{"id":296664,"date":"2023-05-14T22:20:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T22:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=296664"},"modified":"2023-05-14T22:59:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T22:59:03","slug":"aussie-day-breaks-five-year-pga-tour-win-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=296664","title":{"rendered":"Aussie Day breaks five-year PGA Tour win drought"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jason Day<\/a> has claimed his first victory on the PGA Tour<\/a> since 2018, winning the Byron Nelson<\/a> in Texas by a shot.<\/p>\n

Starting the day two shots back, Day made four birdies in a sensational front nine, and took the lead by chipping in for another birdie \ufeffon the 14th and didn't look back.<\/p>\n

Even with the predicted rain beginning to fall as he played the 17th hole, Day remained calm to finish par-birdie to card a bogey-free nine-under 62 to finish the tournament at 23-under.<\/p>\n

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And he did it with his family – including his four kids and pregnant wife Ellie – in tow the whole way around the course. It was his 13th career win.<\/p>\n

\"Jason<\/p>\n

Day finished a shot ahead of Si Woo Kim and Austin Eckroat.<\/p>\n

The victory is an emotional one for Day, coming a little over a year since his mum passed away.<\/p>\n

Instead of wearing the names of their players, caddies wore the first names of their player's mum during the final round.<\/p>\n

"It's been a struggling few years … five years since my last win so to be able to get the win the way I've played today was really special," Day said after the round.<\/p>\n

Since his last win, Day suffered a back injury, and was forced to make wholesale changes to his swing. The injury and subsequent recovery saw him fall outside the top-150 in the world rankings.<\/p>\n

\"Emotional<\/p>\n

Day said it had been a "non-stop grind" to get back to the top.<\/p>\n

"I've had a lot of injuries with my back and for a moment there I thought I wasn't going to play again, and then just trying to get through those two years [where] trying to get through a tournament was difficult.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"So to be on the other side, to be healthy and feeling good about my game, and finally winning again, there's no better feeling really."<\/p>\n

Day also took a moment to thank Ellie, before revealing he hadn't yet bought her anything for Mothers Day.<\/p>\n

"The amount of sacrifice she's made for me and my career, I can't thank her enough."<\/p>\n

Adam Scott also shot a bogey-free eight-under to move up the leaderboard into a tie for eighth, just four shots back.<\/p>\n

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