Jason Day will be hopeful of winning The Masters this year on his 15th attempt.
Day’s game is the perfect fit for Augusta National, on paper at least, so it’s no surprise that he has had three top-5s and five top-10 finishes in The Masters throughout his career.
However, the Australian has never been able to actually get over the line and win a green jacket.
Day has shown some promising signs on the PGA Tour so far this year, with two top-6 finishes to his name in seven events.
However, he has missed two cuts as well, so it’s unclear as to how he will actually perform at The Masters this week.
Interestingly, Jason Day has been asked to tone down his outfit choices for the Masters by the Augusta National hierarchy.
He’ll be hopeful of hitting the headlines for his quality golf this week, rather than the shirts and trousers he chooses to wear.
Jason Day’s ‘weird’ secret to adding 10mph in ball speed overnight
Day addressed the media at Augusta National on Tuesday morning.
He responded when asked about his game and how he is feeling heading into his 15th Masters.
“I feel like there was a bit of a setup change at the — just more so recently, which is kind of weird,“ Day explained.
“Like I didn’t realize how far left-sided I got with my swing or my stance. And, essentially, I was probably around 168 to 170 ball speed at the start of the year.
“We made a quick change going back to more 50/50, back like front foot and trail foot, and then also 50/50 like toe to heel. And as soon as I did that, it jumped up 10 miles an hour on the ball speed, which was good.
“So starting to see some — I would say that when I’m out there playing, I probably keep it around 78 now, 77, 78, somewhere in that region.
“On the driving range I can get it up to 81, 82, which, I mean, compared to the start of the year, if you’re popping it out there 168 ball speed, it’s not going to go very far, so it’s carrying about 310, which is good.
“So especially playing this golf course, that makes things a little bit more exciting because there’s certain carries that you potentially take on.“
A 10 mph jump in ball speed overnight is seriously impressive, especially without speed training or making any actual changes to his technique.
That should serve him really well around Augusta National this week.
Jason Day is feeling great ahead of The Masters
The Australian was asked whether this is the best he has ever felt heading into The Masters throughout his career.
“I shouldn’t say it’s the best I’ve felt, because obviously there have been some times where I’ve come in Top 5 or Top 10 and I felt like I was pretty focused and ready to go,“ Day admitted.
“Overall the body feels good. That’s a plus. I’m driving it, and the heights of my shots, my iron shots are so much higher than what they were at the start of the year.
“I was maxing out at 100 feet, apex on my irons. Now they’re upwards of 120 to 130, which is my old height.
“Like I said, I think I talked to you last week about being able to go at certain pin locations, even though sometimes you shouldn’t, but you have the opportunity to if you do have the height.“
Day is clearly very confident about his game heading into The Masters and if he plays to his potential, he will have every chance of winning a green jacket for the first time.
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