Jason Day says how worried he is by the start Rory McIlroy has made to The Masters
Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images Jason Day has shared how concerned he is by the start that Rory McIlroy has made to his title defence at The Masters, with the Northern Irishman helping to set the pace on Thursday. It was always going to be fascinating to see how McIlroy would fare, particularly in the opening round at Augusta National. Of course, it was his first competitive round at the famous course since he completed the Career Grand Slam in dramatic fashion 12 months ago.
Those who thought he may struggle to find that extra gear with the pressure off were left very much mistaken after his opening round at the first major of the year. Jason Day reacts to Rory McIlroy’s opening round at The Masters When McIlroy tapped in for par on the last, the 36-year-old found himself tied for the lead with Sam Burns on five under par. At the time, their closest rivals were three under.
One of those two back of McIlroy was Jason Day . Day has found some form recently, and looks to have given himself an opportunity to win a first major title in more than a decade. Day was initially asked about what conditions he expects over the weekend after his opening round.
He was then asked how much he is following what McIlroy has been up to. Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images “I mean, just depends on what they want. If they want [single] digits to win it’ll be baked out and fast and guys will be kind of spewing on themselves out there.
Be really difficult,” he said. “So if they want, they can definitely soften it out if they need to. It’ll be interesting.