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A week after a historic Ryder Cup in New York there are some Ryder Cup mentions this week at the Sanderson Farms Championship at the Country Club of Jackson in Mississippi.
From the winning European team, Rasmus Hojgaard was tired from celebrating but playing to try to improve his status via the fall. His twin brother Nicolai, who was on the winning 2023 Ryder Cup team, was here as well. Vice captains Francesco Molinari (Europe) and Brandt Snedeker (U.S.) were both in action.
But in the end, the winner had nothing to do with the Ryder Cup. Steven Fisk, playing in only his 24th PGA Tour event, shot 65-64 on the weekend to end at 24-under-par 264 to collect his first victory, topping Garrick Higgo by two shots. Fisk’s life-changing week earned him $1.08 million from the overall $6 million purse.
Fisk, 28, birdied three of the first five holes Sunday in Mississippi and closed with birdies on the last three holes in a close battle with Higgo, a two-time PGA Tour winner from South Africa. Fisk entered the week ranked 135th in the FedEx fall standings, meaning he had work to do to earn exempt status for next year. Now he has it through the end of 2027 and vaulted all the way up to 65 in standings. Higgo’s performance moved him from 88th to 62nd.
A refresher: This was the second event of the fall. Nos. 51-70 have already clinched status for next year but are playing for spots in the first two signature events of 2026. The top 100 earn full status for next year. Those who rank from 101-125 at the end of the fall will have conditional status for next year and anyone outside the top 100 is eligible to attend PGA Tour Q-School to try to improve status.
Here’s the rundown of what each player earned this week in Mississippi.
WIN: Steven Fisk, -24/664, $1.08 million
2: Garrick Higgo, -22/266, $654,000
T-3: Rasmus Hojgaard, -19/269, $318,000
T-3: Vince Whaley, -19/269, $318,000
T-3: Danny Walker, -19/269, $318,000
T-6: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, -17/271, $202,500
T-6: Frankie Capan III, -17/271, $202,500
T-6: Taylor Montgomery, -17/271, $202,500
T-9: Doc Redman, -16/272, $169,500
T-9: Eric Cole, -16/272, $169,500
T-11: Kevin Yu, -15/273, $139,500
T-11: Victor Perez, -15/273, $139,500
T-11: Tom Kim, -15/273, $139,500
T-14: Pierceson Coody, -14/274, $106,500
T-14: Mac Meissner, -14/274, $106,500
T-14: Thorbjorn Olesen, -14/274, $106,500
T-14: Matti Schmid, -14/274, $106,500
T-21: Matt NeSmith, -12/276, $56,774
T-21: Greyson Sigg, -12/276, $56,774
T-21: Brice Garnett, -12/276, $56,774
T-21: Takumi Kanaya, -12/276, $56,774
T-21: Noah Goodwin, -12/276, $56,774
T-21: Kris Ventura, -12/276, $56,774
T-29: Zach Johnson, -11/277, $36,033.33
T-29: Luke List, -11/277, $36,033.33
T-29: Sam Ryder, -11/277, $36,033.33
T-29: Michael Thorbjornsen, -11/277, $36,033.33
T-29: Byeong Hun An, -11/277, $36,033.33
T-29: J.T. Poston, -11/277, $36,033.33
T-29: Thomas Rosenmueller, -11/277, $36,033.33
T-29: Luke Clanton, -11/277, $36,033.33
T-29: Trey Mullinax, -11/277, $36,033.33
T-38: Patrick Fishburn, -10/278, $25,500
T-38: Gordon Sargent, -10/278, $25,500
T-38: Mark Hubbard, -10/278, $25,500
T-38: Carson Young, -10/278, $25,500
T-38: Lee Hodges, -10/278, $25,500
T-38: Kye Meeks, -10/278, $25,500
T-44: Chandler Phillips, -9/279, $19,500
T-44: Stephan Jaeger, -9/279, $19,500
T-44: Nick Dunlap, -9/279, $19,500
T-44: David Ford, -9/279, $19,500
T-48: Jesper Svensson, -8/280, $15,214.29
T-48: Kevin Streelman, -8/280, $15,214.29
T-48: Jeremy Paul, -8/280, $15,214.29
T-48: Thriston Lawrence, -8/280, $15,214.29
T-48: David Lipsky, -8/280, $15,214.29
T-48: Seamus Power, -8/280, $15,214.29
T-48: Ryo Hisatsune, -8/280, $15,214.29
T-55: Hayden Buckley, -7/281, $13,860
T-55: Harry Higgs, -7/281, $13,860
T-55: Will Chandler, -7/281, $13,860
T-55: Vince Covello, -7/281, $13,860
T-55: Doug Ghim, -7/281, $13,860
T-60: Tim Widing, -6/282, $13,440
T-60: Chan Kim, -6/282, $13,440
T-62: Rafael Campos, -5/283, $13,200
T-62: Quade Cummins, -5/283, $13,200
T-64: Norman Xiong, -4/284, $12,960
T-64: Braden Thonberry, -4/284, $12,990
66: Erik van Rooyen, -3/285, $12,780
67: Anders Albertson, +1/289, $12,660
Main Image: Raj Mehta
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