PGA Tour: Martin Laird is at T32 after opening at the Sanderson Farms Championship

PGA Tour: After the opening round of the Sanderson Farms Championship, Sahith Theegala is in first position after posting a 64.

"Just drove it really well. I was really working it well. I got my slider back, I was hitting a pretty good cut, probably 25 to 30 yard cut out there and this course kind of allows it because the trees around the tee box aren't that close to the tees, so I was just working my ball flight in there and just felt really comfortable all day" - Theegala

Sahith Theegala is ahead in the PGA Tour´s Sanderson Farms Championship after the first round. The American scored a round of -8 and taking the lead ahead of Nick Watney and Harold Varner III, who are in joint second place. After a round of 64, Sahith Theegala leads by 1 shots and posted 8 birdies during his first round.

Martin Laird is at -3 after the opening round at rank T32. The Scotsman finished the round at Country Club of Jackson in 69 strokes in the opening round of the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Callum Tarren carded a opening round 71 to find himself in T71 position and trailing leader Sahith Theegala by 7 shots. Tarren, currently ranked 450 in the official world golf ranking, registered 5 birdies in his opening round.

Russell Knox is at -1 after the opening round at rank T71. The Scotsman played the course at the Country Club of Jackson in 71 shots in the opening round of the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Matt Wallace, currently number 74 in the official world golf ranking, carded a opening round 72 to find himself in T101 position and trailing leader Sahith Theegala by 8 shots. Wallace, currently ranked 74 in the official world golf ranking, turned in 4 birdies in his opening round.

Aaron Rai is at 1 after the opening round at rank T119. The Englishman finished the round at Country Club of Jackson in 73 strokes in the opening round of the Sanderson Farms Championship.

David Skinns, currently number 222 in the official world golf ranking, carded a opening round 76 to find himself in T138 position and trailing leader Sahith Theegala by 12 shots. Skinns, currently ranked 222 in the official world golf ranking, noted 2 birdies in his opening round.

The Sanderson Farms Championship is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from September 30th until the 3rd of October 2021 at Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, MS, USA. Players will receive a total of 7 Mio US-Dollar will be awarded to the players. The winner receives 4,4 Mio US-Dollar. The course for the tournament at Country Club of Jackson plays at Par 72.

After the somewhat messed-up Ryder Cup weekend, Sergio Garcia will stay right in the States and defend his title from 2020 in the Sanderson Farm Championship. This year, even with some fans again who will be allowed on the course. Joining him on the tee will be the two Austrians Sepp Straka and Matthias Schwab.

Top-5 Leaderboard: Sanderson Farms Championship

Pos	Name	Today	Total
1	Sahith Theegala	-8	-8
T2	Nick Watney	-7	-7
T2	Harold Varner III	-7	-7
T4	Roger Sloan	-6	-6
T4	Kurt Kitayama	-6	-6

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