Australian golf star Jason Day is taking extreme measures to end his recent string of poor performances by sleeping in an RV on his driveway before the Memorial PGA Tour event.
The 36-year-old is competing at the tournament held at the Muirfield Village Golf Club, just 30 minutes from his home in Columbus, Ohio.
Day had historically lodged there for the competition. However, after finishing below par just once in his last four Memorial Tournament outings, Day's wife suggested that he may be feeling too comfortable at home, prompting the Aussie to live out of an RV this weekend.
“Thirty-minute drive, not too bad,” he said in an interview with Ron Green on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio. “I am staying in my bus in my driveway though.” When asked to explain the reason behind his unusual accommodation, Day replied: “So my wife suggested it.
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“In the past, I've had some poor results here and she's said, 'I think you're too relaxed and you're out of structure. And you need to treat it as a tournament week.' So we have a spot where we park our bus in the driveway and, yeah, I'm staying there."
Day said he wasn’t sure why he hasn’t performed well at the Memorial in the past, but hopes the familiarity of his RV will help him this week. “In team sports you typically play better at your home stadium or if it’s a home game you typically play better because you’ve got the fans,” he added.
“For me I think it’s just a busy week, you’ve got family and friends coming in and out. It is a little bit more of a relaxed week, even though it is a tough golf course. But overall I feel good this week. We’ve got three big tournaments coming up in a row, so I’m trying to get as focused as possible.”
Day has recorded just one top-ten finish in this event in 2020 during a Covid-hit season. He’s also made just two top 25s in 14 career starts in his home tournament. The world ranked No.20 ended the first day T35 one over par.
Canadian Adam Hadwin leads six under par ahead of Masters champ Scottie Scheffler on five under par at the top of the table in the battle to take home the $4million prize money from the overall $20m purse.