Jason Day
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Jason Day (born 12 November, 1987) is an Australian professional golfer.
As an amateur, Day accumulated a great deal of success in Australia, twice being awarded the Australian Junior Order of Merit. He finished seventh and was the leading amateur at the Queensland Open Championship. His amateur success extended to the United States, where he won the Boys 15-17 division at the 2004 Callaway World Junior Championship and was runner-up in the 2005 Porter Cup.[1]
Day turned pro in July 2006, after winning the Green Jacket at the NEC Master of the Amateurs, signing with Taylor Made and adidas[2] and immediately began playing PGA Tour events, principally through sponsors' exemptions. He made the cut in five of his first six PGA Tour events as a pro, with a best finish of eleventh at the Reno-Tahoe Open, with official winnings of over $160,000. He entered PGA Tour qualifying, or Q-School. Placed in the second of three rounds, he tied for first in his section of the second round, advancing to the Q-School finals. However, in the six-round finals, he played poorly, shooting fifteen shots higher than the score needeed to qualify. Accordingly, he failed to earn his 2007 PGA Tour card, but will have full status on the Nationwide Tour.
