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Jason Day ‘cautious’ of ongoing back issues; sympathizes with Tiger Woods .

July 18, 2020 at 7:00 PM. © 2020 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED “So obviously I'm a little bit behind schedule. A victory at the Wells Fargo Championship a few months later was further evidence.As Day gets set to make his first start of the year this week at Torrey Pines, he does so as No. He added to the episodes Friday when he withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational after five holes. AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jason Day's road to a green jacket took an unexpected—or some would argue, expected—turn on Thursday.According to the ESPN Masters broadcast, Day re-injured his back before the first round of the 2019 Masters. different web browser. PONTE VEDRA BEACH — Jason Day said on Thursday that he received an epidural shot and underwent a rhizotomy over the weekend for his ailing back. When Jason Day won the Farmers Insurance Open two years ago, the victory seemed to signal that he was perhaps on his way back to being the best player in the world again. "It's unfortunate, but it just reflects what they are as a person, because it means—I don't have a problem with them, they have a problem with me. There are bigger concerns.“I need to focus on just getting healthy and trying to be 100 percent confident in what I can actually do ability-wise,” he said. Jason Day can't get away from back issues that have slowed him in recent years. Jason Day explains his back issues and why he can putt for only 30 minutes a day different web browser. Among the treatment he has tried was blowing into a balloon for some 20 minutes to help get his rib cage aligned properly. Selected as a captain’s pick by Ernie Els for the Presidents Cup in December at Royal Melbourne, he withdrew from that event, as well as the Australian Open preceding it, again citing a bad back.It didn’t help that he changed caddies four times, which included hiring Steve Williams—“It was quite frustrating because I was coming into most events underprepared,” Day said.This week’s event will be Day’s first competitive golf in two months. He spoke that week of dark times because of his recurring back problems. Jason Day can't get away from back issues that have slowed him in recent years. Day’s coach, Colin Swatton, said that the 32-year-old is on a restricted ball count (50-100) and has reduced the time he can spend putting.“I can only putt for 30 minutes a day,” said Day, who usually spends two hours a day on the practice green. He added to the episodes Friday when he withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational after five holes. Aside from rust, his practice also remains limited because of his back. Jason Day withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill after six holes on Thursday, citing a back injury that left him struggling to walk. © 2020 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The 2017 PGA champ aggravated the area by picking up his daughter, Lucy.After bogeying the first hole at Augusta National, cameras caught Day receiving treatment on his back, laying on the second tee box as a trainer attempted to stretch him out.The treatment apparently worked, as Day birdied the second hole, and has continued playing, on the fourth hole at the time of publication.Day's injuries have become a hot button as of late. After a difficult 2017 in which his mother was diagnosed with lung cancer (and initially given only months to live) and his wife, Ellie, suffered a miscarriage over Thanksgiving, it was his first title in nearly two years. Please upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 or use a Jason Day has dealt with ongoing back issues through the years and is doing his best to be "cautious" to get through Sunday's round at Memorial. Jason Day (born 12 November 1987) is an Australian professional golfer and PGA Tour member.

Please upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 or use a “But I couldn’t feel the clubhead at the bottom of my swing. Some athletes shrug off injuries or try to keep details private.