changed when they sold the business.
Have you seen something about the Champions tour returning to the coast next year? They lost the sponsor, and they have not had the tournament the past couple of years.
I thought they restarted the Champions Tour event over at the Grand Bear a year or two ago.
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