Jason Day considered quitting golf before the 2011 Masters
Newly minted (again) world No. 1 Jason Day has been on a roll since last summer, winning six of his last 13 starts, including the PGA Championship.
With wins in consecutive weeks on the PGA Tour, Day is the betting favorite going into the Masters.
And yet, had Day made a different call in 2011, none of that would have happened.
In an interview for “Feherty” which aired on Golf Channel on Monday, Day said he considered giving up professional golf shortly before his first Masters appearance in 2011.
“I really wanted to quit the game,” Day said. “I wasn’t having a good time on the golf course.”
Interviewer David Feherty was stunned, but the Aussie insisted it was true.
“I was not going to play that week,” said Day. “I was going to take time off.”
Ultimately, Day’s management convinced him to play. It was a good call. Day didn’t win the green jacket that week — Charl Schwartzel did with a record four birdies in the final four holes to win — but he did finish runner-up that week.
Now look where Day is.
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