Jason Day has claimed his first victory on the PGA Tour since 2018, winning the Byron Nelson in Texas by a shot.
Starting the day two shots back, Day made four birdies in a sensational front nine, and took the lead by chipping in for another birdie on the 14th and didn’t look back.
Even with the predicted rain beginning to fall as he played the 17th hole, Day remained calm to finish par-birdie to card a bogey-free nine-under 62 to finish the tournament at 23-under.
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And he did it with his family – including his four kids and pregnant wife Ellie – in tow the whole way around the course. It was his 13th career win.
Day finished a shot ahead of Si Woo Kim and Austin Eckroat.
The victory is an emotional one for Day – coming on the first Mothers Day since his own passed away last year.
Instead of wearing the names of their players, caddies wore the first names of their player’s mum during the final round.
“It’s been a struggling few years … five years since my last win so to be able to get the win the way I’ve played today was really special,” Day said after the round.
Since his last win, Day suffered a back injury, and was forced to make wholesale changes to his swing. The injury and subsequent recovery saw him fall outside the top-150 in the world rankings.
Emotional Day breaks PGA Tour win drought
Day said it had been a “non-stop grind” to get back to the top.
“I’ve had a lot of injuries with my back and for a moment there I thought I wasn’t going to play again, and then just trying to get through those two years [where] trying to get through a tournament was difficult.
“So to be on the other side, to be healthy and feeling good about my game, and finally winning again, there’s no better feeling really.”
Day also took a moment to thank Ellie, before revealing he hadn’t yet bought her anything for Mothers Day.
“The amount of sacrifice she’s made for me and my career, I can’t thank her enough.”
Adam Scott also shot a bogey-free eight-under to move up the leaderboard into a tie for eighth, just four shots back.
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