JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sam Ryder played bogey-free and Danny Walker finished with a pair of birdies, each posting a 7-under 65 to join a four-way tie at the top Thursday and each in need of a good week at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Eric Cole managed 10 birdies, which helped offset a a double bogey from the trees late in the round, and Garrick Higgo continued to show strides since a torn labrum slowed his progress after a win earlier this year. They also were at 65.

Ryder is at No. 110 in the FedEx Cup, while Walker is at No. 104. The Sanderson Farms Championship is part of the Fall Series where players who did not reach the PGA Tour's postseason have to finish in the top 100 to keep their full cards.

“I’m very aware where I’m at. You know it all year," Ryder said. "You get a text

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