Jason Day still regrets missing the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Day was the No. 1 player in the world back then and cited concerns over the Zika virus for skipping. Now he says he should have sucked it up and gone. He didn't qualify for the Tokyo Games. But the Australian made it to the Paris Olympics.
Jason Day , of Australia, right, poses with his caddie Luke Reardon after a practice round for the men’s golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, as teammate Min Woo Lee, left, looks on Monday, July 29, 2024, at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Jason Day , of Australia, walks to the 18th green during a practice round for the men’s golf event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.
Day twice referenced “burnout” when he spoke about missing the 2016 Olympics. He was at his dominant best, winning eight times in a two-year stretch and holding the No. 1 ranking for 47 consecutive weeks.Money takes back seat to medals as men compete in Olympics. LPGA has pre-Olympic event in Portland“I don’t think it was necessarily from winning too much. It’s more the other stuff that comes with it,” Day said. “The signing of autographs.
The three-sided locket is shaped like the Masters logo — the continental U.S. with a flag in Augusta, Georgia. Open it once and there’s a silhouette of the clubhouse inside. Open it again and there’s a silhouette of club co-founder Bobby Jones. On the back is the winning player’s initials. The $3.8 million purse is the largest on the LPGA except for the five majors and the CME Group Tour Championship.
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