SUMMERHAYS LEADS WITH 63 BEFORE BAD WEATHER HITS MISSISSIPPI

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An early start proved to be key for Daniel Summerhays as he took a three-shot lead at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi.

Summerhays finished with a blemish-free nine-under-par 63 to head the leaderboard - although half of the field are yet to complete the opening round due to the weather.
Play was halted at around 2pm local time by thunderstorms - and although numerous attempts were made to restart, the course was deemed too soggy to resume.

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By that time Summerhays was already safely back in the clubhouse having holed seven birdies and an eagle to move three shots clear of fellow Americans Will Claxton, Michael Bradley and Jonathan Randolph.

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FIRST-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 72
Players from US unless stated
63 Daniel Summerhays
66 Will Claxton, Michael Bradley, Jonathan Randolph
67 Bill Lunde, Dicky Pride, Skip Kendall, Peter Lonard, D J Trahan, Chad Campbell, Donald Constable.

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THREE SHARE LEAD ON WEB.COM TOUR

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By Dave Senko, PGA TOUR staff
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas – Ben Martin, Chris Smith and Tyrone Van Aswegen matched 6-under-par 65s on Thursday morning (local time)  and share the first-round lead at the Midwest Classic at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate. Mathew Goggin, who was tied for the lead after 15 holes, is fourth, one stroke shy of the lead.
Martin is perhaps the hottest current player on the Web.com Tour. After missing the cut at the Air Capital Classic last month, he has finished among the top four in his previous three starts. The former Clemson standout has a win at the United Leasing Championship, a T4 at the Rex Hospital Open and a T3 last week at the Utah Championship.

“My game started out pretty solid at the beginning of the year and I’ve been building off that and getting a little bit better each week,” said Martin, currently in his second full season on the Web.com Tour. He finished 54th on the 2012 money list and is currently fourth overall in that category.

“I got off to a good start today which is key here. If you shoot even-par here you’re behind the eight-ball,” added Martin.

Martin’s round included five birdies and an eagle which came on No. 13 when he chipped in from 15 feet.

A Monday qualifier for the third straight week, Smith is working to get his game back in shape and regain some status on Tour. Smith played full-time on the PGA TOUR for nearly 10 years and won the 2002 Buick Classic. He also owns five career victories on the Web-com Tour.

“I’ve been doing these Monday qualifiers on this Tour and they are brutal. There are just so many good players out there and I’m hoping to play well enough to get into the reshuffle later this year and perhaps get into the final four or five events,” said Smith. 
“It’s an exhausting pattern and it’s been a big change for me, but the last couple of months I’ve felt much better and more comfortable with my game. I’m taking some positive steps and I feel confident again.”

This is just the fourth start on the Web.com Tour for Smith this year and he had played in just two events last year. His PGA TOUR resume the last two years included just three starts in 2012.

“The hard thing is just getting into a routine again. When I played on Tour Monday was my day off but now with these qualifiers it’s sometimes playing courses I’ve not seen before,” Smith continued.

Smith was one of seven players to post a bogey-free round on Thursday.

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