Jason Day
Name:
Jason DayCountry:
AustraliaBorn:
Nov 12, 1987 in Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia.Original/Home Club:
Beaudesert GC / Kooralbyn Intl SchoolOccupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2006Website:
https://www.brighterdaysfoundation.comMAJORS (1): US PGA Championship (2015). Presidents Cup player (2011, '13, '15, '17). World Cup of Golf winner (2015, with Adam Scott). Multiple US PGA and European Tour wins. Has held the official ranking of world's No.1 male golfer.
After a successful amateur career, which included winning the Australian Boys' Amateur in 2004, Day turned professional in July 2006 and started playing PGA Tour events, mainly through sponsors' exemptions. He played on the Nationwide "satellite" tour in 2007, before rejoining the main tour in 2008. He experienced his first PGA Tour win in the Byron Nelson Championship in 2010.
After second-place finishes in the 2011 Masters and US Open, and in the 2013 US Open, Day made his major championship breakthrough at Whistling Straits in 2015. Aged 27, he held off the determined challenge of Jordan Spieth to claim the US PGA Championship title by three shots. Later in 2015, Day became the world's No.1 ranked male golfer.
America
Farmers Ins.
Played as the Farmers Insurance Open (Jan 25-28). Day (Aus) beat Alex Noren (Swe) with a birdie at the sixth playoff hole (par-5 18th). Ryan Palmer (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. A Monday finish (which lasted just one hole) was required when Sunday's play was suspended after the fifth playoff hole as darkness fell. [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA; earlier rounds on North & South courses].
America
Wells Fargo
Played as the Wells Fargo Championship (May 3-6). Second-placed Aaron Wise (USA) and Nick Watney (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jason Day (Aus), who recorded his 12th PGA Tour title. [Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina].
America
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Played as The Players Championship (May 12-15). Second-placed Kevin Chappell (USA) finished 4 shots behind Day (Aus), who recorded his third PGA Tour win of 2016. [Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL].
WGC
Dell
Played as the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship (March 23-27). Day (Aus) beat Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 5 and 4 in the 18-hole final to win the Walter Hagen Cup and claim back-to-back wins on the PGA Tour. [Austin CC, Austin,Texas].
America
MasterCard
Played as the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard (Mar 17-20). Second-placed Kevin Chappell (USA) finished 1 shot behind wire-to-wire winner Day (Aus). [Bay Hill Club, Orlando, FL].
America
Barclays
Played as The Barclays (Aug 27-30; first of four FedExCup playoff events). Second-placed Henrik Stenson (Swe) finished 6 shots behind Day (Aus), who claimed his fourth PGA Tour title of 2015, and third win in his last four starts. [Plainfield CC, Edison, NJ].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (97th) (Aug 13-16 ). Second-placed Jordan Spieth (USA) finished 3 shots behind 27-year-old Day (Aus), who claimed his first major championship win after three second place finishes in the Majors. [Straits Course, Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin].
America
BMW
Played as the BMW Championship (Sept 17-20; third of four FedEx Cup playoff events). Second-placed Daniel Berger (USA) finished 6 shots behind Jason Day (Aus), whose win took him to the No.1 spot in the official world golf rankings for the first time. [Conway Farms GC, Lake Forest, Illinois].
America
RBC
Played as the RBC Canadian Open (July 23-26). Second-placed Bubba Watson (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jason Day (Aus), who claimed his fourth PGA Tour title. [Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, nr Toronto, Ont.].
America
Farmers Ins.
Played as the Farmers Insurance Open (Feb 5-8). Day (Aus) beat J.B. Holmes (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. Harris English (USA) and defending champion Scott Stallings (USA) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [South course, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA; earlier rounds on North & South courses].
WGC
Accenture
Played as the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship (Feb 19-23). Day (Aus) beat Victor Dubuisson (Fra) at the 23rd hole in the final to win the Walter Hagen Cup. [Golf Club at Dove Mtn, Marana, AZ].
America
Franklin Templeton
Played as the Franklin Templeton Shootout (Dec 11-13; played over three rounds: 1-alternate shot; 2-better ball; 3-scramble). Second-placed team and defending champions Harris English (USA) & Matt Kuchar (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jason Day (Aus) & Cameron Tringale (USA). [Gold course, Tiburon GC, Naples, FL].
Aus/NZ
ISPS Handa
Played as the ISPA Handa World Cup of Golf (Individual Champion) (Nov 21-24). Second-placed Thomas Björn (Den) finished 2 shots behind Day (Aus). First year since 1999 that an individual scoring award was made; this time with a much bigger prize than for the team event. Team winners: Jason Day & Adam Scott (Aus). [Composite of East & West courses, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus].
America
HP
Played as the HP Byron Nelson Championship (May 20-23). Second-placed Brian Gay (USA), Jeff Overton (USA) and Blake Adams (USA) finished 2 shots behind 22-year-old Day (Aus), who claimed his first PGA Tour win. [TPC course, Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas, Irving, nr Dallas, TX].
Tournaments:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
The San Roque Club: "... how best to revitalise a course that had previously been fit to play regular host to the European Tour’s qualifying school finals..." by Toby Ingleton.
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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