JACKSON, Miss. — In a tournament known for its low scores the players put on quite a show Sunday at Country Club of Jackson.
Thirteen players were within two shots of the lead at one point during the final round of the 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship, and then Sam Burns made the turn. The 25-year-old birdied Nos. 11, 13, 14 and 15 to take a two-shot lead with three holes to play and was nails down the stretch en route to his second PGA Tour win following May’s Valspar Championship.
Burns, who only missed nine greens over his four rounds, was riding the good vibes all week in his first start of the new Tour season, finishing the week at 22-under following his final-round 5-under 67, one shot clear of Nick Watney and Cameron Young. The Louisiana native and former LSU Tiger feels right at home on Mississippi’s Bermuda grass, not to mention he made his professional debut on Tour in 2017 at the Sanderson Farms, where he finished T-43.
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The 22-under winning score is the lowest since the tournament moved to Country Club of Jackson in 2014, besting Cameron Champ’s 21-under mark in 2018, while Scott Stallings’ 24-under win in 2012 remains the tournament record.
Watney began the week with a 7-under 65 and ran the same play on Sunday to finish at 21 under to finish alongside the rookie Young, who shot four rounds in the 60s this week, culminating with his Sunday 68.
Henrik Norlander shot the low-round of the day at 8-under 64 to finish at 20 under and lead a host of players at T-4, including local talent Hayden Buckley, Andrew Landry and Trey Mullinax.
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