The Ryder Cup may be in the rearview mirror, but the name Ryder is on top of a PGA Tour leaderboard.

Sam Ryder shot a bogey-free, 7-under-par 65 to open the Sanderson Farms Championship and is part of a four-way tie for the lead Thursday at the Country Club of Jackson (Mississippi).

Eric Cole, Danny Walker and South African Garrick Higgo are also at 65 after the first round. Amateur Michael La Sasso, the NCAA individual champion from Ole Miss, is tied for 13th at 4-under 68.

Max Homa is part of a large tie for fifth after he opened with a 5-under 67.

Following the Ryder Cup last week, the PGA Tour resumed its FedEx Cup Fall series to determine the top 100 players who'll retain full tour cards for 2026. Walker (No. 104) and Ryder (No. 110) were among the players who entered this week ou

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