Jason Dufner leads by two in California
LA QUINTA, California -- Jason Dufner
had a good feeling when he made the turn Saturday at La Quinta
Country Club in the third round of the CareerBuilder Challenge.
''I told my caddie and my amateur partners, `I'm about
to do something good,''' Dufner said. ''So, when you start
thinking like that, good things happen.''
He
did something a lot better than just good, birdieing seven of the
final nine holes for an 8-under 64 and a two-stroke lead with one round
left at PGA West's TPC Stadium Course.
Winless
since the 2013 PGA Championship, Dufner was at 23-under 193. He
opened with a 64 on Thursday on the Nicklaus Tournament Course for a
share of the lead and had a 65 on Friday on the Stadium Course to
take a one-shot advantage.
''This is the way
you want to play,'' Dufner said. ''This is what we work to do. My
mindset's at a point where, no matter what happens out there, good
swings, bad swings, I know that I can shoot good scores.''
Jamie Lovemark was second after a 65 on the Stadium Course.
''Any time you go out there and shoot 7 under, it's a good day, no
matter what,'' Lovemark said. ''I was pleased with the way I
played the entire round. I'm in good position to compete for a win
tomorrow.''
Adam Hadwin
had a 64 on the Nicklaus Course to get to 20 under. The Canadian
missed a chance to get closer, bogeying the par-5 15th after
hitting into the water and closing with three pars.
''It's just going to be a question of handling the nerves and making
sure those putts kind of keep hitting the lines,'' Hadwin said.
Phil Mickelson
was tied for fifth at 17 under in his first start since the
Presidents Cup in October and first since splitting with swing
coach Butch Harmon to work with Andrew Getson. Lefty had a
bogey-free 66 at the Stadium Course, holing a flop shot for birdie on
the 10th hole.
''It's been a good three days,'' Mickelson said. ''It's been a good start.''
Dufner started the birdie spree on the first hole, hitting a lob
wedge to 10 feet. He made a 20-footer on No. 3, hit a 9-iron out
of a bunker to 3 feet on 4, two-putted the par-5 fifth and sixth,
and made it five in a row with a 12-footer on 7. He rolled in
another 12-footer on 9 for his 10th birdie of the day.
''I don't worry about zones and talking about stuff like that,''
Dufner said. ''I'm just trying to hit each shot as good as I can
and not let results and outcome dictate how I feel or how I think
out there. ... I'm just playing golf like I should.''
Dufner earned his PGA Tour card at PGA West in 2008 and is
comfortable on the Stadium Course, the Pete Dye-designed layout
being used in the event for the first time since 1987.
''Conditions are perfect for scoring,'' Dufner said. ''I'm not too
worried about what other people are saying about golf courses. I
feel like I can play pretty good. You got a lot of scoring clubs
in your hand on that course.''
The Stadium
Course had a three-day average of 70.908. The Nicklaus Course
finished at 68.930, and La Quinta at 69.149. The cut was at 9
under, with 70 players returning to the Stadium Course on Sunday.
''I don't feel as though this is a similar final-round course like
we've had in the past,'' Mickelson said. ''You could get away
with some wayward shots and still shoot in the 60s. But if you
come out here and play a little sloppy, you're going to shoot in
the mid- to high-70s. It's a very penalizing course for anything
less than perfectly struck shots.''
David Lingmerth
was five strokes back at 18 under after a 62 on the Nicklaus
Course. The Swede had six straight birdies from No. 14 to No. 1,
eagled the par-5 fifth, birdied the seventh and closed with two
pars.
''I was hoping to catch up and get a little bit closer than I am right now,'' Lingmerth said.
Kevin Na matched Lingmerth with a 62 on Nicklaus Course, playing
his last seven holes in 8 under with an eagle and seven birdies to
get to 17 under. ''Every shot was at the flag,'' Na said.
