Dufner again bids for first tour title

Jason Dufner moved into position for yet another bid to win his first PGA Tour title, shooting a 7under 65 Friday to take the second-round lead in the Zurich Classic in Avondale, La.

Dufner lost a playoff to Keegan Bradley last year in the PGA Championship for one of his three runner-up finishes in 163 win- less starts on the tour.

Dufner capped his bogey-free round with a 30foot eagle putt on the par5 18th to reach 12 under at TPC Louisiana.

Russell Knox, John Rollins and Ken Duke were tied for second.

Knox shot 64, Rollins 66 and Duke 68. Greg Chalmers holed out from 137 yards for an eagle on the par-4 first hole and finished with a 64 to join Steve Stricker and Ernie Els at 10 under. Striker and Els shot 68.

Defending champion Bubba Watson had his second straight 71 to make the cut by a stroke in his first event since his playoff victory in the Masters.

Second-ranked Luke Donald was 6 under after a 65.

Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger shot a course-record 7-under 65 for a onestroke lead over Australia’s Marcus Fraser in the second round of the Ballantine’s Championship in Seoul, South Korea.

Stacy Lewis birdied five of her final nine holes for a 5-under 67 and a onestroke lead after the sec- ond round of the Mobile (Ala.) Bay LPGA Classic.

Karin Sjodin tied the tournament course record with a 64 to finish a stroke back along with Lindsey Wright, So Yeon Ryu and rookie Sydnee Michaels.

Ryu shot 67, Michaels 68, and Wright 69.