Jason Day

Australia · born November 12, 1987, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia

1major championship

Masters1 2nd
PGA Championship1 win, 1 2nd
U.S. Open2 2nds
The Open1 2nd, 1 top 10
PGA Tour 2024–261 2nd, 3 seasons of stats

Summary

First major 2015 PGA Championship
Runner-up in majors 5 times
PGA Tour runner-up, 2024–26 1 time
2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 17 events · 2 top 10s · FedEx Cup No. 82

Wins

2015 PGA Championship Whistling Straits (Straits Course) · 268 (-20) · by 3 strokes from Jordan Spieth

Near misses

2011 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Charl Schwartzel · 276
2011 U.S. Open Congressional C.C. · runner-up to Rory McIlroy
2013 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to Justin Rose
2015 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T4 · 274 (-14)
2016 PGA Championship Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) · runner-up to Jimmy Walker · 267
2023 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Brian Harman · 277
2026 The American Express PGA Tour · runner-up to Scottie Scheffler · margin 4 strokes

Rivals

Beat him

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Moments

2015 PGA Championship Day became the first golfer to finish a major at 20 under par, in his 20th major start.
2015 PGA Championship Runner-up Jordan Spieth finished 54 under par across the four 2015 majors, beating the 53 under that Tiger Woods posted in 2000.

Records and firsts

2015 PGA Championship previous to-par record · -20

Results by championship

Best day

2015 PGA Championship

Whistling Straits (Straits Course), Kohler, Wisconsin · 268 (-20) · by 3 strokes from Jordan Spieth

Day became the first golfer to finish a major at 20 under par, in his 20th major start.

Runner-up Jordan Spieth finished 54 under par across the four 2015 majors, beating the 53 under that Tiger Woods posted in 2000.

Record: previous to-par record · -20

Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2015.

Career line, 2011–2026

Masters

2011 Masters: runner-up to Charl Schwartzel

PGA Championship

2015 PGA Championship: won 2016 PGA Championship: runner-up to Jimmy Walker

U.S. Open

2011 U.S. Open: runner-up to Rory McIlroy 2013 U.S. Open: runner-up to Justin Rose

The Open

2015 The Open: finished T4 2023 The Open: runner-up to Brian Harman

PGA Tour 2024–26

2024 PGA Tour season: 20 events2025 PGA Tour season: 17 events2026 The American Express: runner-up

201520202025

10 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

Major win
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Top 10
Tour season

Jason Day was born on November 12, 1987, in Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia. Day won one major championship: the 2015 PGA Championship. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Day played 17 events, had 2 top-10 finishes and stood No. 82 in the FedEx Cup standings.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

2015 PGA Championship Whistling Straits (Straits Course), Kohler, Wisconsin · 268 (-20) · by 3 strokes from Jordan Spieth

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

2011 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Charl Schwartzel · 276
2011 U.S. Open Congressional C.C. · runner-up to Rory McIlroy
2013 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to Justin Rose
2015 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T4 · 274 (-14)
2016 PGA Championship Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) · runner-up to Jimmy Walker · 267
2023 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Brian Harman · 277
2026 The American Express PGA Tour · runner-up to Scottie Scheffler · margin 4 strokes

U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 5 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

2024 Season 20 events · 0 wins · 4 top 10s · 17 cuts made · $4,117,518 official money (No. 41) · strokes gained total 0.483 (No. 52) · driving distance 300.8 (No. 93)
2025 Season 17 events · 0 wins · 4 top 10s · 14 cuts made · $3,740,375 official money (No. 44) · strokes gained total 0.451 · driving distance 300.3 (No. 110)
2026 In progress 17 events · 0 wins · 2 top 10s · 11 cuts made · $1,864,529 official money (No. 79) · FedEx Cup No. 82 · scoring average (adjusted) 71.258 (No. 128) · strokes gained total -0.174 (No. 117) · driving distance 304.5 (No. 102)

2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

Records and firsts

Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

2015 PGA Championship previous to-par record · -20

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.