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Johnson edges Dufner to win at Colonial

Zach Johnson fired a two-over 72 that included a two-shot penalty at the final hole. Zach Johnson fired a two-over 72 that included a two-shot penalty at the final hole on Sunday to win the Crowne Plaza Invitational, denying Jason Dufner a third US PGA victory this season. On a day of dramatic swings in the duel between Johnson and Dufner, Johnson appeared to be home and dry after Dufner s triple-bogey seven at the par-four 15th. That gave Johnson a four-shot lead, and even after a bogey at 16, the 2007 Masters champion arrived at 18 with a three-stroke lead. He had celebrated what he thought was a par for a three-shot win but then realized he had moved his ball marker on the 18th green and failed to replace it properly. With the two-shot penalty, Johnson signed for a 72 and a 12-under total of 268 -- giving him only a one-shot victory over Dufner. "There s a number of adjectives I m calling myself right now. And lucky would be the biggest one," said Johnson, who won for th...