Dufner swoops as Summerhays slips up

Jason Dufner took advantage of a poor final round from Daniel Summerhays to win the Memorial Tournament.

Summerhays took a three-shot lead into the final round at Ohio and was well placed to claim his first PGA Tour title.

However, the 33-year-old from Utah wilted as former US PGA champion Dufner hit back from a third round 77 to land a fifth PGA Tour title.

Dufner’s final round 68 contained seven birdies and three bogeys and left him on 13 under par, three shots clear of Anirban Lahiri and Rickie Fowler.

Summerhays, third in last year’s PGA Championship, saw his hopes end with a 78 which included four bogeys and a double bogey. The two dropped shots at the final hole cost him a share of fourth place with Matt Kuchar and Justin Thomas and left him tied for 10th.

Martin Laird finished four over after a closing 76, while fellow Scot Russell Knox was three shots further back after a final round of 76.

Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy says he has recovered from a rib injury and will be fit for the US Open.

The world number two was a doubt for the June 15-18 event after a stress fracture of a rib earlier in the year.

He pulled out of the PGA Championship at Wentworth and concerns about his participation in Wisconsin heightened when he failed to play in the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

Picture: Getty. Memorial Tournament winner Jason Dufner.