Dufner eagles twice to grab Heritage lead
Jason Dufner took more than a solid showing away from the Masters last week. He took inspiration from winner Sergio Garcia.
Dufner finished 33rd in the year's first major, things getting away from late in the final round a week ago. But he took something from Garcia managing his expectations and letting his game show through. And Dufner believes that's why he had got a one-shot lead heading to the final round of the RBC Heritage.
Dufner had two eagles on the way to a 6-under 65 to move in front of Graham
DeLaet (69). Dufner's talent was on display, particularly on Harbour Town's par-5s.
He blasted a 215-yard approach on the second hole to 11 feet for his first eagle. He was short of the fifth green in two, then chipped in from about 100 feet for his second eagle. On the 15th, the course's final long hole, Dufner settled for birdie, part of three in a row on the back nine that took him into the lead.
Ames takes one-stroke lead in Georgia
Stephen Ames shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over five players into the final round of the PGA Tour Champions' Mitsubishi Electric Classic.
Ames had five birdies and a bogey at TPC Sugarloaf to reach 9-under 135. The 52-year-old naturalized Canadian is winless on the senior tour after winning four times on the PGA Tour. First-round leader Bob
Tway followed his opening 65 with a 71 to drop into a tie for second with Kenny
Perry (64), Billy Andrade
(66), Brandt Jobe (68) and Kevin Sutherland (69). Perry rebounded from an opening 72.
John Daly topped the group at 6 under, bouncing back from a first-round 73 with a 65 — matching his best senior round.