Event started in Hattiesburg in 1968
The Sanderson Farms Championship, Mississippi’s only PGA Tour event, is seeking a new title sponsor for 2026.
Wayne Sanderson Farms is ending its 13-year sponsorship after the 2025 tournament.
Without a new sponsor soon, Mississippi’s nearly 60-year run of hosting a PGA Tour event is in jeopardy.
Tournament organizers are working with the PGA Tour to find a new partner, preferably one that keeps the event in Mississippi.
As the 13th and final year of sponsorship for Wayne Sanderson Farms at Mississippi’s only PGA Tour event is nearing an end, there is no better way to find a new sponsor than to show off at this year’s tournament.
However, if the tournament cannot find a new sponsor in the next couple of months, Mississippi’s run of having a PGA tournament since 1968 could possibly come to an end.
Wayne Sanderson Farms’ run as a full partner with Jackson and its PGA tournament has been a historic one. It has been the title sponsor since 2013.
The 2025 Sanderson Farm Championship will be its last for the company as the title sponsor of the Jackson PGA Tour stop.
The tournament went into last year’s event with the same issue, but Wayne Sanderson Farms had a last-minute change of heart and agreed to sponsor the 2025 tournament.
While its original contract ran through 2026, the company announced that it had moved on as the title sponsor, but it would remain as a major sponsor for the tournament.
Tournament director Steve Jent now goes into the week searching for a 2026 sponsor.