Beau Hossler leads, Daniel Berger one again coming into Sanderson Farms weekend

JACKSON, Miss. — Beau Hossler did his half on one other day of low scoring on the Sanderson Farms Championship, lacking just one inexperienced Friday for an 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead into the week as he chases his first PGA Tour victory.

Hossler began his spherical with a three-putt bogey from about 30 toes, and felt like he made nearly all the things after that, together with a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 fifth gap.

Daniel Berger, out of golf for 18 months with a again damage, had one other spherical of seven birdies and no bogeys for a 65 and was one shot behind.

The group two again included Keith Mitchell (64), Jacob Bridgeman (66) and David Skinns of England, who opened with a course-record 60 and needed to rally with three birdies on the again 9 simply to interrupt par with a 71.

Hossler was at 15-under 129 on the comfortable, nonetheless and weak Nation Membership of Jackson. The reduce was at 6-under 138.

“Should you exit and try to shoot 8, 9 beneath par, it’s not going to occur,” Hossler stated. “You’ve acquired to try to take it separately, try to decide aside the par 5s as greatest you’ll be able to, birdie the drivable gap. And there you’re already beginning 3, 4, 5 beneath par.”

He almost adopted that script, aside from lacking a 12-foot birdie on the par-5 thirteenth. However he performed the par 5s in 4 beneath with the eagle, and he made quick work of the quick par-4 fifteenth.

“That’s my aim on a straightforward golf course, is to interrupt it down and simplify it,” Hossler stated. “Hopefully, I learn the greens effectively and make some putts. That’s mainly all you are able to do.”

Berger was No. 25 on the planet when he stepped away with again hassle after the 2022 U.S Open at Brookline. He was at No. 664 when he felt adequate to return in January at The American Categorical. Solely lately has he felt nearer to regular.

“I believe it’s sort of a course of,” he stated. “You’re working day by day to get 1% higher, 1% higher, and then you definately acquired to a degree the place you don’t have to consider it or fear about it and that’s sort of the place I’m now.”

The FedExCup Fall for many gamers is all about ending within the high 125 in November to safe a full card for 2025. Bridgeman took an enormous step. He got here into this week at No. 123, and now can take into consideration a far greater prize.

Skinns misplaced somewhat floor, which was to be anticipated. He had a three-shot lead when he completed early Thursday afternoon. Some 24 hours later, he already was 5 photographs again of Hossler when he teed off for the second spherical.

Skinns made a pair of bogeys and was sliding down the leaderboard till pulling it collectively on the again 9 to enter the weekend simply two photographs again.

Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland, additionally taking it slowly from mind surgical procedure simply over a yr in the past, didn’t hit it in addition to he did within the opening floor and was thrilled. He nonetheless performed bogey-free and posted a 68, leaving him within the group three photographs behind at 12-under 132.

“Yesterday I performed very well. All three ranges — driving, quick sport, ball putting — was all very nice,” Woodland stated. “At the moment was not nearly as good and I hung in there. Very happy with not having it immediately and grinding it out.

“Simply reveals I’m doing plenty of issues proper, and searching ahead to an enormous weekend.”