JASON DAY WINS 1ST MAJOR AT PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

2015 USGA Amateur OFCCDSC04203 Cassy Tully straits hole 7 DSDSC04890 Ben Kimball 3 DS The 115th US Amateur tee’s off tomorrow at Olympia Fields, come see the US Amateur 312 Players battling for the Havemeyer Trophy, the 36 hole final next Sunday. Cassy Tully PGA Championship Posters Sold out in the merchandise tent, see what else she has in her studio at Cassytully.com. The US Amateur, see our US-Am preview tomorrow with remarks from US Amateur Championship Director Ben Kimball (pictured) visit www.2015amateur.com for more details or for more online coverage see usga.org.  _____________________________________________________________________

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860515_10152360637186558_3361921649450205232_o 2015 PGA Logo dsDSC05110 PGA Champion Jason Day DS        The 2015 PGA Championship is complete and Australian Jason Day has broke through and won his first major championship with a final round 67, and a 268 score that means he was 20 under par for the week. For more online coverage please visit PGA.com.

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Finally a major win for a player who has been so close so many times, and it’s another major in the pocket of the youth movement in professional golf.

Day has had his share of second place finishes, and close calls like most recently at St. Andrews in the British Open. But today there was no doubt, those following runner-up Jordan Spieth heard him tell his caddie headed to the 7th tee, we have work to do, Jason is on his game today. But Spieth admitted he knew that after the 11th hole, this one was over, unless something really crazy were to happen with Day still pounding his driver. But like Spieth said, “he just kept hitting it so darn straight.” Game set, PGA and major championship at Whistling Straits in the book.

“The path that I was on was never expecting me to be here where I was today,” said Day. “I lose my dad at 12, but today it’s an amazing feeling that I have. There was times I got out of the moment today and had to keep telling myself it wasn’t over, I had to keep fighting and keep grinding.”

Day was shocked to learn he had set the all-time low scoring record at 20 under par, somewhere Herb Kohler and Pete Dye are wondering how to toughen up the course before the Ryder Cup arrives at the Straits in 2020. The previous record low score in the PGA Championship was 18 under par, shared by several players. The lowest score under par in a major previously was 19 under par by Tiger Woods in the British Open.

“I didn’t know that,” said Day.”That is an amazing accomplishment, and that does feel good. It’s a fantastic record to hold, when you look at all the amazing golfers that have played in the history of golf. It goes to show all the work I have put in is starting to pay off.”

Spieth who settled for runner up, did accomplish one goal he has had, and that was too take over being the No.1 Ranked player in the world from Rory McIlroy. During his press conference Day admitted he would like to take that ranking away from Spieth. The battle is on, and as Day said, the game of golf is in good hands. Yes it is.

Audio from Champion Jason Day and Jordan Spieth.

Click here to hear the post round press conferences. The 98th PGA Championship will be played in July of 2016 at the Baltusrol Country Club.

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