Jason Dufner was poised for a top five finish in the Wyndham Championship until the rain came, extending his stay at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. for one more day.
Dufner was the highest-ranked player in the field, entering the tournament at No. 3 in the FedEx Cup standings.
The Auburn graduate began the final round Monday tied for fourth following a 7-under 63 outing on Saturday.
The break in play did not benefit Dufner, ending the day shooting 1-under-par to finish the week tied for seventh at 13-under 267.
Dufner started his round on par, before making birdies on holes three and five. A double-bogey on No. 7 widened the gap between Dufner and the leaders. He ended the day with a birdie on No. 11.
His finish, five strokes behind winner Sergio Garcia, moved the Cleveland, Ohio native past Rory McIlory to the No. 2 spot on the points list, behind Tiger Woods.
A victory would have pushed Dufner to No. 1.
Also in the field were former Auburn golfers Will Claxton and Gary Christian.
Going into the round tied for 10th, Claxton saw his top-10 spot get away after shooting a bogey on hole 1. After making a pair of birdies on Nos. 5 and 8, Claxton double bogeyed to start the back nine then tacked on two more bogeys to finish the day.
Claxton ended the tournament 7-under, moving down 21 spots to tie for 31st.
Christian went 6-under 274 for the week, dropping four slots to tie for 37th after coming up even in the final round.
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