Jason Day Wins the 2015 BMW Championship, Becomes World Number One

It may have been pretty clear from the start, but Jason Day dominated the entire field this week for an easy victory at the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club. He finished off with a score of 22-under thanks to a pair of 69's over the weekend, a six shot lead over rookie Daniel Berger.  With it, he maintains his top spot on the FedEx Cup Rankings and also ousts Rory McIlroy to become the World Number One golfer on the World Golf Rankings, the youngest Australian to do so in history.

This is Day's second playoff win this year, and fifth PGA win of the year (including a major)! His streak kicked off near the end of July with his win at the Canadian Open. As of now, he's won four of his last six tournaments he's played in, a feat which has only been done by the likes of Tiger Woods, Nick Price, Vijay Singh, and a few more.

I've been saying this for years, but for most of Jason's career he's had great finishes but barely any wins. You could always count on him to have a great finish, especially in majors where we calculated that he had a 50% chance of finishing in the top 10 of any major he played. His win at the Farmers Insurance Open in February was his first in four year, and only his second of his PGA career. Many have called him the best player to not win a major or the best player who hasn't won a lot of tournaments, but he silenced them all these last couple of months. And considering his past and how golf has helped him get through it, there's no one more deserving of this success.

Like we said in our previous post, it's going to be hard to decide who the player of the year is. Is it Jordan Spieth, who won two majors, and nearly could have had them all? Or is it Jason Day, who's last couple of months has been career defining, full of broken records? Both are equally deserving, but who will it be?

Lastly, our picks finished pretty well too:

1) Louis Oosthuizen: T19 at 10-under
2) Rory McIlroy: T4 at 14-under
3) Justin Rose: T13 at 11-under

Funny enough, it was Rory who just a year ago was having a winning streak like Jason Day.

Next week is the final tournament of the playoffs and the season, the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Up for grabs is the FedEx Cup and over $10 million. Only the top 30 as of this week are invited, making it one of the most action-packed tournaments of the year. Be sure to check out our picks for it.


-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews

Jason Day: World Number One

Jason Day Wins the 2015 PGA Championship

It's been a long time coming with many ups and downs, but our pick Jason Day has finally won his first major; the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. The Australian finished off the tournament with some style at 20-under, a new lowest 72-hole record, three shots ahead of Jordan Spieth. This is Day's 3rd win this year and 10th win as a professional. The win also moves him to third in the World Golf Rankings.

Despite the varying conditions over the four rounds, Day remained consistent; something which he does so well. He was the only player with four rounds in the 60's. He shot a 67 for his final round with seven birdies and two bogeys and held the lead by two shots or more at any point yesterday. He seemed unaffected by pressure at all, hitting 15 greens during his final round, despite being chased by Spieth. Day said it himself earlier this week, it was only a matter of time before he won a big one and he's come a long way and through a dark past to get here. But, he learned from his mistakes and stared to started to take the game more seriously. For the past several years, Day's always been around the top of the leaderboard in majors, so much to the point that it wasn't surprising. And with a 50% chance of making it into the Top 10 this week, it would seem foolish not to have him as your pick to win. There isn't anyone who deserves this win more than he does and to do it at Whistling Straits is even more special.

Jordan Spieth, despite finishing second and putting up a good challenge for Day, will have his fair share of celebrations. With his solo 2nd finish, the 22-year old has surpasses Rory McIlroy as the World's Number One golfer in the World Golf Rankings. He is well-deserving of this title of course, despite his age, Spieth finished 1st-1st-2nd-2nd in the majors this year; finishes other players could only dream of. When Rory was asked about the loss of his title, he responded well saying that Spieth has been the better player between them this year and is deserving of the title. Rory finished solo 17th this week.

The 2015 PGA Championship will be one to remember, partially due to Jason Day and partially due to the course it was played on. The Straits Course at Whistling Straits has reaffirmed itself this week as being one of the favourites amongst all golfers. Course conditions were ideal this week despite a few hiccups with the weather. It played tough when it had to and played easy when it had to. It's vastness and shear beauty is something we can all appreciate. I'm already looking forward to when the PGA Championship returns here.

Finally, here's how our other picks finished off:

1) Dustin Johnson: T7 at 12-under
2) Jim Furyk: 4-under at T30
3) Jason Day: WINNER

That's another pick win for us and it's the second time in a row that one of our picks has won the PGA Championship (we picked Rory to win last year too). Dustin Johnson could have made a real run at the lead, but had a crazy round of 69. He started with a quad bogey on his opening hole after getting stuck in a bunker for four shots, but then went on to card six birdies and two eagles over the rest of his round. Who knows what would have happened if he hadn't carded the quad. Furyk had an average finish at T30.

And that's the last of the majors this year. In just two weeks, we'll be getting into the PGA Tour Playoffs so stay tuned for that. This week however, we'll be covering the Wyndham Championship. Be sure to check out our picks for it.


-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews

After many years of trying, Jason Day has won his first major, the 2015 PGA Championship