Determined to end his major championship drought in 2015, Jason Day sought council from Tiger Woods and will do the same with Greg Norman in the near future.
Fit and ready for a fresh assault on the US PGA Tour in Maui, Day revealed he used time paired with 14-time major-winning Woods at his December event to garner advice for his own major championship tilt.
Regarded as one of the best talents yet to claim a major, the 27-year-old Australian already has seven top 10s from just 17 starts in golf’s biggest events, including three runner-ups, a third and a fourth.
“I am trying to get insight from the best players in the world,” Day said.
“I talked to Tiger about being comfortable and finding your zone. Some guys like to get aggro and it makes them play better and some guys like to get really mellow.
“I have to try to find my sweet spot and stick to it. I think I am a guy who can’t get too high or too low.
“It is easy to say that but when you are out on the 16th hole with the lead Sunday at Augusta, it is very hard to stay down.
“You get so pumped up and that is what happened to me in 2013. I got way too high, had so many emotions and feelings going through my body, it just psyched me out.”
After picking Woods’ brain, Day claimed the Shark Shootout in Florida with American Cameron Tringale the following week and went to two-time major winner and host Norman for more advice.
The pair resolved to set up a phone call for a lengthy chat, which Day will instigate after this Hawaiian swing.
“I asked Greg if he saw anything in my game and he told me a saw a few things he thought I could improve and to give him a call and I need to do that,” he said.
“I am all ears when it comes to guys like that who can give me insight to bettering myself not only on the course but off the course as well.”
The Queenslander has already pinpointed one aspect as he gears up for his season opener at the Plantation Course in Kapalua – greens in regulation from inside 125 yards.
Ranked 136th on tour last season hitting greens from the ‘scoring’ zone, but still ranking fourth in relation to par from the same distance represents a mouth-watering chance to improve.
“Your scoring clubs are 150 yards and in,” Day said.
“If I can improve that and get one or two more greens in regulation and then one or two more birdies from there a round, I believe I will win one, two or three times a year.”
