The 2020 Sanderson Farms Championship is back at the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi, this week.
The course is a par 72 that measures 7,461 yards. The field is 144 golfers with a first-place prize worth $1,188,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points.
Sebastian Munoz is the defending champion. The tournament has a six-year run of producing a first-time PGA Tour winner. No one has defending his title in this event. The field includes Stewart Cink, who won the season opener at the Safeway, and Hudson Swafford, who won last week at the Corales Puntacana.
It is the fourth of 50 events on the Tour’s “super” schedule for the 2020-21 season. The
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Sanderson Farms Championship – Round One
Sebastian Munoz tosses the ball to his caddie Mateo Gomez after making birdie on the 16th…
Sebastian Munoz tosses the ball to his caddie Mateo Gomez after making birdie on the 16th green during the first round of the 2020 Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson on Oct. 1, 2020 in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
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Mateo Gomez, caddie for Sebastian Munoz, lines up a putt on the 14th green during the…
Mateo Gomez, caddie for Sebastian Munoz, lines up a putt on the 14th green during the first round of the 2020 Sanderson Farms Championship at the Country Club of Jackson on Oct, 1, 2020 in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
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Caddies walk up the ninth fairway during the first round of the 2020 Sanderson Farms Championship…
Caddies walk up the ninth fairway during the first round of the 2020 Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press
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An alligator looks on from the fifth hole during the first round of the Sanderson Farms…
An alligator looks on from the fifth hole during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson on October 01, 2020 in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
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Michael Gligic looks on from the 18th tee during the first round of the Sanderson Farms…
Michael Gligic looks on from the 18th tee during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson on October 01, 2020 in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
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A great blue heron flies over the 14th hole during the first round of the Sanderson…
A great blue heron flies over the 14th hole during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson on October 01, 2020 in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
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Charley Hoffman
Charley Hoffman watches his drive on the 10th tee during the first round of the 2020…
Charley Hoffman watches his drive on the 10th tee during the first round of the 2020 Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press
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Anirban Lahiri looks at his ball on the ninth green during the first round of the…
Anirban Lahiri looks at his ball on the ninth green during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press
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Volunteers watch the drives of the PGA players off the 10th tee during the first round…
Volunteers watch the drives of the PGA players off the 10th tee during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press
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Sungjae Im watches his drive from the 10th tee during the first round of the Sanderson…
Sungjae Im watches his drive from the 10th tee during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press
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Emiliano Grillo applies sunscreen on the 14th hole during the first round of the Sanderson Farms…
Emiliano Grillo applies sunscreen on the 14th hole during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson on October 01, 2020 in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
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Sergio Garcia watches his drive from the first tee during the first round of the 2020…
Sergio Garcia watches his drive from the first tee during the first round of the 2020 Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. Photo by Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press
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