The PGA Tour resumes after a successful week at Royal Montreal.
The American team defeated the international team 18.5 to 11.5, winning the Presidents Cup for the 10th time in a row.
This week's tour will take part in the Sanderson Farms Championship at Jackson Country Club in Jackson, Mississippi.
This will be the second of eight FedExCup fall tournaments for players outside the top 50 in points to confirm their eligibility for 2025. Some people are trying to get into Aon Next 10.
After the RSM Classic, players ranked 51-60 will be eligible to participate in the first two signature events, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational.
There are 132 players competing in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Let's dive into the tournament.
Sanderson Farms Championship Information
where: Jackson Country Club (par 72, 7,461 yards)
when: October 3rd to 6th
wallet: $7.6 million ($1,368,000 to the winner)
FedEx Cup Points: 500
Defending champion: rook list
Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images
How to watch the Sanderson Farms Championship
Golf Channel will carry all four days of coverage of the Sanderson Farms Championship. The tournament will be in Mississippi, so it will be an hour later than on the East Coast.
Fans can also tune in to PGA Tour Live to stream the event. Coverage of the featured groups begins at 8 a.m. ET for the first two rounds.
Here's the full live TV schedule:
Thursday, October 3rd:
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, October 4th:
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, October 5th:
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
Sunday October 6th:
3:30pm—6:30pm ET (Golf Channel)
Aon Next 10 rankings ahead of Sanderson Farms Championship
*Means they will be on site this week
51. Mackenzie Hughes*
52. Tom Kim
53. Patrick Rogers*
54. Maverick McNeely*
55. Justin Rose
56. Sheamus Power*
57. Harris English*
58. Nick Taylor
59. Jake Knapp
60. Lee Min Woo
Sanderson Farms Championship Preview
The star of the Sanderson Farms Championship will be Rickie Fowler, who will be looking to earn some coveted FedExCup points after finishing 110th and missing out on the playoffs.
Defending champion Luke List returns to the field after winning a five-man playoff against Ludwig Oberg, Ben Griffin, Henrik Norlander and Scott Stallings. However, no one has ever defended a title at the Sanderson Farms Championship. Will the list be number 1?
He currently sits in 78th place in the FedEx Cup standings, so a good result could inch him closer to the start of the signature event.
Mackenzie Hughes and assistant captains Brandt Snedeker and Camilo Villegas come straight from the Presidents Cup to play.
The Canadian didn't have the best week for the national team, going 1-2-0. He currently sits in a great position at 51st to earn a start in the signature event, so he just needs to stay consistent.
Hughes, who won the event in 2022, is one of five players currently in the Aon Next 10 who will play this week.
Two more notable names in the field this week are Nick Dunlap and Patton Kizzia. Dunlap had two wins on the PGA Tour in 2024 at the American Express and Barracuda Championship. Kizzile is coming off a winning streak, winning the first FedEx fall event of the Pro Core Championship.
There are a total of eight winners this season.
Other names to watch for Mississippi State are Keith Mitchell, Zach Johnson, Joel Dahmen, Gary Woodland, Daniel Berger, and Matt Kuchar.
This tournament may not have all the fan favorites, but fall is finally upon us in golf, and it should be a great week for fans.
Sanderson Farms Championship Round 1 Tee Times (ET)
to be decided
Savannah Lee Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation's Playing Through. For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough On all major social platforms. You can also follow her on Twitter @SportsGirls Instagram @golf_girl_sl.
