DUBLIN, Ohio – Jason Dufner missed his only green in regulation at the par-4 18th on Thursday, later commenting that he’s unsure he’s ever found the putting surface when the hole was cut on the front right.
“I’m glad it’s out of the way,” he smirked.
During Friday’s second round, he found the back-left pin position on the closing hole at Muirfield Village much more to his liking.
After starting on the back side, Dufner capped off his first nine with an eagle hole-out from 176 yards. His ball landed pin-high left of the flag, skipped to the fringe, and rode a backboard down the slope and into the hole.