Here's what you need to know about PGA Tour golfer and Westerville resident Jason Day
Jason Day returned to the winner's circle of a PGA Tour event Sunday.
Day earned his 13th PGA Tour victory Sunday at the AT&T Byron Nelson, winning by one shot at 23 under par for his first PGA Tour win since the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship.
Here's four things you need to know about Day.
Jason Day is currently the No. 20-ranked golfer in the world
According to the Official World Golf Ranking, Day is still a top-20 golfer in the world.
In the latest rankings released Sunday, Day jumped 15 spots to No. 20 after finishing 2022 as the No. 112 golfer in the world. Day was the No. 1 golfer in the world in 2015, holding the top position for 51 weeks.
Day won the PGA Championship in 2015 after finishing tied for second in the Masters Tournament in 2011 and in second at the U.S. Open in 2011 and 2013.
Through 16 events and 54 rounds in 2023, Day has finished in the top-10 seven times and in the top-25 12 times. Per PGA Tour, Day has made $5,652,533 so far this year: his most since 2016.
Jason Day was born in Australia
Day was born in Beaudesert, Queensland in Australia in 1987.
According to the latest Official World Golf Ranking, Day is one of six Australian golfers in the top 100 along with Cameron Smith (No. 8), Adam Scott (No. 38), Lucas Herbert (No. 46), Min Woo Lee (No. 62) and Cameron Davis (No. 68).
Jason Day struggles with vertigo
Finishing tied for 39th at the 2023 Masters with Scott, Abraham Ancer and Taylor Moore, Day revealed that he experienced another bout of vertigo during the final round of the tournament.
“We had to finish our third round Sunday morning and then I was sitting in the caddie hut and that’s when I got vertigo," Day said according to GolfWeek. "It really kicked my butt at Augusta. That was like kind of the time where I had to take a step back.”
Day collapsed due to vertigo during the second round of the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay.
Vertigo is a symptom where someone has the sensation that they or the environment around them is spinning or moving.
Jason Day currently lives in Westerville
Day currently lives in Westerville with his wife Ellie, an Ohio native, and his four children Dash James, Lucy, Arrow Joseph and Oz Nilo.
Ellie Day launched the Brighter Days Foundation in 2015 which partners with local nonprofit organizations in Ohio to "meet basic needs, give hope, and deliver high-quality programs and services with measurable, impactful results, ensuring that every dollar raised goes back into the local community."
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: What you need to know about PGA Tour golfer Jason Day
