Former world number one Jason Day said on Wednesday his recent resurgence had lit a fire within him to aim for a second major in 2025, a decade after the Australian broke the PGA Championship barrier.
Day won seven PGA Tour titles in 17 starts in 2015 and 2016. At the time, some predicted the next Tiger Woods might have arrived.
But since winning his first major at Whistling Straits in 2015, he has failed to enjoy success at golf’s four biggest events, with back injuries severely hampering his career.
The 37-year-old has enjoyed a resurgence in 2023, fueled by swing changes intended to relieve pressure on his lower back.
Day won his 13th PGA Tour title, and last year at The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool he was tied for second.
He has posted four top-10s on the PGA Tour this year and told Royal Queensland in Brisbane ahead of the Australian PGA Championship: “I feel good about my game.
“One goal (for 2025) is to try to win a major tournament and another goal is to win a high (PGA Tour) event.
“The goal for me has always been to try to win all four (majors). I know I definitely have the game to win majors.
“It’s just about being healthy first and foremost and then having the swing and technique to back it up,” he added.
“I know on my day I’m the best putter in the world and my short game is (great).
“I just need the ball hitting to match that. If I can do that, then I definitely have a chance to win more majors than my first.”
The day begins this week in the Australian PGA, co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour, alongside fellow Australians Cameron Smith and Min Woo Lee.
This is Day’s first appearance in his native country since 2017.
He has been criticized in the past for competing only twice at the national level since 2013, when he won the World Cup of Golf and four years later at the Australian Open.
“I always wanted to win in Australia and I haven’t won as a professional,” the Queensland native said.
“I saw Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy win the Australian Open. It would be good for me to do that, especially in Brisbane, where I grew up playing tournaments at Royal Queensland.”
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