IRVING, Texas (AP) A four week period ago, Jason Dufner was some sort of single person however looking for his first PGA Tour victory.
Life offers definitely adjusted to the 35-year-old golfer which past the summer months in the PGA Championship blew a four-stroke direct with four holes to help enjoy and missing from a playoff.
With a 25-foot birdie putt to the final target in the Byron Nelson Championship about Sunday, Dufner made released a one-stroke victory over Dicky Pride in order to acquire with the subsequent time throughout several weeks.
''You almost certainly wouldn't dream this just about any greater than what is actually been taking place , here,'' Dufner said. ''The big event has been from the performs pertaining to in close proximity to some year, so many of us find out that's been returning throughout the corner. And you will find been lots of excellent the game of golf considering that then, however to help win a couple events and obtain betrothed while in the span of 22 days, fairly remarkable.''
Dufner got his / her primary victory April twenty nine at New Orleans, subsequently got betrothed your subsequent week.
Now your dog provides already gained again, on this occasion making $1.17 trillion along with consuming within the prime location inside FedEx Cup standings.
His concluding birdie wrapped up your 3-under 67 circular pertaining to an 11-under 269 to avoid your playoff by using Pride.
Pride, in whose only PGA Tour triumph in the 20-year specialized career came around 1994, ended up being at eight less than with a par-saving 22- foot putt with No. 18 for a round with 67 after hammering his push in to the particular water.
Moments later, Dufner made a new putt that was just one or two toes for a longer time although on virtually the same line.
''Apparently that has been not only a quite hard putt with 18, through the long right,'' Pride mentioned chuckling.
J.J. Henry, who had a first hole-in-one, was in the head at 11 underneath once consecutive birdies at Nos. 15 and 16, mastering a poor tee shot for the primary plus a greenside bunker for the second.
Pride manufactured a new 13-foot birdie at No. 17 appropriate previous to Henry, throughout one more group with Dufner, hit a 7-iron covering the par-3 green. The former TCU super star displaced your head using a dual bogey right after a 4- foot putt slid merely outside that cup.
''To be honest, I thought I struck a great opportunity about 17. I concept this wind had been a little in to me,'' Henry said. ''I hit your range where by I attempted to be able to but it just carried in relation to a few and also several meters too far.''
After enjoying Henry's meltdown, Dufner produced a tap-in par at No. 17 plus and then reach a large travel about No. 18 at the center in the fairway. He click your fine sand wedge to the middle regarding the green, then avoided some sort of playoff with all the long putt for you to join Hunter Mahan because simply two-time winners this season.
''I suspected I was strapped following I strike that tee shot,'' Dufner said. ''I knew whenever I designed birdie which I will win, par could be a playoff, nevertheless the actual playoffs won't be much fun. My encounter within these folks may not be too great.''
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