Thompson, Summerhays lead at Sanderson Farms

MADISON, Mississippi (AP) — Nicholas Thompson sank eight birdies in a nearly flawless round on Saturday to move into a share of the lead with Daniel Summerhays going into the final round of the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Thompson bogeyed his first hole in the third round, but was mistake-free after that to shoot a 65 and reach 17 under overall. If he takes the title Sunday, he and sister Lexi would be only the third brother-sister combo to both win on the LPGA and PGA Tours.

Summerhays waited out a rain delay of over an hour before making a 19-foot putt for birdie on the 18th hole at Annandale Golf Club, finishing with a 3-under 69. He also led last week going into the final round of the John Deere Classic before finishing fourth.

Chad Campbell, Cameron Beckman, Woody Austin and Kyle Reifers are two strokes back.

Summerhays came into the third round with a four-stroke lead, but he allowed the field to catch up on a course that is giving up plenty of birdies thanks to calm conditions, soft fairways and forgiving greens.

"It was just a scrappy round," Summerhays said. "The shots I did hit good, I was just missing on the putts. They were those putts where your eyes get big and then you're disappointed. But that's golf."

It was a long day for both Summerhays and Thompson, who had to play 28 and 27 holes respectively to finish their second rounds due to weather delays on Thursday and Friday. Both will be going for their first PGA Tour wins on Sunday.

Thompson is playing his first full season on the PGA Tour since 2010. He's 105th on the PGA money list and has one top-10 finish at the Humana Challenge in January.

His sister Lexi is in contention at this weekend's Marathon Classic on the LPGA Tour, sitting in a share of third place, three strokes behind the leaders, going into the final round.

"Hopefully it'll be a great day for the Thompson family," Thompson said.

Summerhays fell out of contention last weekend after closing with a bogey in the final round. He hopes that experience will help Sunday.

"The more you're in that situation, you know how to deal with it when it comes," he said. "Because (the nerves) will come. No matter what tournament you're playing, if you're playing to win, you're going to be nervous."

The 49-year-old Austin led for much of the third round, but had two bogeys on his final six holes — including the 18th — for a 67.

Campbell shot a 65 to jump back into contention. He won at Annandale in 2007 — his last victory on the PGA Tour.

Beckman shot 65, and Reifers had a 67