The PGA Tour kicks off its new campaign tomorrow in Jackson, Mississippi with the Sanderson Farms Championship, as a long list of bubble players seek to enhance their positions before Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa and the rest of the Tour bigwigs end their vacations while awaiting their 2025 beginnings in Hawaii.

    The Sanderson has a healthy purse of $7.6 million, so the winner and those right behind him get off to a quick start in their bid to enhance their new standing on the FedEx Cup list. Luke List won it last year and cashed a check for $1,476,000, 

    There are two Gators in the field, including Tyson Alexander, who, in 2024, was unable to repeat the solid $1 million performance he turned in the previous season that enabled him to get his first shot at the Tour. The son of former long-time Gator coach Buddy Alexander may have a hard time finding places to play, so the early events are going to be very important to him. The other Gator is veteran Camilo Villegas, whose status is solid as a recent winner. 

    Seminole Daniel Berger, whose play fell off somewhat this past season, is also aboard for the tournament being played at the par-72, 7,461-yard Country Club of Jackson. 

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