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Golf: Woods’s pep talk aiding Day

The 28-year-old Australian has forged a close relationship with Woods in recent months

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MIAMI: World number one Jason Day hopes that advice from Tiger Woods will come in handy at The Players Championship (TPC) this week as he attempts to break his duck in the tournament regarded as golf’s unofficial fifth major.

The 28-year-old Australian has forged a close relationship with Woods in recent months with the former world number one regularly offering advice via text messages in the build-up to events.

Woods, a two-time winner at TPC Sawgrass, will not be not competing in Ponte Vedra Beach as he battles his way back from an extended layoff after back surgery.

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“Some of the shots I hit, some of the decisions I make are because of what me and Tiger have talked about in the past,” said Day. “If you want to pick someone’s brain, it’s him. He knows what it’s like to win in the modern era.”

Published in The Express Tribune, May 12^th, 2016.

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