Golf has been described as a good walk spoiled, but the sport has meant much, much more to Children’s of Mississippi, the state’s only children’s hospital. 

The Sanderson Farms Championship, Mississippi’s only tournament on the PGA Tour, Tuesday presented a $1 million check to Friends of Children’s Hospital from proceeds from the 2022 tournament last fall. Tuesday’s donation brings to $15.7 million the total the golf event has raised for the hospital since Sanderson Farms, now Wayne-Sanderson Farms, became the tournament’s title sponsor in 2013. Century Club Charities, the host organization for Mississippi’s PGA tournament, has raised more than $23 million for statewide charities since 1994.

Children’s of Mississippi, which also includes clinics around the state, treats more than 200,000 children annually. The donation was announced at a news conference at the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower on the campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

The 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship will be held Oct. 2-8 at Country Club of Jackson.

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Sanderson golf championship donates $1 million to Children’s

by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today
January 31, 2023

<h1>Sanderson golf championship donates $1 million to Children’s</h1> <p class="byline">by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today <br />January 31, 2023</p> <p>Golf has been described as a good walk spoiled, but the sport has meant much, much more to Children’s of Mississippi, the state’s only children’s hospital.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Sanderson Farms Championship, Mississippi’s only tournament on the PGA Tour, Tuesday presented a $1 million check to Friends of Children’s Hospital from proceeds from the 2022 tournament last fall. Tuesday’s donation brings to $15.7 million the total the golf event has raised for the hospital since Sanderson Farms, now Wayne-Sanderson Farms, became the tournament’s title sponsor in 2013. Century Club Charities, the host organization for Mississippi's PGA tournament, has raised more than $23 million for statewide charities since 1994.</p> <p>Children’s of Mississippi, which also includes clinics around the state, treats more than 200,000 children annually. The donation was announced at a news conference at the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower on the campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center. </p> <p>The 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship will be held Oct. 2-8 at Country Club of Jackson.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2023/01/31/sanderson-golf-championship-donates-1-million-to-childrens/">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=1089728&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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