Jason Dufner

United States · born March 24, 1977, Cleveland, Ohio

1major championship

PGA Championship1 win, 1 2nd
Ryder Cup1 Cup
PGA Tour 2024–261 season of stats

Summary

First major 2013 PGA Championship
Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 3-1-0 · 3 points (75.0%)
Runner-up in majors 1 time
2025 PGA Tour 9 events · 0 top 10s

Wins

2013 PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) · 270 (-10) · by 2 strokes from Jim Furyk

Near misses

2011 PGA Championship Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) · runner-up to Keegan Bradley · 272 · lost playoff

Ryder Cup

1 Cups, 4 matches: 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points. Foursomes 2-0-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 1-0-0.

2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Keegan Bradley's rivals →

Moments

2013 PGA Championship Dufner's second-round 63 tied the 18-hole scoring record for the PGA and for all majors, and set the East Course record.
2013 PGA Championship Two years after blowing a four-shot lead with four to play in 2011, Dufner birdied three of his first eight holes on Sunday and avoided a playoff.

Results by championship

Best day

2013 PGA Championship

Oak Hill Country Club (East Course), Rochester, New York · 270 (-10) · by 2 strokes from Jim Furyk

Dufner's second-round 63 tied the 18-hole scoring record for the PGA and for all majors, and set the East Course record.

Two years after blowing a four-shot lead with four to play in 2011, Dufner birdied three of his first eight holes on Sunday and avoided a playoff.

Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2013.

Career line, 2011–2025

PGA Championship

2011 PGA Championship: runner-up to Keegan Bradley 2013 PGA Championship: won

Ryder Cup

2012 Ryder Cup (USA): 3-1-0

PGA Tour 2024–26

2025 PGA Tour season: 9 events

201520202025

4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

Major win
Runner-up
Ryder Cup, USA
Tour season

Jason Dufner was born on March 24, 1977, in Cleveland, Ohio. Dufner won one major championship: the 2013 PGA Championship. Dufner played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (2012), winning 3, losing 1 and halving 0 of 4 matches for 3 points. In the 2025 PGA Tour season, Dufner played 9 events.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

2013 PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club (East Course), Rochester, New York · 270 (-10) · by 2 strokes from Jim Furyk

Near misses

2011 PGA Championship Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) · runner-up to Keegan Bradley · 272 · lost playoff

Ryder Cup

Dufner played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 4 matches, 3 won, 1 lost, 0 halved, 3 points (75.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-0-0, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 1-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 USA · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 3-1-0, 3 points · automatic

Partners, with matches played together: Zach Johnson (3).

PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

2025 Season 9 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 2 cuts made · $44,625 official money (No. 217)

2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.