Monday qualifiers: Sanderson Farms Championship
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The PGA TOUR heads to the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi. The second event of the FedExCup Fall gives the opportunity for golfers to play their way into the field through a Monday open qualifier at Deerfield Golf Club in Canton, Mississippi.
Ryan Hall earned low-medalist honors with a 10-under 62 to win by two over Beck Burnette (64). Hall carded 10 birdies in a bogey-free round at Deerfield GC. Caleb Hicks fired a 7-under 65 to earn his first PGA TOUR start while Charlie Flynn survived a 2-for-1 playoff against Dawson Armstrong.
RYAN HALL (10-under 62)
Age: 24
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennesse
Alma mater: University of South Carolina
PGA TOUR starts: three
Cuts made: 0
Notes: Carded 10 birdies, including three in a row to finish, to earn low medalist with a 10-under 62 … Last start on the PGA TOUR came at the RBC Canadian Open in 2023 where he Monday qualified but missed the cut … Finished 110th on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List, making 10 out of 18 cuts this season … Best finish of the year came at the Magnit Championship where he carded a final-round 68 to jump into the top 15.
BECK BURNETTE (8-under 64)
Age: 23
Hometown: Blairsville, Georgia
Alma mater: University of Georgia
PGA TOUR starts: 0
Notes: Making first PGA TOUR start after 8-under 64 at Deerfield GC … Made nine starts on PGA TOUR Americas making two cuts … Best finish of T41 came at the Bromont Open presented by Desjardins … Burnette transferred to Georgia following a four-year career at Lee University … Earned Ping First Team All-American honors in 2023.
CALEB HICKS (7-under 65)
Age: 24
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
Alma mater: University of Texas-Arlington
PGA TOUR starts: 0
Notes: Will make PGA TOUR debut after 7-under 65 to qualify … Teed it up five times on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2024 making only cut at Veritex Bank Championship finish T80 … Graduated from the University of Texas-Arlington as the program all-time leader in counting scores with 121.
CHARLIE FLYNN (6-under 66; advanced via playoff)
Age: 24
Hometown: Alexandria, Louisiana
Alma mater: University of Louisiana
PGA TOUR starts: 0
Notes: Making his first start in a PGA TOUR Monday qualifier Flynn beat Dawson Armstrong in a 2-for-1 playoff with a birdie on the second playoff hole … He carded five birdies and an eagle offset by one bogey in 6-under 66 … Will make first PGA TOUR start at The Country Club of Jackson … Earned Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference honors for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns in 2021.