2015 MEDIA GUIDE November 2 – 8 | The Country Club of Jackson | Jackson, MS SandersonFarmsChampionship.com CENTURY CLUB CHARITIES Schedule of Events SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. John Soules Foods Pro-Am Pairings Cocktail party (Invitation Only) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND 9:00 – 11:10 a.m. John Soules Foods Pro-Am Tee Times 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Youth Clinic – Cypress No. 1 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD All Day Practice Round 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Womens Day Luncheon Presented by International Paper - Featuring Jenna Bush Hager Noon – 1:30 p.m. BankPlus Junior Pro-Am – Cypress Course 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. Heritage Bag Pro-Am Pairings Dinner (Invitation Only) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH 6:30 am Gates Open to Public 6:30 am – 8:20 am Heritage Bag Pro-Am Morning Tee Times 11:00 am – 12:50 pm Heritage Bag Pro-Am Afternoon Tee Times THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH 6:00 am Gates Open to Public 6:45 am – 8:30 am 1st Round of Competition – Morning Tee Times 11:20 am – 1:05 pm 1st Round of Competition – Afternoon Tee Times 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Sponsors Party presented by Trustmark (Invitation Only) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH 6:00 am Gates Open to Public 6:45 am – 8:30 am 2nd Round of Competition – Morning Tee Times 11:20 am – 1:05 pm 2nd Round of Competition – Afternoon Tee Times SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH 7:30 am Gates Open to Public 8:30 am (approx.) 3rd Round of Competition 4:00 pm Concert featuring D Play – On the Clubhouse Lawn SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH 7:00am Gates Open to Public 7:30 am – 8:30 am Non-Denominational Church Service 8:30 am (approx.) Championship Round 3:30 pm Trophy Presentation on the 18th Green Table of Contents Schedule of Events ................................................................................Inside Front Cover Message from Century Club Charities, Inc., President .....................................................2 Century Club Charities ......................................................................................................3 Welcome from Joe Sanderson, Chairman and CEO, Sanderson Farms ...........................4 Sanderson Farms Corporate Information ..........................................................................5 Friends of Children’s Hospital ...........................................................................................6 2014 Birdies For Charity Participants ................................................................................7 Welcome from Tournament Director, Steve Jent .............................................................8 Media Information .............................................................................................................9 Media Fact Sheet ............................................................................................................10 FedEx Cup Information ..............................................................................................11-18 2015 Purse Breakdown & History ....................................................................................19 History at a Glance .....................................................................................................20-21 Cut Summary ...................................................................................................................21 Past Champions ...............................................................................................................22 Champion’s Stats.............................................................................................................23 2014 Tournament Summary .......................................................................................24-25 Top 50 All-Time Sanderson Farms Championship Money Winners ...............................26 Tournament Records Since 2014 ....................................................................................27 Tournament Records 1994 - 2013 ..................................................................................28 Daily Low Scores Since 1994 ..........................................................................................29 Course Map .....................................................................................................................30 Hole-by-Hole Description of The Country Club of Jackson ......................................31-33 GCSAA Course Information ............................................................................................34 Media Regulations......................................................................................................35-38 Pete Brown Tribute .........................................................................................................39 Past Tournament Results ............................................................................................41-65 www.SandersonFarmsChampionship.com 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship 1 A Message from Century Club Charities, Inc., President Dear Media Partner: On behalf of Century Club Charities, I want to thank you for being a part of the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship, where you will see some of the world’s best professionals compete in Mississippi’s premier golfing event. Due to the resounding success of last year’s event, The Sanderson Farms Championship will return to The Country Club of Jackson, a beautiful facility situated on approximately 500 acres centrally located in Jackson. This year’s tournament is scheduled for November 2-8, 2015. This marks the 48th consecutive year for Mississippi to host a PGA TOUR event. The tournament has been part of the PGA TOUR schedule since 1968. Originally played at the Hattiesburg Country Club, the event moved in 1994 to Annandale, which hosted through 2013. The Sanderson Farms Championship has grown to be the largest professional golfing event in the state, bringing a significant economic impact to the Metro Jackson area. The 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship, with a purse of $4.1 million, will be one of the early 2015-2016 season PGA TOUR events and we expect a stellar field of participants. We are again part of the FedExCup Points race, and will benefit from four days of live global coverage from The Golf Channel. Century Club Charities is a non-profit organization founded in 1994 to promote the game of golf for the benefit of Mississippi charities. We serve as the host organization for Mississippi’s PGA TOUR event, and have helped to raise more than $9 million for Friends of Children’s Hospital, our primary beneficiary and other area charities. Our partnership with Sanderson Farms for the 2014 Sanderson Farms Championship resulted in Century Club’s largest charitable contribution ever, a $1.1 million donation to Friends of Children’s Hospital. We are tremendously grateful to our sponsors and the hundreds of volunteers who give of their time, energy, and resources to make this tournament the best ever. We thank you, our media partners, for your support in highlighting all the amazing things that the Sanderson Farms Championship does for our great state. Thank you for your support! Peter G. Marks President Century Club Charities, Inc. 2 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship www.SandersonFarmsChampionship.com Century Club Charities Century Club Charities, Inc. (CCC) is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization whose mission is promoting the game of golf for the benefit of local charities. Since 1994, Century Club Charities has generated more than $9 million for local charities through the Birdies For Charity program, grants and drawings. Last year alone, over $420,000 was donated to local charities. In 2014, over 64 charities benefited from the Birdies For Charity program. While continuing with the Birdies For Charity program, Century Club Charities has adopted the Friends of Children’s Hospital as their primary charity. Friends is a non-profit organization created to benefit the Batson Children’s Hospital. Batson is Mississippi’s only hospital built specifically for the care and emergency treatment of children. Friends of Children’s Hospital ensures their patients have everything from stuffed animals to state-of-the-art medical equipment. All tournament proceeds from this year’s event will go to benefit this organization. Century Club Charities, Inc. currently consists of more than 250 businessmen and women in Mississippi and surrounding areas. 2015 Board of Directors President Peter Marks Director Pat Busby Ex- Officio Johnny Lang Non-Voting Representative Alyson Jones Secretary Jeff Hubbard Director Fidelis Malembeka Treasurer John Waits Director Andrew Mallinson Executive Director Steve Jent Director Mart McMullan Non-Voting Representative Gabe Baldwin Director Megan Mullen Director Reeves Barbour Legal Counsel Eugene A. Simmons Non-Voting Representative Hilary Burroughs Director Billy Van Devender CENTURY CLUB CHARITIES www.SandersonFarmsChampionship.com 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship 3 Welcome from Sanderson Farms Welcome to Jackson, Mississippi and to the third Sanderson Farms Championship. Mississippi has hosted the PGA TOUR since 1968 and has raised over $9 million for statewide charities. The state has also entertained sports fans and golf enthusiasts across the country. Sanderson Farms is proud to be a part of this tradition. While we are all here to enjoy championship golf, our primary goal and focus is to raise money for Friends of Children’s Hospital benefitting Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Blair E. Batson is the only medical facility