Hadley Battling for a PGA Tour Card Again and Opens With 64 in Mississippi

Chesson Hadley watches his shot from the ninth tee during the first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament in Jackson, Miss., on Oct. 5, 2023. Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo

JACKSON, Miss.—Chesson Hadley played bogey-free Thursday in the Sanderson Farms Championship and posted an 8–under 64 for a one-shot lead in his latest bid to secure his PGA Tour card.

This is the third straight year Hadley has been on the bubble to finish among the top 125 in the FedEx Cup. At least now he has time on his side, and faith in swing that he tweaked at the start of the year.