Make My Day
Even for a seasoned golf fan like myself, it took a second to realize who I was standing next to.
I began to size up this trim, buttoned-up figure. Was this a caddie? A fellow member of the media? Maybe just a tournament volunteer? No. This was Jason Day.
The 23-year-old Filipino-Australian golfer was very unassuming. He managed to glide into the media tent, saddled up near his caddie and contemplated his next move. You could see that he was still pretty fresh to this whole routine. Soon enough, he was ushered to a lone microphone and boxed in by about a dozen reporters. At the AT&T National, in Philadelphia, Pa. Day had just cooked up a -4 66 to spring into a 4-way tie for first. The next day, I followed Day around the course.
It was right about that time that the rest of the world started to take note of an emerging star. Little did I, or the rest of the world know, that Day would have a pair of runner-up finishes in majors midway through 2011.
Jason Day is all grown up. With a polished swing, and the Sunday swagger of Tiger Woods, he has evolved into a favorite to hoist the Claret Jug. The eighth-ranked player in the world has his eyes wide with ambition. Day has enough talent and panache to take down any challenger in his way. Don’t be surprised if he’s one of the last men standing on Sunday.
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