Ought to Ben Griffin efficiently shut out his two-shot, 36-hole lead on the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday, he’ll obtain a rooster trophy to associate with the practically $1.5 million first-place prize.

He simply received’t be spending any of that winner’s test on Sanderson Farms’ rooster.

“I’m primarily vegan,” defined Griffin, the second-year PGA Tour professional who’s 14 below by means of two rounds at Nation Membership of Jackson. “I’m plant-based, so it’s the Sanderson Farms event, so it’s form of a humorous one. I simply need the headline to say, ‘Vegan wins rooster championship.’ I imply, it’s dangerous. That is dangerous. However I’ve obtained to be trustworthy with you guys, that’s form of a motivator for me.

“I believe it will be form of humorous of a headline if I get it executed.”

It’s onerous to disagree.

Griffin tees off Saturday at 2:50 p.m. ET with Harrison Endycott, who’s tied for second, two photographs again. The North Carolina product, who give up professional golf in mid-2021 earlier than returning just a few months later and incomes his Korn Ferry Tour card by way of Q-College, posted 9 top-25s in his rookie PGA Tour marketing campaign this previous season, advancing to the primary playoff occasion and preserving full standing.