Jackson Jambalaya

Don’t let the door hit you on your azz on the way out? BYE!

Ound to happen after the sale of Sanderson Farms to yankees.

It’s certainly sad, but we have to remember we are a small town in a small state, so be glad we had it in the first place. It was always a fun event.

Had a great run. From Hattiesburg to Annandale to JCC. Went to many at each and saw some great golf….my favorite being Davis Love 3 in Hattiesburg in 1980s.

Larger Companies and Private Equity keep swallowing up Mississippi corporations and we just don't have many left headquartered here. It could have been the HORNE championship, but they were just bought by BDO. Cspire is the only other Jackson metro option really or Cal-Maine. It's hard to beg for a sponsorship at an already small tournament.

This was a poorly run event. Nobody cares.

It lasted 12 years longer than anybody thought it would. But the Krystal Fine Dining Spot at the corner of Old Canton and County Line made a killing for years, even though unruly customers with alligators on their golf shirts made off with all the grape jelly.

I felt sure Cspire would pick it up. Especially after seeing a number of SEC football coaches wearing Cspire headsets.

Moving it to the JCC putt putt course was a huge unforced and fatal error.

This is just so "Mississippi"

C-spire is having a tough time telling its head from its ass. They can't be bothered with sponsorships. Too many cousins in high places.

Ever since they left Annandale for the "city of Jackson", the writing was on the wall and people did not come. Annandale was wall to wall people. CCJ was empty. Hmmmm.

@7:20pm Not true, it was always run well for how small it was. If you don’t care then scroll past.

@7:36 Agreed. I believe the title sponsorship costs several million, maybe 10? So it could just be too much for one weekend event.

Golf is just fetch without the dog.

@ 7:13 - while not quite on the subject of the PGA, I beg to differ as to the number of private companies 'left'. Yes, just as everywhere else, private equity groups and larger companies are as you say "swallowing up" Mississippi companies, but there are more, per capita, large privately held, largely family based, billion dollar companies in our state than in others.

Besides CSpire and Cal-Maine that you mention (noting that Cal-Maine is much much larger in their industry than most around here recognize) there are Ergon, Taylor Machine, Yates Companies, Southern Tire Mart and KLLM, Peavey Electronics, Southern Motion just to name a few, I'm sure there are others I'm not thinking of. And, among banks, Cadence, Trustmark, Hancock all are still home based in Mississippi and while not 'family owned' they otherwise fit in this category.

7pm Hard to know if you are being funny or whatever but there is a lot truth in that. The world is a big place and our state ain't. Our population is about the size of the Orlando metro area. Denver metro area is bigger and Minneapolis is bigger by a third. Sporting events like the PGA deal, concerts (except Bush, of course), cultural happenings--they just get more bang for their buck elsewhere.

After asking for volunteers, then saying it's going to cost you $75 to volunteer was a little much. Even the stuff in their "swag bag" wasn't worth it.

I didn't know Sanderson had sold. At least the family won't have to worry about ICE any longer.

The pros LOVED the greens, said they were some of best on tour.

The constant negative comments by Mississippians on websites about how " unsafe" Jackson is didn't help. Worse, it's a false claim especially when it comes ignores that northeast Jackson is NOT crime ridden. We suffer the ability of our ignorant rednecks having a loud voice on an internet that thrives on negativity!

Investing a significant amount of money as a title sponsor is challenging because it typically requires a national brand for the investment to make sense. Unfortunately, we have very few, if any, corporate headquarters with national brands in our State.

Sad news. The tournament gave almost two million a year to MS charities. That will be missed.

I was privileged to volunteer when it was the Farm Bureau. Worked the “island” on 17 at Annandale. Fun times.

Maybe one of the big datacenter corps will pick it back up in the coming years. At least it will make them have one upside to being here.

Amazon should sponsor it since Mississippi is becoming the data center capital of the world.

How hard did they try? What about Nissan, Milwaukee Tool, or Continental Tire? What about M-Bar, Pop's Lounge, or the Daiquiri Bar?

That's rough and not a very fair way to do business.

Georgia Yankees?

On a related note:
Multiple implications flying under the radar:

https://mississippitoday.org/2022/07/27/sanderson-farms-sale-finalized/

Southerners will screw you just as fast as a yankee

Golf is boring

Amen. The negative comments, from folks who probably have never been in Jackson except for passing through on the interstates, are totally out of touch with reality and ignores the geography of Jackson.

You can spin this any way you want, but Jackson is crime ridden. Maybe the property around the CCJ is safe, but not the hotel/restaurant properties.

Duff brothers and their Multiple companies 💰 Great way for Tom to kick off his governor run.

The definition of "NE Jackson" keeps getting smaller and smaller. Before long it will be about 1/4 square mile.

Ignores the geography? You don't even know what you are talking about.

This makes more sense than any post on this thread.

And those companies are successful because they don’t spend millions on a professional golf tournament that makes no difference to their markets.

Infrastructure around CCJ is not in great shape. CCJ course is not notable & tournament support/attendance less than needed.

Are you serious. Maybe Ms Human Services TANF program 😡😡