Jason Day

Jason Day's career is a study in peaks and persistence. The Australian from Beaudesert, Queensland, climbed to world number one and held it for 51 weeks, winning 13 times on the PGA Tour including the 2015 PGA Championship, his first major, and the 2016 Players Championship. What I find compelling is how often he competed through visible physical pain, especially back trouble, yet kept contending at the highest level. That blend of raw talent and stubborn resilience defines him for me. Reaching the top of golf is hard enough; staying relevant after injury setbacks shows the kind of grit I genuinely respect.

Name (English)

Jason Day

Name (Japanese)

ジェイソン・デイ

Reading

じぇいそん・でい

Born

November 12, 1987 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

Origin

Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia

Height

182 cm

Occupation

golfer

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%20(%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC)

Tags

• Queensland
• golfer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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