Jason Day

Defending Players Champion Jason Day Sends Charities Home Happy At 12th Hole Shootout

... week last year,” Day said. “I had not played too well around here but I was coming off a tremendous run, winning at Bay Hill [the Arnold Palmer Invitational] and the [Dell] Match Play and I was playing really great golf.”. Day ascended to No. 1 on the world golf rankings, where he remained until Dustin Johnson won the Genesis Open last month. During a 29-tournament period in 2015 and 2016, Day won seven times, had 16 top-10 s, with seven of the top-10 s coming in majors and The Players. Changing the 12 th hole to a driveable par-4, aesthetic changes made between the sixth and seventh holes, renovations made to the practice areas and a new entrance to the course that dramatizes the TPC Sawgrass clubhouse are just some of the new wrinkles that fans at The Players will see. Day said the 12 th hole will be a key element for any back-nine rally and predicted that many of the pros will attempt to get to the green via the risk-reward tee shot. “The changes at Nos, 12, 6 and 7 make it more exciting,” he said. “Leads can change ...

Day Leaves Match Play As Mother Battles Lung Cancer

... to get his PGA Tour card. His agent, Bud Martin, said Day's mother was at The James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State. He said the prognosis is better than what she had gotten in Australia, and doctors now hope that the cancer can be managed. "I kidded his mother a few days ago on the phone," Martin said. "I said, 'The news seems to be getting better. I want to make certain you are there during his Hall of Fame speech.' She loves it. It's important to her to support him.". Day spoke to the media before leaving to avoid any speculation about his own health. A year ago at the Match Play, he tweaked his back in the opening round and wasn't sure he would be able to continue. Instead, he won his next six matches to capture this World Golf Championships event for the second time. He said the mass in her mother's lung was 3 to 4 centimeters. The surgery is scheduled for Friday. "I'm hoping for a speedy recovery for her, and we can get this behind us and she can live a long life," Day ...

Jason Day Praises New 12th Hole At The Players Charity Challenge

... it’s placed perfectly,” said Day following the charity event. “It’ll be interesting to see if a lot of guys go for it.”. Traditionally held on the course’s historic No. 17, the Charity Challenge was held this year at No. 12 to showcase the modifications that have been made to transform the hole into a drivable par four, which required shortening the hole significantly to make the green reachable off the tee. The world’s No. 2 ranked golfer demonstrated the new hole by teeing off for each of the charities at the event. Although he spoke highly of the changes, he was unsuccessful in landing any of his 10 shots on the green. “I think I may be laying up for the tournament,” he quipped after his third shot sailed into the newly added pond to the left of the hole. After he finished his tee shots, the celebrity representatives for each charity took over, with Day coaching them through their second shots. Former PGA Tour player Jeff Klauk won the challenge after his shot finished closest to the ...

Dustin Johnson Has No Problem In Opening Match

... wants to be with her. Day walked off the course when he was 3 down after six holes to Pat Perez. He made a brief appearance in the media center and could barely talk through his tears as he said was going home to Ohio. Day says doctors in Australia said her cancer was terminal and that she had 12 months to live. He brought her to Ohio for more tests, and doctors are hopeful there is a chance for recovery. 3:45 p.m. Defending champion Jason Day has conceded his match to Pat Perez - after six holes. Details were unclear why the Australian stopped after a double bogey to fall 3 down after six holes. Day tweaked his back in the Dell Technologies Match Play a year ago but still went on to win all seven of his matches. Because of the round-robin format, Day is still in the tournament. But he has a tough road to win his group with the loss. 2:15 p.m. ...

Jason Day's Immediate Future Cloudy, While Greg Norman's Sold Half Of His Future

... finish in his last five starts. His next start is expected to be the Masters in two weeks. But it’s exactly the opposite for Greg Norman whose multi-millionaire status has just grown enormously. Authentic Brands Group has brought into a partnership with the Greg Norman Company, which was known as Great White Shark Enterprises. The ABG marketing officer Nick Woodhouse correctly described the 62-year-old Norman as “a walking billboard for the embodiment of wellness,” who “lives the aspirational lifestyle that proves 60 is the new 40.”. Norman’s empire not only covers the 102 golf courses he has already designed, but the 45 on the books, plus real estate, fashion, steak, and wines. If only his golden business touch was evident during his golfing career where he won two British Opens, but blew eight other majors with the trophy in his grasp. One of Norman’s many business coups was buying 12 per cent of Cobra Golf in 1991 for $1.9 million. When Cobra was sold five years later, Norman banked $40 million. ABG and Norman haven’t released the millions involved in this new partnership, but the figure would be “substantial”. Greg Norman becomes the fourth ABG ...

Jason Day Makes Hilarious Blooper During Press Conference

... good friend and fellow Australian Mark Leishman in the first round. Leishman moved up 30 spots on the rankings to number 32 in the world after his victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational last week, his second on the PGA tour. The pair clash in the final group stage clash on Friday. The pair are close friends, but Day said that it will be put to one side in the heat of the battle. Day said: "Marc is a good buddy of mine, as most of the other guys are too. "I played Louis, who is a close buddy, last year in the finals and obviously Rory in the semis. Everyone knows each other, but some guys you're closer to others. "But when it comes time to play match play you've just got to go out and try and beat them. "You're not really friends for 18 holes and then when you get off the course you're back to being mates.". Day said the matchplay tournament is different to the usual 72-hole strokeplay where you have a opportunity to build a steady platform for victory, where with match play, it is cut-throat where you have to perform on the spot. The tournament begins on Wednesday. Do YOU want to write for Give Me Sport? Get started today by signing-up and ...

Australian Golf Star Jason Day Breaks Down Over Mother Dening's Terminal Illness

... presented by Nationwide. Muirfield Village GC, USA. Lyoness Open powered by Sporthilfe Cashback Card. Diamond CC. Australian golf star Jason Day breaks down over mother Dening's terminal illness. By Paul Zalunardo. FShare TTweet QSMS WWhats App BEmail G JTumblr LLinked In. 6 hours ago. Australian golfer Jason Day has broken down explaining that his mother had been told she has a terminal illness and has just 12 months to live. Day’s mother Dening – who is suffering from cancer - has flown to the US for further medical help. The former world No.1 said he would be spending more time with her. 'She had all the tests done in Australia and the doctors said it was terminal and she only had 12 months to live,’ he said. Jason Day leaves the course after conceding his match. (AAP). 'I’ve already gone through it (a battle against cancer) once with my dad, I know how it feels. 'As of now I’m going to be back with my mum … and make sure ...

Can Jason Day Bounce Back To Form At This Week's Wgc Matchplay In Texas

... to Augusta National. World Number One, Dustin Johnson, is clearly playing well at present but he has generally struggled in this event having been knocked out in the first round in five of his eight appearances. His best result was a quarter final appearance last year when defeated by the eventual runner-up Oosthuizen. Rory Mc Ilroy must start as one of the favourites if not the favourite this week. His impressive fourth place finish in Orlando last week suggests he is playing close to his best and he has been a winner, runner-up and fourth place finisher in this event in his eight previous starts. His chances appear to be very good to continue, and perhaps even improve on, that record. Hideki Matsuyama leads the 2017 Fed Ex Cup standings and has played reasonably well in his previous three starts in the WGC Match Play Championship. He made it to the round of 16 in 2015 and ...