Frankie Capan III is in contention for win No. 1 this weekend in Jackson, Miss.
The North Oaks native fired an 8-under round of 64 on Friday and followed it up with a 4-under, 68 in the third round Saturday at the Sanderson Farms Championship to leave the PGA Tour rookie in a tie for fifth heading into Sunday, four shots back of 54-hole leader, Garrick Higgo.
Capan entered the week in 157th in the FedEx Cup Fall standings. This is the second of seven fall events, and Capan isn’t in next week’s limited-field event in Japan. Which means opportunities to improve standing are precious.
Because the top 100 in the standings after the RSM Classic on late November secure their PGA Tour cards for next season, while the golfers in positions No. 1101-125 achieve conditional status for the 2026 campaign.
As of Saturday night, Capan is projected to move up to 136th in points with his currently spot on the leaderboard. Jumping additional spots would continue to catapult him up toward the top 125.
A victory would automatically secure his spot on Tour for each of the next two seasons.
Capan’s best result on Tour this season was a third-place finish in the Zurich Classic, a partner event. His top individual result was a 12th place finish way back in January. Those are his only top-40 finishes this season.
Capan had made just one cut since June prior to this week. But, with his back pressed against the wall, the Minnesotan is playing his best golf of the season at a time when he needs it most.
And now he’s
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