Day has his eyes on PGA Tour prize despite back injury
Jason Day aims high after his return from a back injury, including a shot at Player of the Year honours
MIAMI — Jason Day has been careful in plotting his return from the back injury that forced him out the BMW Championship earlier in September, but that does not mean he is lowering his sights at this week’s PGA Tour Championship. The world No1 from Australia is one of five players who go into the tournament at East Lake in Atlanta, Georgia, with a chance to claim the FedExCup playoff bonus. Although he could finish as low as tied for third and still have a chance of capturing the prize, he said he is treating the week as a must-win. "It’s either winning or nothing else matters. That’s the mentality that I have to go into because, if I finish second, that’s great and all, but it may not win me the trophy. So I’ve got to go in with the mentality that I have to win." Day thinks a victory could also give him a shot at Player of the Year honours, an award voted on by Tour members which many believed US Open champion Dustin Johnson wrapped up with his victory at the BMW Championship at Cro...
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