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Jason Day starts dating to his record Jason Day, of Australia, celebrates after winning the Dell McIlroy protected against
win at the PGA Champion- Match Play Championship golf tournament by beating Louis the water and played his
Continued from page 17 ship last August. Oosthuizen, of South Africa, at Austin Country Club, Sunday, shot out to the right. Day
Jordan Spieth’s loss in the March 27, 2016, in Austin, Texas. was going to do the same
He will head to Augusta fourth round was the first thing with a 4-iron when he
National later this week to part in Day getting back to Associated Press felt a gust in his face, and
start preparing. The Mas- No. 1. switched to a 2-iron. He
ters starts April 7. Day winning in the quarter- He’s always been a great wind, over the water to the took a line right over the
“I am looking forward to finals was the second part. long iron player. left corner of the green, water, cleared it by a foot
it,” Day said. “I know it’s As for that big match? “And the way he’s putting leaving him 6 feet for bird- and set up a two-putt bird-
one tournament that I’ve The record book will show now, there’s a reason why ie. Day missed the green ie that gave him the lead
always want to win. So the that Day defeated Louis he’s No. 1 in the world.” left and faced a downhill for good.
motivation and the want Oosthuizen, 5 and 4, to win The key moment for chip so severe that he went That’s how quickly control
... there’s no problem. It’s the tournament. That was Day even getting to the with a full shot to reduce in that match changed.
been good momentum never really in doubt. Day championship match was the roll. It worked OK, but “Once the wind started
for me, confidence-wise, took the lead for good on against McIlroy on the not great, and he still had gusting up, I said, ‘I’m go-
over the last two weeks. I the fourth hole and ex- back nine. 12 feet left for par. ing to change and for
can’t get comfortable with tended it because he was McIlroy was on the verge Day made. McIlroy miss. the 2-iron and go for the
how I’m playing right now. making putts at Austin of going 1 up when he hit Then, both were in range green,’” Day said. “In my
I can’t get lazy, because Country Club and Oosthui- a magnificent shot into the on the par-5 12th when head, I was saying that. I
I’ve got to understand that zen was not. pulled it a little bit ... and it
what I’m doing is working. “A top player these days, worked out fantastic.”
So I’ve got to keep work- he always makes that cru- McIlroy hit a poor chip be-
ing on the things that have cial putt when he needs hind the 13th green and
caused me to win over the to,” Oosthuizen said. fell 2 down, and he never
last two weeks.” “We’ve seen a thousand could catch up.
The last time anyone won times through Tiger doing it. “I think the morning’s round
back-to-back on the PGA Jordan does it all the time. was probably one of the
Tour was only three weeks And Jason, whenever he hardest rounds I’ve had to
ago when Adam Scott needs to make a crucial go through in match-play
won at PGA National and putt, he makes it. You see format,” Day said.
Doral. What makes Day him this morning against The back injury was all but
stand out as a favorite is Rory when he made that forgotten when Day mo-
that the Match Play was putt on 18. He’s always tored his way to an easy
his sixth victory in his last 13 been a great iron player. victory over Oosthuizen.q
