How Twitter reacted to Jason Day’s PGA Championship win
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Tears flowed as Jason Day broke his duck in major tournaments, holding off a challenge from Jordan Spieth to take the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits by three shots.
Having finished in the top five six times in the past without ever winning, the emotional release the Australian experienced after sealing victory in Wisconsin was clear for all to see and sent Twitter into a cascade of congratulations.
Here’s the best of the reaction:
Tiger Woods, whose lowest total score at the tournament Day broke with his 20-under-par score, led the 140-character applause:
Game over, very happy for Jason. Great dude and well deserved. Hats off to Jordan, incredible season. Calling it early.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) August 16, 2015
Not long after, Rory McIlroy chimed in as well, tipping his hat to both Day and Spieth, who dethroned the Northern Irishman at the top of the world rankings:
2 inevitable things happened today, @JDayGolf winning a major and @JordanSpieth getting to 1 in the world! Congrats guys!! Inspiring stuff!
— Rory Mcilroy (@McIlroyRory) August 16, 2015
The victory moved Day up to number three in the world rankings, which was confirmed at the conclusion of the tournament:
Here is your new Official World Golf Ranking top 10, with Jordan Spieth on top and Jason Day up to No. 3: pic.twitter.com/NuVhIObb3c
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) August 16, 2015
Journalist Francis Keogh summed up Day’s turnaround in the last few months:
Golfer Jason Day. Some guy June – Collapses at US Open with vertigo August – Wins US PGA with record score pic.twitter.com/fsf5W5B3c9
— Francis Keogh (@HonestFrank) August 17, 2015
The Australian was a deserved winner, once his stats for the week in Wisconsin were analysed:
Jason Day’s ranks this week: Total birdies: 1st Greens hit: 2nd Driving distance: 5th Driving accuracy: 5th pic.twitter.com/17QEg4iqYp
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 17, 2015
His form heading in to the tournament wasn’t bad either:
Jason Day’s last five starts: 1st (PGA Champ.) T12 (WGC-Bridgestone) 1st (RBC Canadian) T4 (The Open) T9 (U.S. Open) pic.twitter.com/MfR5tNGFH6
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 17, 2015
The winning moment and those tears:
Jason Day hugs his caddy with tears in his eyes after winning the #PGAChampionship https://t.co/uQ2wj0OxLb
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 16, 2015
And finally, a succinct sign off from the man himself:
Ding dong the witch is dead. #PGAChampionship #winning pic.twitter.com/uwBFKRvWBn
— Jason Day (@JDayGolf) August 17, 2015
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