DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) – The Memorial has all the trappings of a home event for Jason Day.
He met his wife in Ohio and now lives about 25 minutes away from Muirfield Village Golf Club. He is a member at the course Jack Nicklaus built. Just don’t get the idea that the former world No. 1 has any kind of an advantage.
“Today was the first round I’ve played at Muirfield this year,” Day said Wednesday after a pro-am round with former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning. “I’ve played here for many years now. I’ve been so busy and been on the road that I haven’t had the opportunity.”
And when he plays the Memorial, he hasn’t done very well.
In eight appearances, Day has yet to crack the top 25. He has shot in the 60s only six times in 26 rounds.