Mississippi Business Journal » golf tournament http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 When governor asked, Sanderson Farms agreed to back pro tournament for this year http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/12/when-governor-asked-sanderson-farms-agreed-to-back-pro-tournament-for-this-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-governor-asked-sanderson-farms-agreed-to-back-pro-tournament-for-this-year http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/12/when-governor-asked-sanderson-farms-agreed-to-back-pro-tournament-for-this-year/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:12:33 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=73179 When Mississippi was at risk of losing a big, revenue-generating golf tournament, Sanderson Farms stepped up to accept the sponsorship and keep it going. The Sanderson Farms Championship is the new name of the tournament formerly known as the Viking Classic. The tournament will be played July 18-20 at Annandale Country Club in Madison. “When [...]

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