At 27 years of age, Jason Day is living one of the best moments of his career, which in recent weeks has reached its peak with his victories in the fourth Major of the season, the US PGA Championship, and in The Barclays, with which he pocketed almost 2.5 million euros.
The Australian player, long considered one of golf’s brightest young talents, believes he has the keys that have led him to rise decisively to the Olympus of great golfers. Not in vain, he is already number 3 in the world, behind Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. Speaking to the press in the run-up to the BMW Championship, which starts today, Day said it’s all a matter of the mind.
“I always thought,” he explained, “that I had the skills to play and win at the highest level and be competitive, but mentally I think the last piece of the puzzle was to really believe. It’s easy to say, just go ahead and believe in yourself …. But how do you believe in yourself when you don’t know what to believe? That was the hardest part for me.”
And he continued with his reflections: “I see a rich person and say ‘you’re rich.’ But if they don’t really believe they’re rich, then they’re not going to believe it. It’s easy to say you have a great swing and you’re one of the best players, but if you don’t really believe it, you’re never going to be. That’s what I was talking about, that’s the last piece of the puzzle. Everybody here is good. Everybody’s a good golfer. Everybody can be great. The biggest thing that separates the best players in the world from the good players is upstairs (in the head).”
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