Sanderson Farms Championship 2023

The Sanderson Farms Championship is a PGA Tour professional golf tournament held annually in Mississippi. In the autumn of 2014, it moved to Jackson's Country Club before the 2015 campaign.

There has never been another golf competition at Sanderson Farms. It has contributed to the fundraising of more than $8.1 million for state-wide charities since its debut tournament in 1968. Prior to moving in 1994 to the Annandale Golf Club in Madison, where it remained until 2013, the competition was once contested at the Hattiesburg Country Club in Hattiesburg.

Sanderson Farms, a poultry production & manufacturing firm based in Laurel, Mississippi, has been the tournament's title sponsor since 2013. Golf promotion for charitable purposes is the goal of the tournament's host organization, Century Club Charities, a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

Sanderson Farms Championship 2023 History

Originally known as the Magnolia Classic from 1968 to 1985, with notable champions, including Roger Maltbie, Craig Stadler, and Payne Stewart, this golf tournament underwent several name changes over the years. In 1986, it became the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic, followed by the Southern Farm Bureau Classic from 1999 to 2006, the Viking Classic from 2007 to 2011, and the True South Classic in 2012.

Historically, this tournament was often scheduled to run concurrently with major tournaments or limited-field events on the PGA Tour, referred to as an "alternate event." It later became part of the Fall Series, a series of tournaments held after The Tour Championship. However, in 2011, it reverted to its previous status as an alternate event. Typically, top-tier professional golfers seldom participated in this tournament. It was initially scheduled opposite the Masters Tournament until 1994, and then it clashed with The Open Championship in the mid-1990s.

More recently, it overlapped with various World Golf Championships and The Tour Championship. From 2007 to 2010, it typically coincided with the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup, which featured PGA Tour players. In 2011, it returned to the regular PGA Tour season, scheduled opposite the British Open in July.

Since 1994, it has been an official money event on the PGA Tour. Before that, it operated as a satellite event where money counted, but the wins were considered unofficial. Except from 1983 to 1985, it was part of the developmental Tournament Players Series.

Sanderson Farms Championship 2023 Schedule

The Sanderson Farms Championship is all set to take place in Mississippi from October 1 to October 8. The committee has already released it's detailed schedule for the tournament, and it is as follows:

2023 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

1. SUNDAY – OCTOBER 1

2. 4 – 6 p.m.

3. Lyle Machinery Pro-Am Pairings Reception (Invitation Only)

• MONDAY – OCTOBER 2

Course Closed to General Public

1. 8 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.

2. Lyle Machinery Pro-Am Tee Times

3. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

4. First Tee Clinic – Cypress No. 1

• TUESDAY – OCTOBER 3

Course Closed to General Public

1. All Day

2. Practice Round for Pros

3. 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

4. Women’s Day Lunch presented by International Paper

5. 4:15 p.m.

6. All-Star Kids Clinic – Cypress No. 9

7. 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

8. Pro-Am Pairings Reception (Invitation Only)

• WEDNESDAY – OCTOBER 4

1. 7 a.m.

2. Gates Open to Public

3. 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

4. Pro-Am Morning Tee Times

5. Noon – 2 p.m.

6. Pro-Am Afternoon Tee Times

7. 1:30 p.m.

8. Junior Pro-Am Tee Times – Cypress Course

1. THURSDAY – OCTOBER 5

2. 7 a.m.

3. Gates Open to Public

4. 7 a.m. – 9:01 a.m.

5. 1st Round – Morning Tee Times (approx.)

6. 11:55 a.m. – 1:56 p.m.

7. 1st Round – Afternoon Tee Times (approx.)

8. 7 – 10 p.m.

9. Sponsor Party presented by Trustmark (Invitation Only)

1. FRIDAY – OCTOBER 6

2. 7 a.m.

3. Gates Open to Public

4. 7 a.m. – 9:01 a.m.

5. 2nd Round – Morning Tee Times (approx.)

6. 11:55 a.m. – 1:56 p.m.

7. 2nd Round – Afternoon Tee Times (approx.)

• SATURDAY – OCTOBER 7

University Day – Everyone requested to be in their favorite team colors

1. 8 a.m.

2. Gates Open to Public

3. 8 a.m.

4. 3rd Round Tee Times (approx.)

• SUNDAY – OCTOBER 8

Play Yellow for Children – Everyone requested to be in yellow to show support for the Children of Mississippi

1. 8 a.m.

2. Gates Open to Public

3. 8 a.m.

4. Final Round Tee Times (approx.)

5. 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

6. Non-Denominational Church Service (Clubhouse)

7. 6 p.m.

8. Trophy Presentation on the 18th Green

Sanderson Farms Championship 2023 Course

The Country Club of Jackson is a 27-hole facility in Jackson, Mississippi, designed by Dick Wilson/(R) Don LaFore/(R) John Fought, ASGCA, which has hosted the PGA Tour's Sanderson Farms Championship since 2013. John Fought and Mike Gogel made significant improvements in 2008, including updating fairway bunkering and greens at the Dick Wilson original. The facility also includes nine additional holes, which the club calls its "family nine," where tees range from 1,800-3,500 yards.

Players who have qualified for the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship

Unfortunately, the list of players who are going to take over the greens of the Country Club of Jackson hasn't been released yet. But we know that it's going to be an exciting and competitive lot! We'll soon update, once the committee releases the information.