Jason Day survived to be the last man standing at the WGC-Dell Match Play for the second time in three years on Sunday. Day’s semifinal victory over Rory McIlroy (1 up) and his finals win over Louis Oosthuizen (4&3) cemented his spot atop the world golf rankings. The win was Day’s second WGC and his ninth PGA Tour win overall.
What’s In His Bag
Driver: TaylorMade M1 460 (10.5°, Mitsubishi Rayon KuroKage Silver TiNi 70X shaft)
3-wood: TaylorMade AeroBurner TP (16.5° bent to 14.5°, Mitsubishi Rayon KuroKage Silver TiNi 80X shaft)
Irons: TaylorMade RSi 2 (2-iron, True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 shaft)
TaylorMade RSi TP (4-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 shafts)
Wedges: TaylorMade Tour Preferred EF Tour Grind (47°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shaft)
TaylorMade Tour Preferred ATV Grind (52° 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts)
Putter: TaylorMade Ghost Spider Itsy Bitsy Prototype
Ball: TaylorMade Tour Preferred X
Most Valuable Club: TaylorMade Ghost Spider Itsy Bitsy Prototype
For all the accolades and admiration Jason Day receives for his superior driving and ball striking, his putting over the course of the last eight months has been what has elevated him above the nine fields he has defeated. This week at the WGC-Dell Match Play, Day had another great week on the greens, holing 61.1% of his putts from 10-15 feet.
His make percentage entering the week from that distance: 31.1%.
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(Info via PGATour.com)
