Rory McIlroy overcame a chaotic weekend at Augusta National to defend his Masters title, holding off late charges to secure back-to-back green jackets and his sixth major championship.
Jason Day may have earned a fifth top-10 result at the Masters but the perennial Augusta contender blasted himself for not capitalising on another year in the mix at the April major.
Jason Day has praised the guts of Masters champion Rory McIlroy in completing the career grand slam after more than a decade of “gut punches” and heartache attempting to capture golf’s holy grail.
Jason Day says his quest for a Masters green jacket will hinge on his ability to stay in survival mode at Augusta National knowing, after 14 years, all that counts is that a golfer is in with a chance on the back nine on Sunday.
Jason Day feels he came in under the radar relative to the big names but the former world No.1 and Masters runner up equalled his second-best score in 14 years of opening rounds at Augusta National to be well in contention.
Each of the five Australians in the Masters field would stop the presses and trigger a tidal wave of back page news stories, but our writer at Augusta dreams up how they could break the internet.
Jason Day has backed Min Woo Lee as the best equipped become Australia’s next male world No.1 golfer if he’s prepared to adopt the lifestyle required to dominate elite golf.
Australian Golf Digest
