Jason Day says WINNING is key to comeback after solid QBE Shootout showing

Jason Day wants to win again and he says this is the most important part of his comeback to form on the PGA Tour.

He and Marc Leishman led after the first two rounds at Tiburon Golf Club, but they eventually fell victim to the brilliance of Kevin Na and Jason Kokrak at the QBE Shootout.

This was Day's best showing at a PGA Tour event, albeit an unofficial one, since he finished tied 10th at the Travelers Championship back in June. 

The former World No.1 golfer is far from his previous heights now he is out of the world's top 100, however in the new year, we can hope his many problems do not come back to haunt him.

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"It was nice to be able to come into a week like this and try a few things with my swing," Day said.

"Even though it’s competitive rounds, I can get in there and see how the changes are going. Playing with Leish is always fun. We’ve been good mates for a while now and it was a nice way to end the year.

"It’s still not 100 per cent. Obviously every day I come off and I’m just a little bit in pain still because it’s just not quite - it’s hard. 

"I’m standing out there and I’m trying to get my left hip back and cover it with the ball, I feel like it’s going to go 50 left and then I kind of dump it back underneath, which is the old move and it’s no good for me.

"There were some really good shots mixed in with some kind of old stuff. It’s making a slow move to the correct stuff, but yeah, I think overall I was very pleased with how the week went.

"Obviously to have the year that I had and then obviously coming in this week with the work that I did last week, I think things are improving."

The 34-year-old was at the peak of his powers in 2015. He won five of his 12 PGA Tour victories during this season and he also won the PGA Championship.

He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Players Championship and the Dell Match Play in the following season. It is a wonder how he has only one major title to his name.

But it is no secret that Day has struggled with injuries and health issues in recent years. He withdrew from the Memorial Tournament in 2021 because of his back and this same problem plagued him in 2020 too.

Day also collapsed during the US Open in 2015 with a bout of vertigo. It is a shame that such a popular and talented player has suffered from such issues, but he thinks he knows the tonic for this.

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"The only thing that takes care of it is winning, so I’m really trying to focus on trying to get back to getting my game in a spot where I’m confident and then the next step is to go out there and win and win more often," Day added.

"That’s one thing that I’m trying to accomplish this next coming year. I feel pretty happy with how things are progressing.

"I’ve just got to keep working on it and just be patient with it and let things kind of unfold on themselves and hopefully through the patience I get that nice delayed gratification and I start showing some good results here soon."

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