Golfers are beginning to flood onto the grounds of the Country Club of Jackson as the Sanderson Farms Championship is underway yet again.
The tournament, which is Mississippi’s lone PGA Tour event, began Monday with the pro-am portion teeing off. Two more pro-am rounds will take place, one for adults and the other for youth, before the hopeful moneymakers hit the course.
Here’s what to know about the 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship.
When is the Sanderson Farms Championship?
Pro-am rounds began Monday and will go through Wednesday. Practice rounds for the 132-man professional field will take place Tuesday and Wednesday before the actual tournament begins Thursday and goes through Sunday. The course is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday.
There are also various complementing events throughout the week, including clinics for kids, sponsor parties, and a sold-out women’s luncheon featuring food personality and bestselling author Elizabeth Heiskell.
A full schedule can be found here.
Where is the Sanderson Farms Championship?
Since 2014, the Sanderson Farms Championship has been held at the Country Club of Jackson. Going through several name changes and locations since the tournament landed PGA Tour status, it’s also been played at the Hattiesburg Country Club (1968-93) and Annandale Golf Club (1994-2013) in Madison.
According to Steve Jent, the tournament’s executive director, the Country Club of Jackson has been a perfect location providing opportunities for plenty of birdies with smooth fairways and true yet tricky greens.
“The greens are phenomenal. The fairways are phenomenal,” he said during last year’s event “Stan Reed and his crew have done a phenomenal job these last few years continuing to manicure it all.”
From the skies to the fairways. The Sanderson Farms Championship is ready to roll. 🌤️⛳ pic.twitter.com/pSVsX0SFBz
— Sanderson Farms Championship (@Sanderson_Champ) September 29, 2025
Public parking for this year’s tournament is at Northpark Mall in Ridgeland and Christ United Church on Old Canton Road in Jackson. Shuttle services to and from the course will be available free of charge.
Who’s in the field?
While the Ryder Cup is over with Europe coming out on top, some participants are ready to either get redemption or keep their winning streak alive at the Sanderson Farms Championship. U.S. vice-captain Brandt Snedeker is in the field, along with Euro vice-captain Francesco Hojgaard and his Ryder teammates Rasmus Hojgaard and Nicolai Hojgaard.
Among the other notables include defending champion Kevin Yu, Akshay Bhatia, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Joel Dahmen, Tom Kim, Matt Kuchar, Min Woo Lee, Keith Mitchell, Matthieu Pavon, and Luke Clanton.
Names that many fans are sure to know include recent Ole Miss graduate and 2025 NCAA individual champion Michael La Sasso, former Rebels Braden Thornberry and Jackson Suber, Hattiesburg native Davis Riley, Fulton native Chad Ramey, and Tupelo native Hayden Buckley.
The full 132-man field can be found here.
How much is the purse?
Over the last decade, the purse at the Sanderson Farms Championship has grown into one of the more competitive during the fall portion of the PGA Tour. This year’s purse is at $6 million with the first-place winner getting a $1.08 million check.
How much are tickets?
Tickets for the 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship range between $36 and $112, contingent on the day and add-ons such as access to the Michelob Ultra Fan Pavilion on the 12th green. Admission is free for those under 17 years old, active and former military personnel, and first responders.
Tickets can be purchased here.
Charitable impact
Every year, a portion of the tournament’s proceeds is gifted to various charities across the state. Century Club Charities, the host organization of the Sanderson Farms Championship, donated $1 million to Friends of Children’s Hospital and another $750,000 to other grantees in 2024. Since 1994, more than $26 million has been raised through the tournament.
