While first-round leaders Ken Duke and Cameron Tringale - "The Triangle" - have yet to tee-off Friday, Jason Dufner has surpassed the duo to take the lead at 9-under par in New Orleans.
Dufner started his morning with a birdie on the par-4 opening hole, followed by three consecutive birdies on holes five through seven. He is currently playing his back-nine for the second round, but history tells us that Dufner will likely remain towards the top of the leaderboard for the remainder of this week thanks to his hot start.
The Auburn alum has been playing quite well over the past few months, but Dufner continues to search for his first win on the PGA TOUR. He came close twice in 2011 - including a major - but lost both of his playoff matches (Waste Management Phoenix Open to Mark Wilson; PGA Championship to Keegan Bradley).
Dufner also made some noise early on in this year's Masters tournament but would ultimately fall to a tie for 24th place.
Speaking of Masters champions, Bubba Watson currently sits at 1-under par and will tee off a little later today. Watson is also the defending Zurich Classic champion and has his work cut out for him as tournament leaders are quickly approaching the 10-under par mark.
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