TAKING ON SPIETH NO PROBLEM FOR DAY
QUEENSLANDER Jason Day isn’t fazed he could be pitted against three-time major winner Jordan Spieth in the Presidents Cup on Sunday.
Day is one of three Australians in the International team that hasn’t beaten the USA in the competition since 1998.
That’s pressure enough but Day says he’s up to the challenge if the event goes down to the wire on Sunday.
“Jordan or Justin (Thomas) or whoever is playing good, I’ll play against him. I’m fine with that,” Day said.
“I enjoy stiff competition. So the harder, the better.”
Day, who was the new world No.1 going into the 2015 Presidents Cup, said he was “burnt out” and didn’t play his best last time, and he owed his team one this week at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey.
“I think I won four tournaments in six weeks, and mentally, I just kind of wanted a break and it was just tough for me to lift myself up,” he said.
“It shouldn’t be an excuse. I played poorly. I was coming off a good second half of the year stretch, and I should have showed up, and unfortunately, I didn’t. I’m hoping that I can redeem myself this week.”
Every member of the USA team is ranked inside the world top 30, and the 12-man outfit has won 22 events this season, including three majors.
The International team, which also includes fellow Aussies Adam Scott and Marc Leishman, boasts eight players who haven’t won this year.