Jason Day hints USGA should have DQ'd Phil Mickelson

Jason Day believes the USGA should have disqualified Phil Mickelson from last week's US Open instead of penalise him two strokes for hitting a moving ball on the green. 

Day, who missed the cut at the US Open last weekend, said: "It's obviously disappointing to see what Phil did. I think a lot of people have mixed reviews about what he did."

The USGA revealed how they slapped Mickelson with two strokes for his head-turning decision to hit a moving ball on the 13th green, preventing his ball going down a slope and off the green, under Rule 14-5 - thus turning the American's score of 8 to 10. 

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However, a number of people believe Mickelson's actions better fit Rule 1-2 or Rule 33-7, resulting in disqualification for a "serious breach" of the rules. Seemingly made worse when the five-time major champion revealed after his round that he had "thought about doing this for some time."

Day added: "It’s just unfortunate that it happened at the USGA’s tournament, where they enforce the rules, like the R&A. And I think they may have, they probably should have enforced a different outcome for Phil.

"But it is what it is. It’s done. It’s just disappointing that that is overshadowing the winner of the whole week. I think if they had it back again, they may have chosen a different outcome."

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