Country Club of Jackson (Dogwood/Azalea)

Overview: The Dogwood/Azalea routing at the Country Club of Jackson is the club’s championship 18-hole combination, drawn from a 27-hole facility in the northeast part of Jackson. Its parkland character comes from tree-lined corridors, broad putting surfaces, rolling ground and the use of water and sand across the three nine-hole loops. Dogwood and Azalea are not an independent club course; they are the combination used for the main championship layout and for the Sanderson Farms Championship. That routing distinction is important because the club also has the Cypress nine, which can create other 18-hole combinations.

History: The Country Club of Jackson dates to 1914 and moved to its present property after purchasing land in the late 1950s. The current course was laid out in the early 1960s by Dick Wilson, with course listings commonly dating the opening of the present routing to 1964. John Fought renovated the Dogwood and Azalea nines in 2008, bringing a more classical, Donald Ross-influenced motif to the championship combination. Since 2014 the Dogwood/Azalea layout has hosted the PGA Tour’s Sanderson Farms Championship, making the renovation and the tournament history central to its modern identity.

Did You Know? The club has 27 holes arranged as three nines: Dogwood, Azalea and Cypress. The championship routing uses Dogwood and Azalea, so the course seen on tournament broadcasts is a specific combination within the larger facility rather than all 27 holes at once.