AVONDALE, La. (AP) Jason Dufner is at familiar territory atop the leaderboard once 36 holes.
It's your week-ends who have given him fits.
Dufner moved straight into place to get a different bid to help win his / her primary PGA Tour title, firing a 7-under 65 on Friday to adopt that second-round lead in this Zurich Classic.
The former Auburn battler provides possessed at the very least a share of the 36-hole direct throughout a pair of with his continue several tournaments, including the Masters, where your dog closed using consecutive 75s. He's second with the particular visit in pre-cut scoring, although 98th within next rounds along with 108th in remaining rounds.
"It's been a tough quick to do the third 30 days and a 1 / 2 or so," Dufner said. "I didn't really enjoyed as well as I might have liked, but I be aware that my activity is still pretty good.
"I've happen to be seeking to feel in relation to just what I can perform far better mentally, exactly what I are able to do much better emotionally on the market in addition to know through some issues that I it's possible battled with. Obviously, there exists a great deal of diverse elements in which go into earning in addition punishing the golf ball."
Dufner lost a playoffs this past year to Mark Wilson inside the Phoenix Open and Keegan Bradley while in the PGA Championship pertaining to not one but two of his some runner-up surface finishes with 163 starts off with that PGA Tour .
On Friday, he or she capped his / her bogey-free spherical which includes a 30-foot skull cap putt to the par-5 18th to reach 12 under.
"I have a few easy birdies," Dufner said. "I don't believe I missed some sort of fairway or even some sort of green. Just had many tough reads. The green vegitables are types of troublesome that will read. Sometimes you get being competitive grains, contending slopes, and that means you obtain a putt in which could crack into the right, but that materials is going left. That may be sorts of tough to be able to judge. Then 18, I have just a brilliant number for my 5-wood to receive anywhere on that natural as well as have a putt that has been straight down grain in addition to busting towards quit when using the grain, so that has been a nice strategy to finish the day."
PGA Tour out of law school Russell Knox, John Rollins as well as first-round co-leader Ken Duke were attached to get second. Knox shot a new career-best 64, Rollins 66 along with Duke 68.
Greg Chalmers holed out and about pertaining to an skull cap within the par-4 first and as well done that has a 64 in order to work with Steve Stricker in addition to Ernie Els from 10 under. Stricker and Els chance 68.
Knox along with Chalmers printed the actual training record.
Defending champion Bubba Watson have his second consecutive 71 for making the lower on the quantity at 2 below with his primary competition given that his playoff victory from the Masters.
Second-ranked Luke Donald rebounded through an cutting open 73 which has a 65 to succeed in 6 under. Donald, tapped regarding 22nd, needs to surface sixth or perhaps far better to regain the very best location on earth out of Rory McIlroy.
Knox, some sort of Nationwide Tour move on using throughout his ninth tournament, had seven birdies in addition to a strong eagle on No. 18 in conjunction with one bogey.
"You for no reason plan on filming a 64, it form of transpires as well as I'm pleased this did," Knox said. "I didn't gamed nicely in 2010 so far, however it has been the most effective year regarding this life."
Stricker experienced some consecutive birdies starting on the seventh to advance into a wrap having Dufner, subsequently have missed your 2-foot birdie putt to the 11th that will have given him singular possession in the lead. Stricker came dwelling with bogeys about the 12th and 15th.
"I trialled actually good right by way of 11 after which it overlooked that put and form of dropped my idea process presently there to get a bit of bit," Stricker said. "Felt similar to I allow such a good just one trip aside today."
Donald in addition holed from this fairway around the first hole, marking the best not one but two eagles about the problem because match seemed to be earliest played out along at the course within 2005.
Watson, from his spouse along with not long ago adopted daughter once going for a two-week bust adhering to your Masters, eagled the seventh as well as birdied that eight, but bogeyed the 10th while he missed the environmentally friendly from 47 meters on his approach. He also three-putted that 12th to get an additional bogey, shifting your ex in order to 1 under, just one above your cut line.
"Mentally, I've lost emphasis virtually each shot, so I'm seeking to physique the idea out," Watson said. "I wish to be home with my personal son along with wife. I know it seems like a new cop-out nevertheless I'm not trying to play excellent due to the fact I'm only definitely not really in to it."
Watson additionally struck a new buff while in the head using a absolutely hooked drive.
Watson's tee shot on your second hole at the TPC Louisiana drew continue from the back involving Radd Leonard's head.
Leonard, who was reached quickly by medics, reported this individual ended up being okay and identified the item incredible that he ended up being make around the actual head because of the very gamer he came to help see. The 52-year-old motorcycle purchase operator out of Baton Rouge as well has been delighted this individual was able to assist Watson back towards this fairway, the location where the ball arrived after striking him.
"I saw it on its way also it looked like it was hooking suitable at me. I wanted to see that significant hook, people know, as well as I have got to see it. I made and also ducked and yes it still struck me," Leonard said. "It bought the pup a great bounce, anyway."
Watson travelled through toward Leonard, wear a brand new the game of golf glove, closed it, next took this out of along with presented that to Leonard as well as shook his hand. Watson's caddie, Ted Scott, drew laughter when your dog instructively directed farther decrease the fairway and also said, "We're glad you happen to be most of right, nevertheless should you could just simply angle your head just a little in a different way ."
John Daly, playing on a sponsor's exemption, missed that cut. He adopted his / her cutting open 73 by using an 80.
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