October 2024: the Must-See Competitions on the PGA Tour (🏆*post regularly updated with the Winners)
- clairebambino
- Oct 2, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Nov 11, 2024
🗓🏌🏽♂️ OCTOBER 2024
🏌🏽♂️ Sanderson Farms Championship – Oct 3-6, 2024 – The Country Club of Jackson, Mississippi • USA
The Sanderson Farms Championship is a professional golf tournament held annually in Mississippi. It is part of the PGA Tour schedule and has been since 1968. The tournament has raised over $8.1 million for statewide charities.
The Sanderson Farms Championship was originally played at the Hattiesburg Country Club in Hattiesburg. In 1994, it moved to Annandale Golf Club in Madison, where it remained until 2013. In 2014, the tournament moved to the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson.
The tournament's title sponsor is Sanderson Farms, a poultry farming corporation based in Laurel, Mississippi. The host organization is Century Club Charities, a non-profit organization whose mission is promoting the game of golf for the benefit of charity. The Sanderson Farms Championship's primary charity is Friends of Children's Hospital, which benefits Batson's Children Hospital.
💰 Purse: $7,600,000
FedExCup Fall: 500 pts
🏆 Previous winner: 🇺🇸 Luke List ($1,476,000)
🏆 Winner 2024: 🇹🇼 Kevin Yu ($1,368,000)- Age: 26 - Turned Pro in 2021.
Taiwan's Kevin Yu put in an exceptional performance. After dominating the tournament with a score of -23, he had to play a play-off, which he finally won against Beau Hossler. This historic victory, his 1st on the PGA Tour, was the fruit of great determination and a mentality of steel. Yu was deeply moved as he underlined the importance of his family in his success: ‘My parents sacrificed everything for me. My father taught me to play golf when I was 5. And there are only 3 players from Taiwan who have won on the PGA Tour. I'm proud to be one of them. (source French Newspaper L'Équipe).
🏌🏽♂️ Black Desert Championship – Oct 10-13, 2024 – Black Desert Resort Golf Course, Utah • USA
It will be the first PGA Tour event in Utah in over 60 years.
This is the inaugural tournament in the four-year agreement between Black Desert and the PGA Tour.
The Black Desert Resort has a 19-hole championship golf course designed by Tom Weiskopf.
Players will enjoy the most stunning views in professional golf, facing the iconic Snow Canyon Mountains.
💰 Purse: $7,500,000
FedExCup Fall: 500 pts
🏆 Winner 2024: 🇺🇸 Matt McCarty ($1,350,000)- Age: 26 - Turned Pro in 2021.
Matt McCarty, a relative newcomer to the PGA Tour, has achieved a remarkable victory in his second official start. The win not only secures his playing rights for the next two seasons but also grants him access to some of the most prestigious golf events in the world (including The Sentry, the Masters and the PGA Championship). Matt McCarty has made history by becoming the first player since Jason Gore in 2005 to win three times on the Korn Ferry Tour and then go on to win a PGA Tour event in the same year.
🏌🏽♂️ Shriners Children's Open – Oct 17-20, 2024 – TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada • USA
Many of the world’s top golfers compete and earn FedExCup points in the Shriners Children’s Open, a professional, charitable tournament, benefiting its namesake. The tournament is the third event of the PGA TOUR’s FedExCup fall.
Established in 1983, the Open is held at the beautiful TPC Summerlin, in Las Vegas which has been honored by Golf Digest magazine as “One of America’s Best Golf Courses.”
With a purse of $8.4 million, the event attracts some of the most recognized names in golf each year – Tiger Woods took home his inaugural PGA TOUR win here in 1996.
Past Open tournament champions include Greg Norman, Davis Love III, Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, Webb Simpson, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Cantlay, Kevin Na, Sungjae Im and in 2023 Tom Kim.
💰 Purse: $7,000,000
FedExCup Fall: 500 pts
🏆 Previous winner: 🇰🇷 Tom Kim ($1,512,000)
🏆 Winner 2024: 🇺🇸 J.T. Poston ($1,260,000)- Age: 31 - Turned Pro in 2015.
J.T. Poston (-22) shot a final-round 67 to edge compatriot Doug Ghim by one shot and win the Shriners Children's in Las Vegas, his 3rd career PGA Tour title.
🏌🏽♂️ Zozo Championship – Oct 24-27, 2024 – Accordia Golf, Chiba • Japan
The Zozo Championship, now celebrating it's 6th year of competition, will kick off on October 24th. The only PGA Tour tournament held in Japan is set to unfold this year once again, bringing thrill and fierce competition amongst world-class players.
On this grand stage, where countless dramas have been born, you can expect intense, high-stakes play and moments that will move your heart. The excitement and drama are waiting for you. Come join the excitement and witness the best players in the world who deliver incredible shots in this thrilling atmosphere.
Format: 72-hole stroke play, no cut.
💰 Purse: $8,500,000
FedExCup Fall: 500 pts
🏆 Previous winner: 🇺🇸 Collin Morikawa ($1,530,000)
🏆 Winner 2024: 🇨🇴 Nico Echavarria ($1,530,000)- Age: 30 - Turned Pro in 2017.
Nico Echavarria made a name for himself at the 2024 Zozo Championship, securing his 2nd PGA Tour victory. The Colombian golfer showcased impressive skill and composure throughout the tournament, holding off stiff competition from notable players like Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman. Echavarria's consistent performance, highlighted by a strong final round, earned him the coveted title and solidified his position as a rising star in the world of golf. Nicolás Echavarría's breakthrough moment came in March 2023 when he captured his first PGA Tour victory at the Puerto Rico Open, becoming just the third Colombian to win on Tour, following in the footsteps of Camilo Villegas and Sebastián Muñoz.
