Dufner wins play-off as Donald reclaims top spot

Jason Dufner beat Ernie Els in a sudden death play-off to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, an event which saw Luke Donald regain top spot in the world rankings.

Donald needed a top-seven finish at Avondale to regain pole position from Rory McIlroy – and he got it – finishing third.

However, the winner of the tournament was American Dufner, who edged out Els on the second hole of the play-off to land his first PGA title. Dufner had not won in his previous 163 starts on the US PGA Tour and until Sunday was best remembered for losing a play-off to Keegan Bradley in last year’s US PGA Championship.