A heavy-hearted Jason Day will tee it up at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass this week looking to throw himself back into work after his mother Dening’s death last week.
The 33-year-old has played just once since missing the cut at The Open Championship at Royal St George’s in July and after this week is booked in to play only the QBE Shootout prior to the Farmers Insurance Open starting Australia Day, 2022.
In this the year of rediscovery among some of the very best in the golf ranks, Jason Day is just getting started, but thanks to a young boy, a hardened mental coach, and the rekindling of belief in himself, the process is showing promise.
This week marks his first start since the PGA Championship, more than a month ago. If the back has indeed healed even a little, it’s not showing. And still, there he is, sky-high on the leaderboard.