FORMER WORLD NO. 1 JASON DAY IS BACK. I probably said that earlier this year when Day won the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. But it’s worth saying again after his second PGA Tour victory of the season. “In the final round of the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship, Day wowed the crowd in his … Read more
JASON DAY IS BACK, MATE. The former World No. 1 went 72 holes and then another six holes in a sudden-death playoff that stretched into Monday to win the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. It was Day’s first win since the 2016 Players Championship and lifted the Aussie back into the top 10 in … Read more
JASON DAY HAS REPLACED LONGTIME CADDIE Colin Swatton, a shock to Swatton and much of the golf world after more than a decade of toil on the fairways. Well, guess what. Day is the current leader at the BMW Championship at Conway Farms. He fired a 64 in the opening round and followed with a … Read more
ODD. THAT’S HOW I FEEL ABOUT Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. Maybe it’s mostly because of the bizarre nature of the last 24 hours for Dustin Johnson, currently the best golfer on the planet. DJ will not play in this year’s Masters. He withdrew shortly before his 2:03 p.m. tee time because he slipped … Read more
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK of this Johnson kid? Sheesh. Dustin Johnson is owning it. What’s “it”? I’d say everything in the golf world. DJ won another World Golf Championship this past weekend, this time the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club. He knocked off Jon Rahm in the final, 1-up. “I feel … Read more
AUSTRALIAN MARC LEISHMAN SHOT A 69 on Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational by one shot over Kevin Kisner and Charley Hoffman. Leishman’s second PGA Tour title gives him a three-year exemption and also means he’ll be back at the Masters. “I’ve been playing well all year,” Leishman told Golf Channel. “I’ve been driving … Read more
DUSTIN JOHNSON IS ON A TEAR that has made him the world’s top-ranked golfer for the first time in his career. Johnson is the 20th player to sit on top of the mountain. How is DJ handling it? So far, so good. He won in Mexico to widen the gap between him and World No. … Read more
IN MAUI FOR THE SBS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS, Jason Day answered questions about injuries. Day talked about the severity of a thumb injury, and how it didn’t allow him to grip the golf club. And the world No. 1 golfer also spoke about his back, which was interesting in light of Greg Norman’s recent comments … Read more
AS 2016 COMES TO AN END, Australian Jason Day sits atop the golf world. Day was ranked No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) for a total of 44 weeks this year. Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Henrik Stenson and Jordan Spieth round out the top 5. The pecking order can change rather quickly, … Read more
GREG NORMAN GIVES A FAIRLY TECHNICAL explanation why World No. 1 Jason Day has back troubles and can expect more problems because of his golf swing. One factor: hip speed.