Sanderson Farms Championship: Steve Palmer's Country Club of Jackson course guide, start time, odds and how to watch

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Where is the Sanderson Farms Championship?

The Sanderson Farms Championship will be held at the Country Club of Jackson in Mississippi, USA

When does the Sanderson Farms Championship start?

The Sanderson Farms Championship starts at 1pm on Thursday.

Time difference – Mississippi is six hours behind the UK and Ireland

Where can I watch the Sanderson Farms Championship?

Live on Sky Sports Golf from 5pm on Thursday

Country Club of Jackson course details

Lengths

7,461 yards 

Par 72 – four par-fives, ten par-fours, four par-threes

Course type

Parkland

Course records

72 holes 265 Kevin Yu, Beau Hossler (2024) 18 holes 60 David Skinns (2024) 

Course overview

Country Club of Jackson made its PGA Tour debut in 2014. The most prestigious events held previously were the Mississippi State Amateur and the Southern Junior. 

Country Club of Jackson, tree-lined and traditional, has one par-five which is comfortably reachable in two shots (the third), but the other three (the fifth, 11th and 14th) are long and relatively difficult. 

Slick greens are a strength of Jackson, with Champions UltraDwarf Bermuda grass making for immaculate putting surfaces, with tight lies around them. 

Scoring has been low, though, with the winning score between 16 and 23 under par every year

The 18th hole at the Country Club of Jackson is a tricky Par 4Credit: Getty Images

What will it take to win the Sanderson Farms Championship?

Ryan Armour and Cameron Champ – back-to-back winners in 2017 and 2018 – are the chalk and cheese of golfing profiles. 

There is clearly more than one way to skin this cat, but eight of the 11 Sanderson Farms champions finished in the top ten for greens in regulation, so that seems the most important statistic

Key attribute for the Country Club of Jackson

Accuracy

Palmer's Sanderson Farms Championship Key stat

Seven of the 11 Sanderson Farms champions were PGA Tour maidens

Sanderson Farms Championship weather forecast

Sunny, warm and calm throughout

What is the prize money for the Sanderson Farms Championship?

$6m ($1.368m to the winner)

Who is in the field for the Sanderson Farms Championship?

Field size

132

Highest-ranked players in field (world ranking in brackets)

Akshay Bhatia (34), Min Woo Lee (43), Sam Stevens (46), JT Poston (48), Rasmus Hojgaard (58)

The cut

Top 65 and ties qualify for round three

Course winners taking part

Peter Malnati, Ryan Armour, Cameron Champ, Mackenzie Hughes, Luke List, Kevin Yu

Who won the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship?

Kevin Yu claimed a maiden PGA Tour title by beating Beau Hossler in a playoff

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