Jason Day wins the Canadian Open
Jason Day put the disappointment of losing out on the play-off stage at St. Andrews a week ago behind him by winning the Canadian Open in fine style. Day bungled up an important late putt on the play-off at St. Andrews which was ultimately won by Zach Johnson.
At the Canadian Open however, there were no such mistakes by the 28-year-old Australian and he calmly birdied the final three holes to win the Open at Oakville, Ontario.
By winning the Canadian Open, Day spoilt David Hearn’s chance of being the first Canadian winner since 1954 when Pat Fletcher won the title in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hearn, who was Canada's overnight leader, was two shots ahead of Day and Bubba Watson initially and still had a one-shot lead while on the 16th, but Day and Watson moved ahead of him with their strong finishes.
Day finished well by rolling off a 22-foot putt at the par-five 18th, which meant that he won the tournament with a one-stroke win over Watson. This was his second PGA Tour win of the season and the fourth of his career and he was extremely ecstatic:
"It's just a really good feeling because whenever you win an Open championship of any country you're doing something good.”
"For it to come after what happened last week, and to be able to hit that putt, I'm just over the moon right now."
Hearn, for his part, was happy with the support he received from his fellow Canadians:
"I'm real proud of the way I played and I'm really proud to be Canadian today," he said.
"It was a pretty special day with all of the fans and the support that I had from beginning to finish."