Jason Dufner

Jason Dufner: Biography in Details

Who is Jason Dufner?

Jason Dufner is an American professional golfer and a five-time winner on the PGA Tour where he currently plays at. He was the runner-up of the 2011 PGA Championship where he lost to Keegan Bradley.

He won the 2013 PGA Championship which is his only major championship win.

Jason Dufner: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity

Jason was born on March 24, 1977, in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States. His birth name is  Jason Christopher Dufner and he is currently 45 years old.

His father’s name is Frank Dufner and his mother’s name is Barbara Schultz. At the age of 11, he moved to Washington, D.C. with his family and moved once again to Fort Lauderdale, Florida when he was 14.

There is no information about his siblings. Jason holds American citizenship, but his ethnicity is unknown. His birth sign is Aries.

Education, School/ College University

Jason Dufner attended the St. Thomas Aquinas High School where he started playing golf. After graduating high school, Dufner went to Auburn University and played golf during his college years as well.

Jason Dufner completed a degree in economics from Auburn in 2000. During his college years of playing golf, he won three times and was an Honorable Mention All-American in 1997.

Jason Dufner: Professional Life, Career

Jason Dufner was part of the Nationwide Tour in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006, and was a member of the PGA Tour in 2004. He won two events out of the Nationwide Tour that he attended, the Buy.com Wichita Open in 2001 and the Lasalle Bank Open in 2006.

Dufner did struggle to find a place on the PGA Tour during those early years. He was able to attend the 2008 PGA Tour but could not qualify for the 2007 PGA Tour. He had a conditional Status for the 2008 PGA Tour.

Since 2009, Jason Dufner has been able to reserve a place for himself in a very PGA Tour to date. The 2011 PGA Tour was the event where Dunfer was close to claiming his first PGA Tour title.

Jason Dufner was tied with Mark Wilson for the lead at the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale but eventually lost. That year, Dufner got the chance to play in the 2011 U.S. Open after Anders Hansen withdrew but he lost in the playoff against Russell Henley.

Jason Dufner also entered the 2011 Open Championship with Tiger Woods pulling out of the competition due to injury. He was not able to make any major impact in this tournament either.

During the 2011 PGA Championship, Dufner finished in second place behind Brendan Steele which was his career-high finish in any major. He won $865,000 in winnings from the second-place finish.

In 2012 Dufner won his first PGA Tour title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, defeating Ernie Els in the final. His ranking shifted to the world’s top 20 with his first victory. He won his second victory the same year in the HP Byron Nelson Championship over Dicky Pride.

Dufner had another opportunity to win his third PGA Tour title at the Colonial that year. However, he lost the competition to former Masters Champion Zach Johnson.

Jason Dufner’s first major championship win came on 2013 when won the 2013 PGA Championship. He had a close competition against Jim Furyk but, he was able to come out on top in the final round grabbing his first major championship victory.

After his major title victory, Dufner went on a career slump without winning any titles for two-and-a-half-year. It was only in January of 2016 that he was able to get out of the slump with his fourth PGA Tour title win at the CareerBuilder Challenge at PGA West.

Dufner’s last win was in June 2017, when he won the Memorial Tournament.

Jason Dufner: Net Worth, Salary

He has an estimated net worth of around $14 million as of 2022, which he has earned from his professional career.

Jason Dufner: Rumors and Controversy

The 43 years-old professional golfer has maintained his celebrity status and have not harmed any other person in his career. Currently, he is far from rumors and controversies.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Jason Dufner has a height of 5 feet 10 inches. Additionally, he weighs is 82Kg. His hair color is brown while his eye color is dark brown.

Social Media

Being an American professional golfer Jason has a huge fan following rate. He has been active on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Jason Dufner has 6.9K followers on his Facebook. Around 584K followers on his Twitter and he has around 10.5K followers on his Instagram.

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