Calm Day can win Masters

Major winners Ian Baker-Finch and Nick Faldo believe Jason Day is a good chance to win the Masters if he can contain his emotions at Augusta.

Day has admitted to overdoing preparation for previous Masters and, at times, trying too hard for the major victory he wants the most.

But former British Open winner Baker-Finch says the secret to Day finally getting over the line after two top-three finishes is to control his bursts of adrenaline.

‘‘The hardest thing when something means so much to you is to treat it like another event,’’ BakerFinch said at Augusta.

‘‘It’s so hard to do at a major and possibly harder at the Masters because you want it so badly. But he certainly has the game to win; he drives it well and he hits it so high, but it’s all about his attitude.’’

This will be Day’s eighth Masters, and his near misses include a runner-up finish in 2011 and third place when countryman Adam Scott won in 2013.

‘‘I think he has the answers now . . . he’s getting older, he has been there a bunch of times, he’s got a lot more experience under the belt he’s won a major,’’ BakerFinch said of 2015 US PGA Championship winner Day.

Faldo, who won three Masters among six major titles, was impressed with world No 11 Day’s run into Augusta – which includes a US PGA Tour win and a runnerup finish.

‘‘Jason is concentrating well,’’ Faldo said. ‘‘Some guys ramp it up too much at majors, but I always tried to calm everything down.

‘‘The most important thing is how to get the right intensity but relax at the same time.’’

Day has switched caddies for the year’s first major, benching usual bagman Luke Reardon for close mate Rika Batibasaga.