The Sanderson Farms Championship, Mississippi’s stop on the PGA Tour, received welcomed news Wednesday on the day of its annual pro-am event.

Allen Exploration, the Dallas-based presenting sponsor for the pro-am, signed on to sponsor the Wednesday pro-am through 2026, which matches Sanderson Farms’ 10-year commitment to the $4.1 million PGA tournament.

“As long as Joe (Sanderson) is involved, we will be, too,” said Carl Allen of Allen Exploration.

Allen Exploration pursues and funds a wide range of ventures including emerging technologies in life sciences, agriculture, rare mineral mining, virtual reality and neural engineering.

“We are ecstatic that Carl has stepped up with a generous show of support of the championship and our philanthropic endeavors,” said Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., CEO and Chairman of the Board of Sanderson Farms. “We appreciate his commitment to both our state and its children.”

Allen Exploration’s 10-year commitment to sponsor the pro-am is unprecedented in the nearly half-century history of Mississippi’s only PGA Tour tournament.

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PGA pro-am adds 10-year sponsor in Dallas-based Allen Exploration

by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today
October 26, 2016

<h1>PGA pro-am adds 10-year sponsor in Dallas-based Allen Exploration</h1> <p class="byline">by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today <br />October 26, 2016</p> <p>The Sanderson Farms Championship, Mississippi’s stop on the PGA Tour, received welcomed news Wednesday on the day of its annual pro-am event.</p> <p>Allen Exploration, the Dallas-based presenting sponsor for the pro-am, signed on to sponsor the Wednesday pro-am through 2026, which matches Sanderson Farms’ 10-year commitment to the $4.1 million PGA tournament.</p> <p>“As long as Joe (Sanderson) is involved, we will be, too,” said Carl Allen of Allen Exploration.</p> <p>Allen Exploration pursues and funds a wide range of ventures including emerging technologies in life sciences, agriculture, rare mineral mining, virtual reality and neural engineering.</p> <p>“We are ecstatic that Carl has stepped up with a generous show of support of the championship and our philanthropic endeavors,” said Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., CEO and Chairman of the Board of Sanderson Farms. “We appreciate his commitment to both our state and its children.”</p> <p>Allen Exploration’s 10-year commitment to sponsor the pro-am is unprecedented in the nearly half-century history of Mississippi’s only PGA Tour tournament.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2016/10/26/pga-pro-am-adds-10-year-sponsor-in-dallas-based-allen-exploration/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=29084" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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