MONTREAL – Having missed the previous two Presidents Cups, Jason Day famous a couple of distinct variations contained in the Worldwide group room this week at Royal Montreal.
He’s additionally seen a couple of variations inside himself, too.
Day is a four-time Presidents Cup participant however, in some ways, this yr, he looks like a rookie. Optimistic. Passionate. Motivated.
And that hasn’t all the time been the case with Day. Or his group.
“Once I first began out, I used to be fairly gung-ho about it,” he informed reporters Tuesday, “and I felt like there are some guys that simply didn’t fairly have the drive as a lot as a number of the different guys. While you’re not all working towards a purpose, then it hurts.
“You then fast-forward to a number of the different ones, and I didn’t have as a lot drive as a number of the different guys – and that sort of hurts the entire group atmosphere. You’ve obtained to have all the fellows pushing towards that purpose of making an attempt to win the cup.”
Again in 2019, Day admitted that he generally checked out mentally and that he has to “do higher” within the Presidents Cup. He particularly talked about the 2015 occasion in Korea, when he was coming off one in all his greatest years and nonetheless went 0-4-1 within the biennial competitors. Total, he sports activities a woeful 5-11-4 file.
This week, he mentioned, “I felt like I in all probability might have carried out a bit of bit extra.”
This may mark Day’s first probability to show it, after being compelled to overlook the occasion at Royal Melbourne due to a again damage and, two years in the past, not having adequate kind to warrant a decide.
“I’m unsure the group atmosphere was as passionate as we’ve got now,” he mentioned. “That sort of damage my drive to compete as a result of I’m like, Properly, if some guys aren’t desirous to push, then why do I must push? I feel that hurts the group atmosphere. I can’t be there saying, Hey, these guys didn’t drive, and I’m doing the very same factor a couple of years later.”
Day mentioned competing within the Olympics for the primary time this summer season “opened my eyes” to what it means to play for a bigger objective, for extra than simply himself.
“After which clearly seeing the fellows and the way they’re,” he mentioned of his Worldwide teammates, “that undoubtedly opens my eyes to desirous to play as onerous as I can for these guys.”
