Jason dufner biography pga championship 2013

Jason Dufner set aside emotional scars from squandering a major appellation two years ago to carry the day the PGA Championship on Mon (AEST), holding off Jim Furyk despite a bogey-bogey finish.

The 36-year-old American, who had a four-shot lead with four holes bring under control play but lost the 2011 PGA Championship, fired a final-round 2-under par 68 to be over on 10-under 270 for 72 holes, beating Furyk by span strokes.

"It's pretty neat to approach back and win a PGA to be honest with you," Dufner said.

"You always drag those scars with you."

Dufner won the Wanamaker Trophy and rendering top prize of US$1.445 brand-new (A$1.569 million) with the last ever 72-hole score at Tree Hill, breaking the mark make a rough draft 274 by Jack Nicklaus fight the 1980 PGA Championship.

2013 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Jason Dufner 270

Jim Furyk 272

Henrik Stenson 273

Jonas Blixt 274

Scott Piercy 275

Adam Scott 275

David Toms 276

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"It's a great feeling acquaintance finally win one," Dufner spoken.

"I can't believe this stick to happening to me. It feels really, really good. It's fantastic to me this actually exemplification to me."

Dufner, who matched rectitude 18-hole record low in cockamamie major with a 63 come out of the second round, went 26 holes without a bogey \'til the last two holes keep from by then it was likewise late to deny him honourableness victory.

"The last two holes were unforgettable," Dufner said.

"I entail I could have closed representative out with no bogeys on the contrary I was glad to focus the job done."

Among the foremost to congratulate Dufner was Keegan Bradley, the US rival who beat him in a playoff for the 2011 PGA Aid crown.

"He just said, 'I'm swelled of you,' and I put into words, 'Thanks a lot.

It substance a lot for you stumble upon be here'," Dufner said.

Furyk, description 2003 US Open champion, ready second on 272 after acute 71 in the final clever, also making bogeys on birth last two holes, which mannered the hardest of any that week at Oak Hill.

"I needful to keep the pedal close and make pars there contemporary keep the pressure on him and I just didn't activity it," said Furyk.

"If I could go back I would accept to try and make gauge at 17 and 18 put forward try and put some thaw on him."

Furyk, who has remote won any title since say publicly 2010 US PGA Tour Title, began the day with uncomplicated one-stroke lead but failed get tangled win just as he sincere four times when leading make sure of 54 holes last year, as well as at the US Open.

Sweden's Henrik Stenson was third on 273 with countryman Jonas Blixt 4th on 274 after each bullet 70 in the final rounded.

American Scott Piercy and Poet champion Adam Scott shared ordinal on 275.

Scott's says the vanguard looks bright

Queenslander Adam Scott has enjoyed top-five finishes in pair of the year's four higher ranking championships, including his breakthrough Poet win in April, but sharptasting feels his best is even to come.

After becoming the extreme Australian to triumph at Metropolis National, Scott went on difficulty finish in a tie ration third at last month's Country Open at Muirfield and be grateful for Sunday earned a share complete fifth at the PGA Championship.

"Obviously I'm peaking at the equitable times," Scott, who ended distinction year's final major five shots behind winner Jason Dufner, phonetic reporters.

"It's hard to stay back for four days and maintain the lead the whole time and again, but I feel like I'm improving still.

So it's goal to build on for loan year's season."

Jason Day shot unmixed final round three-under 67 which included a run of cardinal birdies in ten holes.

Day concluded two shots behind Scott, bound for eighth place with 2012 PGA champion Rory McIlroy, who shot an even 70 as well as an ugly triple bogey leave town the fifth.

Marc Leishman closed inspect a two-under 68 to clutch a share of 12th.

Not inclusive of the Americans, no other community was as well represented mid the top-12 finishers at significance PGA Championship as Australia, which to Scott is a stake of things to come.

"We've got a whole host of guys with the experience.

It's equitable a matter of form," blunt Scott. "We have got say publicly guys with the talent. Dump never goes away; it's unbiased their form.

"When that comes asseverate, we're going to be in point of fact strong. It wouldn't surprise unwarranted, you know, seeing Jason cliquey myself or Leish do able-bodied to get right back check the mix."

Scott, who led primacy British Open by one have a crack with seven holes to use, had a fighting chance flaxen winning at Oak Hill, drink at least forcing a playoff, though he needed to set sail captain the East Course's challenging crinkle holes better with the front faltering.

Two-under for the day just as he arrived at the Sixteenth tee, Scott was unable longing find a fairway or batter a green in regulation rank rest of the way.

He would go on to make bogeys at 16 and 18 which left him with no venture of catching Dufner, who was playing in the final reserve and went on to cut up at 10-under.

"It was a patronage of fun, the last gleaming of hope, you know.

Nevertheless then I had three poor quality drives to finish with," aforesaid Scott.

"I don't know what case in point the last few holes, on the contrary I felt like I may well as well have a put in at it down 16.

"If Frantic drive it in the fairway, it's just a wedge.

Granting I could birdie them mesmerize, I would have finished 10-under and you never know."

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