Pinoy golfer finishes second in US Open
06/21/2011
MANILA, Philippines – Rory McIlroy is the current toast of the golf world, thanks to his dominant victory in the US Open.
But golf fans should not sleep on Jason Day, who came in second to McIlroy and has finished in the top 10 of five PGA events this year.
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The 23-year-old Filipino-Australian is enjoying a brilliant 2011 season. He is ranked number 9 in the world and is currently Australia's top ranked golfer.
In his Masters debut last April, he finished tied for second place with fellow Australian Adam Sott.
He also placed fifth in the HP Byron Nelson Championship last May.
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Day was born to an Australian father and a Filipina mother, who were both employed as meat workers in Queensland.
In an interview last April, Day said that he got his competitive nature from his mother.
"She's very competitive," Day said of his mother, Dening.
"She would always tell me to beat (my opponents). Not just beat them, but to crush them into the ground."
Dening did more than instill a killer instinct in her son; she also recognized his potential and sent him to a golf academy.
Day was unable to provide a serious threat to McIlroy in the US Open, but the Fil-Australian is determined to bounce back this November in the Australian PGA Championship. It will be his first time to compete in the event.
"I'm really excited about coming back to Queensland and playing the PGA at Coolum," said Day.
"This year will be big. It's going to be a great field and I'm looking forward to playing well in front of my friends and family and all the young golf fans."
Day is determined to improve his ranking and reach the pinnacle of the golf world.
"I want to become No. 1 in the world. I was taught in my life, by my parents, that you don't get anywhere without working hard," he said. With reports from abs-cbnNEWS.com and Agence France-Presse
But golf fans should not sleep on Jason Day, who came in second to McIlroy and has finished in the top 10 of five PGA events this year.
In his Masters debut last April, he finished tied for second place with fellow Australian Adam Sott.
He also placed fifth in the HP Byron Nelson Championship last May.
Day was born to an Australian father and a Filipina mother, who were both employed as meat workers in Queensland.
In an interview last April, Day said that he got his competitive nature from his mother.
"She's very competitive," Day said of his mother, Dening.
"She would always tell me to beat (my opponents). Not just beat them, but to crush them into the ground."
Dening did more than instill a killer instinct in her son; she also recognized his potential and sent him to a golf academy.
Day was unable to provide a serious threat to McIlroy in the US Open, but the Fil-Australian is determined to bounce back this November in the Australian PGA Championship. It will be his first time to compete in the event.
"I'm really excited about coming back to Queensland and playing the PGA at Coolum," said Day.
"This year will be big. It's going to be a great field and I'm looking forward to playing well in front of my friends and family and all the young golf fans."
Day is determined to improve his ranking and reach the pinnacle of the golf world.
"I want to become No. 1 in the world. I was taught in my life, by my parents, that you don't get anywhere without working hard," he said. With reports from abs-cbnNEWS.com and Agence France-Presse
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