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SPORTS Friday 2 June 2017

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DRIVE

David Lingmerth, of Sweden,
reacts after an eagle on the
15th hole during the first round
of the Memorial golf tourna-
ment, Thursday, June 1, 2017,
in Dublin, Ohio.
Associated Press

Jason Dufner,

David Lingmerth
share Memorial
lead

DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Jason
Dufner putted for birdie on
every hole until the last one
at the Memorial, a game
so under control it looked
as simple as breathing.
Even with a bogey on
the final hole, Dufner had
a 7-under 65 for his best
score Thursday at Muirfield
Village, giving him a tie for
the lead with David Ling-
merth. They were one shot
ahead of Jordan Spieth,
whose short game is start-
ing to return with the U.S.
Open around the corner.
Lingmerth, whose first PGA Penguins explode in third,
Tour victory came at the
Memorial two years ago,
also bogeyed his last hole take 2-0 series lead on Preds
on an ideal day for scoring.
Starting quickly at the Me-
morial is nothing new for
Dufner lately. He opened
with a 66-67 two years Nashville Predators’ P.K. Subban, right,
ago before fading on the checks Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby
weekend. Last year, he during the second period in Game 2 of the
opened with a 68. “I can NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday,
put a couple of rounds to- May 31, 2017, in Pittsburgh.
gether here,” Dufner said. Associated Press
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