Steven Fisk earns first PGA TOUR victory at Sanderson Farms Championship

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On Sunday afternoon, Steven Fisk became the second player in a row to find their first PGA TOUR victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship, following in the footsteps of Kevin Yu who did it in 2024 on the grounds of the Country Club of Jackson.

Fisk, a 28-year-old who played his college days at Georgia Southern but is now in the midst of his first year on the TOUR, came into the final round tied in second and two strokes off the lead. An impressive day that included birdies on three of his first five holes, birdies on each of his last three holes, and a career-low 8-under lifted him to a two-stroke victory over Garrick Higgo with a final score of 24-under.

“We all think we’re good enough to compete out here and win,” Fisk said afterward. “So, to come out here today and play like I did, I truly know now that I’m good enough to be a PGA TOUR winner…and that is really cool.”

Fisk’s 64 in the final round came on the heels of back-to-back 7-under 65s in rounds two and three. The rookie notably saw improvement on the greens, showing consistency throughout the weekend and ending the final round with a total of 144’8” made putts.

“I’ve struggled on the greens this year a lot and have been talking to my sports psychologist for a long time about putting,” he said. “He wanted me to read, ‘Putting Out of Your Mind’ by Dr. (Bob) Rotella. … It helped me focus on the right things. One chapter focused on being target-oriented, not worrying about anything else, and just believing that it’s going to be a good putt and have a chance to go in.”

Apparently, the book worked as Fisk had no putting yips on the way to his first victory since moving up from the Korn Ferry Tour last year. Finishing just behind him on the leaderboard were Higgo (-22/2), Rasmus Hojgaard (-19/T3), Vince Whaley (-19/T3), and Danny Walker (-19/T3).

Of the $6 million purse available for the 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship, Fisk won the grand price of $1.08 million. Here’s how everyone else’s pocketbooks fared.

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Steven Fisk -24 $1,080,000
2 Garrick Higgo -22 $654,000
T3 Danny Walker -19 $318,000
T3 Rasmus Hojgaard -19 $318,000
T3 Vince Whaley -19 $318,000
T6 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -17 $202,500
T6 Frankie Capan III -17 $202,500
T6 Taylor Montgomery -17 $202,500
T9 Doc Redman -16 $169,500
T9 Eric Cole -16 $169,500
T11 Victor Perez -15 $139,500
T11 Kevin Yu -15 $139,500
T11 Tom Kim -15 $139,500
T14 Pierceson Coody -14 $106,500
T14 Thorbjorn Olesen -14 $106,500
T14 Mac Meissner -14 $106,500
T14 Matti Schmid -14 $106,500
T18 Kevin Roy -13 $85,500
T18 Max Homa -13 $85,500
T18 Matt Kuchar -13 $85,500
T21 Adam Schenk -12 $56,775
T21 Davis Thompson -12 $56,775
T21 Matt NeSmith -12 $56,775
T21 Greyson Sigg -12 $56,775
T21 Kris Ventura -12 $56,775
T21 Takumi Kanaya -12 $56,775
T21 Noah Goodwin -12 $56,775
T21 Brice Garnett -12 $56,775
T29 Zach Johnson -11 $36,033
T29 Michael Thorbjornsen -11 $36,033
T29 Sam Ryder -11 $36,033
T29 Luke List -11 $36,033
T29 Thomas Rosenmueller -11 $36,033
T29 Byeong Hun An -11 $36,033
T29 J.T. Poston -11 $36,033
T29 Luke Clanton -11 $36,033
T29 Trey Mullinax -11 $36,033
T38 Patrick Fishburn -10 $25,500
T38 Mark Hubbard -10 $25,500
T38 Gordon Sargent -10 $25,500
T38 Lee Hodges -10 $25,500
T38 Carson Young -10 $25,500
T38 Kye Meeks -10 $25,500
T44 Chandler Phillips -9 $19,500
T44 Nick Dunlap -9 $19,500
T44 Stephan Jaeger -9 $19,500
T44 David Ford -9 $19,500
T48 Jesper Svensson -8 $15,214
T48 Jeremy Paul -8 $15,214
T48 Kevin Streelman -8 $15,214
T48 Thriston Lawrence -8 $15,214
T48 David Lipsky -8 $15,214
T48 Seamus Power -8 $15,214
T48 Ryo Hisatsune -8 $15,214
T55 Hayden Buckley -7 $13,860
T55 Will Chandler -7 $13,860
T55 Harry Higgs -7 $13,860
T55 Vince Covello -7 $13,860
T55 Doug Ghim -7 $13,860
T60 Tim Widing -6 $13,440
T60 Chan Kim -6 $13,440
T62 Quade Cummins -5 $13,200
T62 Rafael Campos -5 $13,200
T64 Norman Xiong -4 $12,960
T64 Braden Thornberry -4 $12,960
66 Erik van Rooyen -3 $12,780
67 Anders Albertson 1 $12,660