* Dufner pars first three holes to edge in front
* Joint pacesetter Steele slips back with bogey at second (Updates after leaders complete three holes)
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
PGA Tour rookie Brendan Steele, joint pacesetter with Dufner overnight, bogeyed the opening hole after finding bunkers off the tee and also with his approach to slip back to six under.
Fellow rookie Keegan Bradley, a stroke off the lead overnight, briefly joined Dufner at the top when he rolled in a 20-footer to birdie the par-four first.
However, the 25-year-old American bogeyed the par-four second after finding trees to the left off the tee to slip back alongside Steele and veteran Scott Verplank, who had birdied the second.
Swede Robert Karlsson, two under for the round, was a further stroke back in a tie for fifth with Dane Anders Hansen, who had completed four holes.
American players are bidding to end an unprecedented run of six majors without a champion but Britons Like Donald and Lee Westwood both made significant moves in the final round.
World number one Donald birdied two of the first six holes to get to three under, four off the pace, level with second-ranked Westwood who had eight holes to play.
* Joint pacesetter Steele slips back with bogey at second (Updates after leaders complete three holes)
By Mark Lamport-Stokes
JOHNS CREEK, Georgia, Aug 14 (Reuters) - American journeyman Jason Dufner held a one-shot lead after parring the first three holes in the PGA Championship final round on Sunday as his closest challengers all faltered.
Dufner, who tied for fifth in last year's PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, looked very relaxed with regulation golf to remain at seven under par in dazzling sunshine at Atlanta Athletic Club.PGA Tour rookie Brendan Steele, joint pacesetter with Dufner overnight, bogeyed the opening hole after finding bunkers off the tee and also with his approach to slip back to six under.
Fellow rookie Keegan Bradley, a stroke off the lead overnight, briefly joined Dufner at the top when he rolled in a 20-footer to birdie the par-four first.
However, the 25-year-old American bogeyed the par-four second after finding trees to the left off the tee to slip back alongside Steele and veteran Scott Verplank, who had birdied the second.
Swede Robert Karlsson, two under for the round, was a further stroke back in a tie for fifth with Dane Anders Hansen, who had completed four holes.
American players are bidding to end an unprecedented run of six majors without a champion but Britons Like Donald and Lee Westwood both made significant moves in the final round.
World number one Donald birdied two of the first six holes to get to three under, four off the pace, level with second-ranked Westwood who had eight holes to play.
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