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Sunday 5 October 2025PGA TourYear in Review
Fisk wins Sanderson Farms Championship
The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 October 2025 · Steven Fisk’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Sanderson Farms
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/19°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 30 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/17°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/18°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 44 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Garrick Higgo RSA · 266Bogeyed the 10th and 11th in the wind, answered with four straight birdies, then missed a short putt at 17; Fisk closed with 64 to win by two. ASAP Sports transcript: Garrick Higgo, Sanderson Farms Championship, October 5, 2025
132 started · cut -4, 67 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sanderson Farms Championship
The Country Club of Jackson, The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Steven Fisk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 October 2025
I think he nudged a couple putts in for me for sure, maybe him or Grayson. I had a couple of helpers out there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 October 2025
That's the degree you try and get when you want to be on the golf team.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 October 2025
Yeah, tempo, just felt slightly off. Obviously Steven played that good. You just can't really be off slightly.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Fisk | 70 · 65 · 65 · 64 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Garrick Higgo | 65 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 266 | −22 |
| T3 | Rasmus Højgaard | 69 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Vince Whaley | 67 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Danny Walker | 65 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T6 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 68 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Frankie Capan III | 70 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Taylor Montgomery | 69 · 63 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T9 | Doc Redman | 75 · 65 · 65 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Eric Cole | 65 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1997-04-17, Atlanta, Georgia; USA; turned pro 2019; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 183 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Sanderson Farms Championship (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Mizuno ST-Z 230 9.5°, Mitsubishi Kuro Kage White XD 70 TX
- Fairway Wood Ping G430 Max 15°, Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 70 TX
- Fairway Wood Ping G430 Max 21°, Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 70 TX
- Utility Iron Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 3, KBS C-Taper 125 S+
- Irons Mizuno Pro 245 4, KBS C-Taper 130 X
- Irons Mizuno Pro 243 5, KBS C-Taper 130 X
- Irons Mizuno S3 6-9, KBS C-Taper 130 X
- Wedge Mizuno S22 46°, 50°, 55°, KBS C-Taper 130 X
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design SM10 60°, KBS C-Taper 130 X
- Putter Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie
- Ball Titleist Pro V1x
verified for this week