Sam Ryder part of four-way lead at Sanderson Farms Championship

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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