SCOREBOARD
| 3 | -- |
| -20 | F | -8 | 66 | 66 | 64 | -- | 196 |
|
| | T10 | 9 |
| -15 | F* | -6 | 68 | 67 | 66 | -- | 201 | |
| | T10 | 2 |
| -15 | F | -4 | 68 | 65 | 68 | -- | 201 | |
| | T10 | 7 |
| -15 | F | -3 | 66 | 66 | 69 | -- | 201 | |
| | T13 | 6 |
| -14 | F* | -5 | 66 | 69 | 67 | -- | 202 | |
| | T13 | 2 |
| -14 | F | -4 | 65 | 69 | 68 | -- | 202 | |
| | T13 | 22 |
| -14 | F | -7 | 68 | 69 | 65 | -- | 202 | |
| | T13 | 41 |
| -14 | F* | -8 | 67 | 71 | 64 | -- | 202 | |
| | T13 | 11 |
| -14 | F* | -6 | 68 | 68 | 66 | -- | 202 | |
| | T13 | 22 |
| -14 | F* | -7 | 66 | 71 | 65 | -- | 202 | |
| | T19 | 5 |
| -13 | F | -5 | 66 | 70 | 67 | -- | 203 | |
| | T19 | 16 |
| -13 | F | -6 | 70 | 67 | 66 | -- | 203 | |
| | T19 | 4 |
| -13 | F | -3 | 64 | 70 | 69 | -- | 203 | |
| | T19 | 35 |
| -13 | F* | -7 | 71 | 67 | 65 | -- | 203 | |
| | T19 | -- |
| -13 | F* | -4 | 70 | 65 | 68 | -- | 203 | |
| | T19 | 16 |
| -13 | F* | -6 | 72 | 65 | 66 | -- | 203 | |
| | T19 | 16 |
| -13 | F | -1 | 64 | 68 | 71 | -- | 203 | |
| | T19 | -- |
| -13 | F* | -4 | 69 | 66 | 68 | -- | 203 | |
| | T19 | 16 |
| -13 | F* | -6 | 68 | 69 | 66 | -- | 203 | |
| | T19 | 5 |
| -13 | F | -5 | 69 | 67 | 67 | -- | 203 | |
| | T29 | 26 |
| -12 | F | E | 68 | 64 | 72 | -- | 204 | |
| | T29 | 5 |
| -12 | F* | -4 | 66 | 70 | 68 | -- | 204 | |
| | T29 | 6 |
| -12 | F | -5 | 69 | 68 | 67 | -- | 204 | |
| | T29 | 6 |
| -12 | F | -5 | 66 | 71 | 67 | -- | 204 | |
| | T29 | 6 |
| -12 | F | -5 | 70 | 67 | 67 | -- | 204 | |
| | T29 | 6 |
| -12 | F | -5 | 68 | 69 | 67 | -- | 204 | |
| | T35 | -- |
| -11 | F | -4 | 69 | 68 | 68 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | -- |
| -11 | F | -4 | 71 | 66 | 68 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | 27 |
| -11 | F* | E | 67 | 66 | 72 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | -- |
| -11 | F* | -4 | 70 | 67 | 68 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | 11 |
| -11 | F | -3 | 66 | 70 | 69 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | 11 |
| -11 | F* | -3 | 69 | 67 | 69 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | 11 |
| -11 | F* | -3 | 67 | 69 | 69 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | 35 |
| -11 | F | -6 | 73 | 66 | 66 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | 16 |
| -11 | F | -2 | 64 | 71 | 70 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | 11 |
| -11 | F | -3 | 71 | 65 | 69 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | 27 |
| -11 | F* | E | 67 | 66 | 72 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | 19 |
| -11 | F* | -5 | 72 | 66 | 67 | -- | 205 | |
| | T35 | 53 |
| -11 | F | -7 | 68 | 72 | 65 | -- | 205 | |
| | T48 | 6 |
| -10 | F | -4 | 69 | 69 | 68 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 40 |
| -10 | F* | 1 | 66 | 67 | 73 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 49 |
| -10 | F* | -7 | 70 | 71 | 65 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 33 |
| -10 | F | E | 67 | 67 | 72 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 22 |
| -10 | F* | -5 | 67 | 72 | 67 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 49 |
| -10 | F | -7 | 70 | 71 | 65 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 24 |
| -10 | F* | -2 | 67 | 69 | 70 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 6 |
| -10 | F* | -4 | 67 | 71 | 68 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 40 |
| -10 | F | -6 | 71 | 69 | 66 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 6 |
| -10 | F | -4 | 69 | 69 | 68 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 40 |
| -10 | F | -6 | 67 | 73 | 66 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 6 |
| -10 | F* | -4 | 69 | 69 | 68 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 33 |
| -10 | F* | E | 67 | 67 | 72 | -- | 206 | |
| | T48 | 40 |
| -10 | F* | -6 | 71 | 69 | 66 | -- | 206 | |
| | T63 | 7 |
| -9 | F* | -4 | 69 | 70 | 68 | -- | 207 | |
| | T63 | 39 |
| -9 | F | -1 | 69 | 67 | 71 | -- | 207 | |
| | T63 | 34 |
| -9 | F* | -6 | 73 | 68 | 66 | -- | 207 | |
| | T63 | 9 |
| -9 | F | -3 | 67 | 71 | 69 | -- | 207 | |
| | T63 | 25 |
| -9 | F | -5 | 74 | 66 | 67 | -- | 207 | |
| | T63 | 34 |
| -9 | F* | -6 | 74 | 67 | 66 | -- | 207 | |
| | T63 | 9 |
| -9 | F | -3 | 71 | 67 | 69 | -- | 207 | |
| | T63 | 9 |
| -9 | F* | -3 | 70 | 68 | 69 | -- | 207 | |
The following players did not make the cut: -9
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 72 | 67 | 69 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 70 | 67 | 71 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 73 | 67 | 68 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 70 | 69 | 69 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 70 | 73 | 65 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 68 | 70 | 70 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 69 | 70 | 69 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 70 | 71 | 67 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 71 | 68 | 69 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 68 | 71 | 69 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 71 | 68 | 69 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 69 | 68 | 71 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -8 | -- | -- | 71 | 72 | 65 | -- | 208 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -7 | -- | -- | 71 | 68 | 70 | -- | 209 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -7 | -- | -- | 69 | 74 | 66 | -- | 209 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -7 | -- | -- | 69 | 69 | 71 | -- | 209 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -7 | -- | -- | 67 | 71 | 71 | -- | 209 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -7 | -- | -- | 68 | 71 | 70 | -- | 209 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -7 | -- | -- | 70 | 69 | 70 | -- | 209 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -7 | -- | -- | 67 | 71 | 71 | -- | 209 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -7 | -- | -- | 71 | 68 | 70 | -- | 209 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -6 | -- | -- | 66 | 71 | 73 | -- | 210 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -6 | -- | -- | 68 | 71 | 71 | -- | 210 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -6 | -- | -- | 72 | 69 | 69 | -- | 210 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -6 | -- | -- | 72 | 67 | 71 | -- | 210 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -6 | -- | -- | 70 | 72 | 68 | -- | 210 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -6 | -- | -- | 70 | 67 | 73 | -- | 210 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -6 | -- | -- | 71 | 70 | 69 | -- | 210 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -6 | -- | -- | 69 | 70 | 71 | -- | 210 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -6 | -- | -- | 70 | 71 | 69 | -- | 210 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -6 | -- | -- | 72 | 71 | 67 | -- | 210 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 70 | 68 | 73 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 72 | 74 | 65 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 72 | 74 | 65 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 73 | 71 | 67 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 68 | 72 | 71 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 74 | 69 | 68 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 72 | 70 | 69 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 77 | 67 | 67 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 68 | 74 | 69 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 70 | 73 | 68 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -5 | -- | -- | 68 | 71 | 72 | -- | 211 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -4 | -- | -- | 76 | 67 | 69 | -- | 212 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -4 | -- | -- | 73 | 69 | 70 | -- | 212 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -4 | -- | -- | 75 | 68 | 69 | -- | 212 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -4 | -- | -- | 69 | 69 | 74 | -- | 212 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -3 | -- | -- | 73 | 71 | 69 | -- | 213 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -3 | -- | -- | 73 | 70 | 70 | -- | 213 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -3 | -- | -- | 72 | 74 | 67 | -- | 213 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -3 | -- | -- | 73 | 70 | 70 | -- | 213 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -3 | -- | -- | 74 | 69 | 70 | -- | 213 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -2 | -- | -- | 75 | 66 | 73 | -- | 214 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -2 | -- | -- | 74 | 71 | 69 | -- | 214 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -2 | -- | -- | 70 | 69 | 75 | -- | 214 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -2 | -- | -- | 68 | 77 | 69 | -- | 214 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -1 | -- | -- | 78 | 65 | 72 | -- | 215 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -1 | -- | -- | 71 | 69 | 75 | -- | 215 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -1 | -- | -- | 70 | 70 | 75 | -- | 215 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -1 | -- | -- | 74 | 70 | 71 | -- | 215 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| -1 | -- | -- | 76 | 72 | 67 | -- | 215 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| E | -- | -- | 76 | 72 | 68 | -- | 216 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| E | -- | -- | 72 | 70 | 74 | -- | 216 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| E | -- | -- | 75 | 69 | 72 | -- | 216 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| E | -- | -- | 71 | 73 | 72 | -- | 216 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| E | -- | -- | 72 | 74 | 70 | -- | 216 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| E | -- | -- | 74 | 75 | 67 | -- | 216 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 1 | -- | -- | 71 | 73 | 73 | -- | 217 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 1 | -- | -- | 74 | 70 | 73 | -- | 217 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 1 | -- | -- | 75 | 70 | 72 | -- | 217 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 1 | -- | -- | 74 | 69 | 74 | -- | 217 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 1 | -- | -- | 68 | 69 | 80 | -- | 217 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 2 | -- | -- | 70 | 72 | 76 | -- | 218 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 2 | -- | -- | 74 | 73 | 71 | -- | 218 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 2 | -- | -- | 77 | 72 | 69 | -- | 218 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 3 | -- | -- | 71 | 78 | 70 | -- | 219 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 3 | -- | -- | 69 | 76 | 74 | -- | 219 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 78 | 68 | 74 | -- | 220 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 74 | 74 | 72 | -- | 220 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 74 | 71 | 77 | -- | 222 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 71 | 70 | 81 | -- | 222 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 83 | 68 | 72 | -- | 223 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 9 | -- | -- | 75 | 73 | 77 | -- | 225 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 11 | -- | -- | 78 | 71 | 78 | -- | 227 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 11 | -- | -- | 75 | 73 | 79 | -- | 227 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 20 | -- | -- | 77 | 79 | 80 | -- | 236 | |
| | WD | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | 70 | 26 | -- | -- | 96 |
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