Cappelen shoots 65 in first PGA Tour round to take lead in Sanderson Farms Championship
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Sebastian Cappelen shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday in his first PGA Tour round to take the lead in the Sanderson Farms Championship.
The 24-year-old Cappelen, from Denmark, opened with a bogey at the Country Club of Jackson and made eight birdies to take a two-shot lead over Robert Streb, Scott Pinckney and Canada's Nick Taylor.
Cappelen, playing on a sponsor exemption, was an All-American in college at Arkansas. He won the Air Capital Classic in June on the Web.com Tour.
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Streb is back in contention two weeks after winning the McGladrey Classic for his first PGA Tour title.
Defending champion Woody Austin had a 70.
Play was suspended because of darkness with 15 players unable to finish.