World No1 says his laid back approach, which has removed the stress that almost ended his career, gives him a serious chance of winning his first Masters
Jason Day’s first trip to the Masters was very nearly his last trip to the Masters. That was in 2011, when he had been on the tour for four years and won only the one tournament, the Byron Nelson at the Four Seasons Resort in Las Colinas. He arrived in Augusta as the 41st best player in the world, but suffering with the kind of doubts that occasionally afflict everyone who ever picks up a club, even the weekend hackers. He had got to wondering why he even bothered playing. “Golf is a very, very frustrating game, I sympathise with everyone that’s played golf,” Day says.
“It can be very…,” he paused, searching for the right word, then restarted. “It’s emotional highs and lows in the game of golf. There are moments when you’re going through very, very rough times, and you’re hating the game.”
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