Day set for return to action after vertigo derailed Masters plan
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[May 04, 2023]
(Reuters) - A well-rested Jason Day will return to
competition this week for the first time since enduring a horror
finish to last month's Masters that the Australian revealed on
Wednesday was due to another bout of vertigo.
Day had a chance at a top-12 finish at Augusta National that would
have secured him an invite to the 2024 Masters but came apart in
spectacular fashion with four double-bogeys across his last 10 holes
to finish in a tie for 39th place.
"So last round of the Masters I had vertigo, so that was obviously
not fun to play in that final round," world number 34 Day told
reporters ahead of this week's Wells Fargo Championship in
Charlotte, North Carolina.
"We had to finish our third round Sunday morning and then I was
sitting in the caddie hut and that's when I got vertigo."
Vertigo has been an issue for Day in the past, perhaps most notably
at the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay when he collapsed on his final
hole of the second round.
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Day said he has not had "too many bouts" of vertigo since 2015 and
that when it would return it would typically last for about three
holes and then gradually get better.
In late March, the 35-year-old Australian sought medical attention
during his quarter-final loss to Scottie Scheffler at the PGA Tour's
Match Play event.
"I'm going to say it was vertigo, but I just didn't really want
anyone to -- I didn't want to talk about it too much, especially the
Match Play because it was just like a small bout of it," said Day.
"But it really kicked my butt at Augusta. That was like kind of the
time where I had to take a step back."
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Golf - The Masters - Augusta National
Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 9, 2023 Australia's Jason
Day chips onto the 6th hole green during the final round
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The former world number one, who won the most
recent of his 12 PGA Tour titles in 2018, has made huge strides
since he slid down the rankings due to a mix of back issues, swing
changes, putting woes while also dealing with the death of his
mother.
The Australian was even considered a contender going into the
Masters given a return to form that had produced five top-10
finishes in seven events going into the year's first major.
"I am under a lot more stress this year than what I was in previous
years just because of where I am week in and week out," Day said.
"I've been playing a lot better so there's obviously more stress and
when you have more stress, your immune system can get compromised
and for me it was just unfortunate that happened in the last round.
"But I've had three weeks off and I feel like I'm getting a handle
on it, which is good, so it will just take some time."
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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