� winner Jason dufner
made a birdie putt from 25
feet on the 18th hole to beat
dicky pride by one stroke at
the hp byron nelson championship. dufner, who won
the Zurich classic of new
orleans three weeks ago,
shot four rounds in the 60s
at tpc four seasons resort
to finish at 10-under 269.
�key hole the par- 4
18th. dufner was the only
contender to birdie the 429-
yard, dogleg-left hole in the
final round. there were only
nine 3s on the hole sunday,
with just three players making birdie putts from longer
than dufner’s distance. dufner also made birdie on the
hole in the second round.
�noteworthy J.J. henry
was 11 under through 16
holes sunday, but made
double-bogey 5 on the 17th
to go from one ahead of dufner to one behind. … pride,
looking for his first victory
since 1994, made birdies on
nos. 15-17 sunday to get to
10 under. … phil mickelson
shot a final-round 66 to finish
t- 7. mickelson was six under
for the day through 16 holes
but bogeyed 17 and 18. …
despite a final-round 71 that
dropped him to t- 9, vijay
singh had his first top- 10
finish since the 2011 barclays.
… alex cejka opened and
closed with 65s, but finished
t-29 because he shot 73-76
on friday and saturday.
dufner gains second title in three starts
pga tour // hp byron nelson championship
�top five tpc four seasons resort, Irving, Texas
1. Jason Dufner 67-66-69-67—269 $1,170,000
2. Dicky Pride 66-68-69-67—270 702,000
3. Jonas Blixt 68-70-67-66—271 312,000
Joe Durant 70-71-65-65—271 312,000
J.J. Henry 68-68-67-68—271 312,000
Marc Leishman 65-69-71-66—271 312,000
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� quotable
“to win two events and get married in the span
of 22 days, pretty remarkable.” —jason dufner
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