Jason Day frustrated despite T8 finish at Augusta, Min Woo Lee vows to work harder
Only two Australians made the cut at the Masters and despite a top-1o finish Jason Day walked away from Augusta frustrated.
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Rory McIlroy’s emotional jubilation after his breakthrough Masters win was nearly matched by the frustration levels of Jason Day who left Augusta National rueing missed chances despite securing a top-1o finish.
Day, who missed cuts in 2020 and 2021 before missing the tournament entirely as he slumped to 150 in the world in 2022 carded a closing round of 72 to finish at five-under, in a tie for eighth.
But the Queenslander could have finished top five if not for bogeys on his two closing holes and walked off the course wanting to take the positives but feeling “pretty furious” at how he finished.
“Yeah, I was very patient out there. Just didn’t play the back side very well. Obviously I need to get back to the drawing board on the back side,” he said. .
“It’s nice to be like third group from the end, at least trying to give myself a chance at winning the Masters. But obviously this is -- like I said, I’m pretty gutted right now.
“It’s annoying to give myself the opportunities out there and not be able to take them. I mean, it’s a step in the right direction. That’s all I can say. It’s hard to walk off the golf course and go straight into an interview even though -- I’m pretty headless right now.
“We should be able to be professional enough to hold our -- at least keep our cool. It’s just really hard when you’ve just walked off the golf course and you’re pretty furious with how you played, especially at the end.
“When I sit down and digest it all, I think it’s a good positive step in the right direction. Just a few minor tweaks here and there and a few more putts go in, it might be a different story this week.”
Min Woo Lee walked away from Augusta declaring he needed to take heed of the advice of Olympic teammate Day as he looks to build on a lacklustre Masters finish.
Day declared Lee could be world No.1 after his PGA Tour breakthrough at Houston leading into the Masters, but only if he was prepared to do the work required to be the best.
After closing with a chip-in from the bunker on the 18th hole in his final round two-over 74, which left him in 48th, Lee said it could be time to knuckle down.
“A lot of people believe in me to be a really great player, but when you kind of hear it a couple times from someone that’s been there, it really gets into you,” he said.
“If you don’t want to put in an extra couple minutes or extra hour of golf, you tell yourself, hey, this is what he’s talking about.
“Sometimes when you’re tired, you’ve just got to -- obviously you’ve got to listen to your body and mind, but just giving that little extra ounce I think is going to push me forward.”
Day and Lee were the only Australians to make the cut.
Originally published as Jason Day frustrated despite T8 finish at Augusta, Min Woo Lee vows to work harder
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