Major Glory for Jason Day Closer Than Ever After White-Hot Putting Display

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Published: August 16, 2015

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Not everyone is Jordan Spieth or Tiger Woods.

While those two broke out at Augusta as 21-year-olds and were multiple winners soon after, it takes most of the other guys a little bit longer to become established as major commodities.

So, toward that end, perhaps it’s better to liken Jason Day to Phil Mickelson.

Though Lefty turned pro with a tour win already under his belt, it took a while—12 years, in fact—for him to finally pick up one of the four most sought-after trophies in 2004.

He’s added four more trinkets to the mantel since then, and the enhanced reputation those wins create makes it difficult to remember when he was burdened with the “best player to never win a major” tag.

By this time Sunday night, it could be the beginning of the end for Day’s tenure as well.



The six-under-par 66 he shot Saturday continued progress from Thursday’s 68 and Friday’s 67, and it provided a two-shot cushion heading into the final round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.

He’ll share a Sunday pairing with the aforementioned Spieth, who birdied six of the final eight holes to give himself a chance at a first “American Slam”—winning the Masters, U.S. Open and PGA Championship in one year.

But it still wasn’t enough to overtake Day, who holds or shares the tournament lead in eagles (2), longest drive (374 yards), strokes gained tee to green (14.753) and strokes gained total (16.718) through 54 holes, while also standing second in birdies (18) and greens in regulation (77.78 percent).

And the separation on Saturday came largely with the putter.

Day’s third round featured just 23 putts overall and one-putts on 13 of 18 greens—including three birdies between 11 and 18 feet, one from better than 26 feet and an eagle from 13 feet, two inches...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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