Steven Fisk wins Sanderson Farms, secures FedExCup benefits

Steven Fisk closed out the Sanderson Farms Championship with a final-round surge Sunday to win by two strokes at the Country Club of Jackson in Mississippi, capping the PGA Tour fall series event that began Oct. 2. The victory secured Fisk the first-place prize of $1.08 million from the tournament's $6 million purse and provided the full FedExCup benefits that accompany a Fall Series victory.

Garrick Higgo, who led after the second and third rounds, entered the final day as the 54-hole leader at 18 under following rounds of 65, 66 and 67. The 26-year-old South African, a two-time PGA Tour winner returning from midseason hip issues, had been a model of consistency through Saturday. “I just stayed patient and tried to put good swings on it and tried to roll the ball as good as I can,” Higgo said after the third round. He had earlier credited long drives of experience and adjustments to his fitness routine in managing the injury that troubled him during the season.

Fisk moved into contention on Saturday with a bogey-free 65 and carried that momentum into the final round to overtake Higgo and the rest of the leaderboard. Danny Walker and Steven Fisk had been among the names in the...