Jason Day set himself up for the fall. In the end, his finish to the Emirates Australian Open was emblematic of his winless 2017 – his first since 2012 – a little faltering, and slightly error-prone.
In 13 months as a professional, Sydney’s Cameron Davis had hardly set the world on fire. That all changed at The Australian Golf Club on Sunday afternoon when he fulfilled a boyhood dream and captured the Emirates Australian Open.
Back playing in Australia for the first time in four years, a back-nine birdie blitz catapulted Jason Day into contention on day two of the Emirates Australian Open in Sydney.
The crowd came to see Jason Day make his first appearance at the Emirates Australian Open in four years, but it was a 22-year-old rookie who stole the first-round lead at The Australian Golf Club.
The PGA of Australia’s newest Life Member Ron Luxton, on being given the silent treatment by Tiger Woods, autographing a book for Sir Donald Bradman and why he never wants to play Augusta National.
Jason Day will play this year’s Emirates Australian Open in Sydney from 23-26 November, the first time he’s contested our national championship in four years.
Australian Golf Digest
