Day out to ditch his driver

JASON Day plans on taking a leaf from the Tiger Woods playbook and try to win the British Open without a driver.

Woods famously pulled out the big dog only once while winning the last bone- dry Open in 2006.

His breathtaking display of control at Royal Liverpool left three- time champion- turnedcommentator Nick Faldo gushing over the “sheer perfection” of the American’s ballstriking.

With Day claiming Carnoustie’s “fairways are faster than the greens” after a summer without rain, the Australian No. 1 said he was likely to copy Woods’ blueprint.

“It’s definitely, by far, the driest ( Open I’ve played),” Day said after playing his first- ever nine holes at the course yesterday.

“It takes out the bigger clubs and I think I’m long enough to be able to hit it.

“I feel like I play my long irons pretty well. I hit them nice and high. I can hit them low too.

“So I’m excited in that regard, but I’ve still got to go and play the front side tomorrow and see what I’m going to do there because I haven’t even touched my three wood or my driver yet.”

Nor did Woods touch his driver during the last three rounds in 2006.

Yet the former world No. 1 still managed to finish 18 under par to claim his third Claret Jug and the 11th of his 14 career majors.