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Jason Day is an Australian Professional Golfer and PGA Tour winner. He is a former World Number 1 player, achieving this in September 2015.

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Jason Day is an Australian Professional Golfer and PGA Tour winner. He is a former World Number 1 player, achieving this in September 2015. He began playing at the age of six and is still in the game as of 2021. He has said that he will play professionally until he is at least 50.

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BIOGRAPHY

  • Jason Day was born on November 12, 1987, in Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
  • His father’s name was Alvin and he was an Irish Australian. Alvin passed away from stomach cancer when Jason was 12.
  • His mother, Denning, immigrated from the Philippines to Australia in the early 1980s.
  • Jason has two siblings named Kim and Yanna.
  • When Jason turned six, his father took him to Beaudesert Golf Club to enroll him as a junior golfer.
  • When he was eight, his family moved to Rockhampton, where he began winning events in the surrounding districts.
  • Jason’s mother sent him to Kooralbyn International School because they had a golf course attached to their curriculum. When Kooralbyn closed down, his coach Col Swatton requested he attend Hills International College because it had a golf academy.
  • Tiger Woods became his first influence after reading a book he borrowed from his roommate, which inspired him to change up his training technique, to practice in the early morning, at lunch-time, and in the evening just like Tiger Woods.
  • Jason used the book and its reports on Woods’ scores as the benchmark for improvement.
  • Jason’s first big win was in 2000 at the age of 13, in the Australian masters Junior event on the Gold Coast.
  • Jason married Ellie Harvey in 2009, and they have three children, Dash, Lucy, and Arrow.

AMATEUR CAREER

  • Jason Day won the Australian Junior Order of Merit twice.
  • In 2004, Jason won the Australian Boys’ Amateur.
  • His success in the amateur league was noticed by the United States, where he would go and win the boys 15-17 division at the Callaway World Junior Championship in 2004.
  • In 2005, he was runner-up in the Porter Cup.

EARLY CAREER

  • Jason turned professional in July 2006 when he won the Green Jacket at the NEC Master of the Amateurs.
  • Jason made five of his six cuts into the PGA Tour as a pro, with his best finish being eleventh place at the Reno-Tahoe Open.
  • In 2006, Jason qualified for the PGA tour, getting placed second in the three rounds.
  • He failed to qualify for the 2007 PGA Tour but still managed to earn conditional status on the Nationwide Tour for 2007.
  • In July 2007, Jason won his first Nationwide Tour at the Legend Financial Group Classic, making him the youngest man to win the PGA Tour, three tours.
  • In 2010, Jason finished second at the Puerto Rico open.
  • Jason became the youngest Australian to win a PGA Tour event when he won the HP Byron Nelson Championship in May 2010. He got an entry into his first-ever major championship.
  • In August 2010, Jason made his first appearance in the PGA Championship, finishing seven under par, making it the first time he made the top ten in a major tour.

MAJORS CAREER

  • In 2011, Jason tied second with Adam Scott, setting the masters record for the lowest score by a first-time participant, becoming his best performance in a major championship.
  • In June 2011, Jason participated in the Congressional US Open; this was his first appearance in a US Open.
  • Despite not winning a tournament in 2011, his performance during the year helped to move him into the Official World Golf Ranking top ten for the first time in his career.
  • Jason got to compete again in the 2013 Masters Tournament, placing third.
  • In 2013, Jason finished runner-up in the US Open at Merion Golf Club for the third time in a major championship.
  • Jason won his first World Golf Championship in February 2014 at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. This win made him fourth in the world rankings.
  • In February 2015, Jason won his third PGA Tour event, getting his seventh title as a pro.
  • During the 2015 US Open, Jason collapsed from vertigo, but still managed to finish tied for the lead.
  • On September 20, 2015, Jason gained the world number 1 ranking for the first time.
  • In 2016, Jason pulled out of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro because he was worried about the Zika virus.
  • 2017 was a winless season for Jason.
  • In 2018, Jason won the Farmers Insurance Open for the second time, his first win in 18 months, placing him back in the top ten.
  • 2019 saw Jason withdraw as captain for the International Team for the Presidents Cup because of a back injury.

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