Jason Day PGA Tour Golf Review
JASON – So close!
Welcome to the Jday Podcast. I’m Zach France.
Despite Jason edging up the leaderboard mum and dad still made me go to school. It turns out my sudden ‘illness’ was not enough to convince them to let me stay at home.
Congratulations to Colin Morikowa from Teamtaylormade on a great win at 13 under at Harding Park. How good were those Cypress pines, Geese and fog!
Despite carding a bogey free four under par Jason still finished tied for 4th – three back from Morikowa. Perhaps the $404,350 in prize money will help with some of the pain of not lifting the Wanamaker trophy above his head. Adam Scott in his first game back from washing golf carts and resting with the family in Caloundra finished well T22nd, Cam Smith after just making the cut ended T43rd.
Once more the Aussies show we almost have what it takes to win multiple majors…. Greg Norman earned thirty top-10 finishes and was the runner-up 8 times in majors throughout his career – one victory. Jason has had 18 top 10’s since 2010, 10 top fives in 38 majors and one victory. Adam Scott – 15 top ten finishes in majors since 2010 – one victory
Common Aussie! With 6 majors left in the next 12 months It’s our time!
The stat that Jason smashed out of the Harding park this week was “Approach to green”. Before this week he was tied for 117. At the PGA Championship he led the field.
This result sees Jason climb another 10 places to 32nd in the world and up 9 places on the FedX Cup rankings to 42nd.
My team taylormade Shot of the week came on the 16th at Harding Park – the drivable Par 4. Unfortunately for Jday fans it came from fellow Team taylormade team member Collin Morikawa who at 5ft 9 – 175cm and 72.5kgs drove the ball 293 yards onto the green – 7ft from the hole and then removing his bacon and egg putter cover from his taylor made blade putter sunk the eagle putt.
Elsewhere in the world of golf…
Minjee Lee finished 4th in the Marathon Classic on the LPGA Tour while little brother Min Woo finished 6th at the English Championship. Imagine the competition in that house. Meanwhile Gabi Ruffels lipped out on the 38th hole of the US Women’s Amature – defeated by 17 year old world number one junior Rose Zhang at Woodmont Country Club in Maryland. Ruffels Gabi’s brother Ryan finished Tied for 22nd on the Korn Ferry tour at Witch Hollow – Pumpkin Ridge. The Taree Born Brett Drewitt finished the best of the Aussies at T11.
Coming up –
Next week is the Wyndham Championship before the Fedexcup playoffs then begin at the Northern trust.
AND THAT’S THE DAY
