Jason Day makes confession after emotional win: "I never told my wife that"

Jason Day made the revelation after winning his 13th PGA Tour title.

15 May 2023

Jason Day makes confession after emotional win:

A teary-eyed Jason Day admitted he was close to quitting the PGA Tour over the last couple of years as he dealt with a number of personal and physical battles.

Day, 35, returned to the winner's circle for the first time in five years by clinching the AT&T Byron Nelson by one stroke at TPC Craig Ranch.

The Australian, who spent more than 50 weeks as the world's best golfer across two spells in 2015 and 2017, has had to re-invent his swing after a longstanding back injury hindered his career.

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Couple that with dealing with vertigo and the passing of his mother Denning last March and it's not hard to see why Day has previously described the last few years as 'a big ball of stress'.

One person who knows how much Day has suffered is his wife Ellie.

Heavily-pregnant Ellie was by the green as Day clinched his 13th PGA Tour title.

Day revealed:

"I was in tears for a little bit there, and to think about what my mom went through from 2017 on to her passing last year and then to know that -- it was very emotional to go through and to experience what she was going through, then I had injuries on top of all of that going on in my life.

"To be honest, I was very close to calling it quits. I never told my wife that, but I was okay with it, just because it was a very stressful part of my life.

"Ellie, she never gave up on me trying to get back to the winner's circle again. She just always was pushing me to try and get better."

Day also said he's been battling an infection with his sinuses which has led to extreme fatigue at times.

It has resulted in the golfer, at times, not being able to practice on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Still, he now feels as though he is on the other side.

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Day added:

"The highs and lows of golf is interesting. You definitely learn a lot about yourself through the lows more so than the highs obviously. I learned that I can handle the pressure still and focus, and I've still got the game to win.

"But a lot of that success today was based off a lot of the groundwork, six months ago, a year ago, two years ago, that built the game to where it is today, where I can succeed on a level like this.

"Yeah, I know that delayed gratification is probably the best feeling of all time. Instant gratification is great, but delayed gratification is the best."

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