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A year since his first time in contention, Sahith Theegala 'as free as I can be'

Sahith Theegala is looking for a full-circle victory this week at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

A year ago, Theegala, in his second start as a PGA Tour rookie, shot 64-67-67 to take the Sanderson Farms' 54-hole lead by a stroke. However, he carded a final-round 71 and finished T-8.

"(Last year was a) really special week for me because it was my first time on the PGA Tour being in any sort of contention, and having the lead," Theegala said Tuesday at the Country Club of Jackson.

Though it wasn't the finish he hoped for, it was still his first top-10 on Tour and afterward, Theegala said he hoped to build on that experience — and he did.