Kevin Yu became the latest to win the Sanderson Farms Championship when he ousted Beau Hossler in a playoff at the Country Club of Jackson on Sunday.
It was Yu’s first win on the PGA Tour since wrapping up his collegiate career at Arizona State in 2021. The 26-year-old Taiwan native not only got his first professional victory but walked away with the rooster trophy and a check for $1.368 million.
2024 SANDERSON FARMS CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER KEVIN YU! 🏆 #SFChamp pic.twitter.com/E76pRPA4m4
— Sanderson Farms Championship (@Sanderson_Champ) October 6, 2024
Yu shot a final round 5-under 67 with his fifth birdie of the day coming on 18 and setting up a playoff against Hossler. With both Yu and Hossler at 23-under on the weekend, it took just one hole for Yu to get the win as a sixth birdie secured it.
Kevin Yu breaks through with his first title on the PGA TOUR! 🏆👏@KevinGolfYu | @Sanderson_Champ pic.twitter.com/E5fqUmgYM6
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) October 6, 2024
Hossler parred the playoff hole, putting him in second and cashing out at $828,400. Of the rest of the $7.6 million purse, here’s who else walked away from the 2024 Sanderson Farms Championship with their pockets a little fuller.
Win: Kevin Yu, playoff: $1.368 million
2: Beau Hossler, playoff runner-up: $828,400
T-3: Lucas Glover, Keith Mitchell; 22-under: $448,400
T-5: Alex Smalley, Bud Cauley; 21-under: $293,550
7: Daniel Berger, 20-under: $256,500
T-8: Mackenzie Hughes, Hayden Springer, Michael Thorbjornsen; 19-under: $222,300
T-11: Patton Kizzire, Emiliano Grillo, Seamus Power, Ryan Fox, Jacob Bridgeman; 18-under: $163,020
T-16: Brandt Snedeker, Ben Kohles, Rickie Fowler, Vince Whaley, Matti Schmid, Eric Cole, Gary Woodland; 17-under: $108,300
T-23: Jhonattan Vegas, Ryan Hall, K.H. Lee, Andrew Novak, Stephan Jaeger; 16-under: $68,020
T-28: Justin Lower, Nick Hardy, Nick Dunlap, Charley Hoffman, Henrik Norlander; 15-under: $52,060
T-33: Chandler Phillips, Doug Ghim, Paul Barjon, Chan Kim; 14-under: $42,370
T-37: Wesley Bryan, David Skinns, Ben Griffin, Sam Stevens, Mac Meissner; 13-under: $34,580
T-42: Trace Crowe, Trey Mullinax, Austin Smotherman, Luke List, Taylor Moore, Kevin Streelman; 12–under: $26,220
T-48: Matt NeSmith, Nicholas Lindheim, Carson Young, Patrick Fishburn, Martin Laird, Lee Hodges, Will Gordon; 11-under: $19,271.43
T-55: Nate Lashley, Brandon Wu, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Joe Highsmith, Chesson Hadley, Bill Haas; 10-under: $17,480
T-61: Callum Tarren, Roger Sloan; 9-under: $16,872
T-63: Brice Garnett, Mark Hubbard, Joseph Bramlett, Matt McCarty, Sami Valimaki; 8-under: $16,340
68: Rico Hoey, 2-under: $15,884
Yu and the other moneymakers weren’t the only ones smiling on Sunday, as tournament officials announced halfway through the annual event that Sanderson Farms had decided to stay on for another year as the title sponsor after originally deciding to end the contract early with 2024 being their final event as the namesake. The move buys executive director Steve Jent and company some more time to land another title sponsor and ensure the 56-year-old event remains in Jackson and moves forward as Mississippi’s lone PGA Tour event.
