PGA Tour: Sam Burns wins the Sanderson Farms Championship

Sam Burns picks up the win at the Sanderson Farms Championship on the PGA Tour, beating out Nick Watney in shared second place.

"Just having a game plan for the golf course and what that was getting in the fairway, trying to give ourselves lots of looks. Didn't putt it great but was able to give myself a lot of chances and made enough birdies, so really it was just kind of sticking to that game plan and trying to hit the proper shots.."- Burns

Sam Burns has taken home the title at the PGA Tour´s Sanderson Farms Championship. The American scored a final round of 67 at Country Club of Jackson. He finishes in front of Nick Watney and Cameron Young, who sit in joint second place. Burns finished the Sanderson Farms Championship with a total score of 22 under par.

Russell Knox, 260 in the official world golf ranking, has finsihed the tournament in T29 position. The Scotsman took home a final round of 71 at Country Club of Jackson. With a total score of -14 he finished 8 shots behind the leader.

The Sanderson Farms Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from September 30th until the 3rd of October 2021 at Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, MS, USA. Players will receive a total of 7 Mio US-Dollar will be awarded to the players. The winner receives 4,4 Mio US-Dollar. The course for the tournament at Country Club of Jackson plays at Par 72.

After the somewhat messed-up Ryder Cup weekend, Sergio Garcia will stay right in the States and defend his title from 2020 in the Sanderson Farm Championship. This year, even with some fans again who will be allowed on the course. Joining him on the tee will be the two Austrians Sepp Straka and Matthias Schwab.

Top-5 Leaderboard: Sanderson Farms Championship

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Sam Burns	-5	-22
T2	Nick Watney	-7	-21
T2	Cameron Young	-4	-21
T4	Henrik Norlander	-8	-20
T4	Hayden Buckley	-6	-20

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