Sanderson Farms continues as title sponsor for tournament in 2025 | Sports

Despite a current announcement that this weekend's PGA Tour Sanderson Farms Championships could be the twelfth and last 12 months for the sponsor, there was a change in pondering.

Wayne-Sanderson Farms introduced Friday that it's extending its sponsorship by means of the 2025 tournament.

While its unique contract ran by means of 2026, the corporate introduced on Aug. 9 that it had moved on as the title sponsor, however it will stay as a significant sponsor for the tournament. That modified this week.

Tournament director Steve Jent went into the week looking out for a 2025 sponsor. Now, he has slightly respiratory room for a extra complete search.

“You always want to talk to your best customer first and that is exactly what we did,” Jent advised the Clarion Ledger. “It is the best of all worlds for us right now. This definitely gives us more runway to find that new title sponsor for this area.”

That's significantly essential since beginning in 2025, fall events are being asked to pay a further $125,000 to the PGA Tour, and in the next 12 months, $250,000 to the Tour.

Also, the purse for the 2024 event is down $600,000 and the winner’s test is $8,000 lighter.

“(Sanderson Farms) is always looking at their business environment, and they understand how important this tournament is to this community and to Mississippi,” Jent stated. “Being the great partner they have been for the last 12 years, coming back for 2025 is exactly the perfect scenario for everyone involved.”

Wayne-Sanderson Farms CEO Clint Rivers stated in a press release he's thrilled to work out the deal for the 2025 tournament.

“We are honored to proceed our partnership with Century Club Charities to assist all the native causes that profit from this occasion.  Wayne-Sanderson Farms and the Sanderson Farms Championship are dedicated to fostering charitable contributions and driving optimistic neighborhood and financial influence,” Rivers said. “The life-changing work going down at Children’s of Mississippi is one thing our firm is proud to assist, and we look ahead to one other profitable Sanderson Farms Championship in 2025.”

Since becoming title sponsor in 2013, the Sanderson Farms Championship has raised more than $17 million for charity including Children’s of Mississippi and other Mississippi-based causes.

The history of Mississippi's PGA Tour event

Mississippi has been a PGA stop since 1968 when the tournament was known as the Magnolia Classic and was played in Hattiesburg. The tournament has had several names and sponsors over the years, including the Deposit Guaranty Classic from 1986–98, the Farm Bureau Classic from 1999–2006 and the Viking Classic from 2007–11. In 2012, it was called the True South Classic because it didn't have a title sponsor. Sanderson Farms has sponsored the tournament since 2013. 

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Sanderson Farms also spearheaded to the move from Annandale Golf Course in Madison to the Country Club of Jackson, which continues to be recognized as one of the top courses in the nation.

The tournament has a $7.6 million purse with a $1.368 million winner's share. Luke List is the defending champion and the Sanderson Farms Championship has a field of 132 players and a cut to 70 players.

Ross Reily can be reached by email at rreily@gannett.com or 601-573-2952. You can follow him on Twitter @GreenOkra1.