Golf: Day wins in nail-biting playoff
Jason Day (R) of Australia celebrates wiht his caddie after his victory on the second playoff hole during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on February 8, 2015 in La Jolla, California. PHOTO:AFP
Australia’s Jason Day parred the second hole of a four-man sudden-death playoff on Sunday to win the $6.3 million Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
With his third US PGA Tour triumph, the 27-year-old will rise from eighth to number four in the world, overtaking Adam Scott to become the top-ranked Australian.
He out-lasted JB Holmes and defending champion Scott Stallings and Harris English. “It’s an amazing feeling because I’ve been working so hard for this. I just kept visualizing myself holding the trophy this week, kind of like what I did at the WGC Match Play,” said Day. “I just said, I’m not going to stop, I’m not going to stop. I’m just really proud of myself to be able to hang in there and grind it out.”.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 10th, 2015.