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| Jason Day couldn't recover from his over-par first round at the Deutsche Bank Championship. |
"There's no excuse for poor playing," said Day. "I just wish I had a little bit more energy."
If Day, a Filipino/Australian golfer, had won at Deutsche Bank, he would have been named golf's top ranking in the world. Apparently, the fatigued 27-year-old hit the wall at TPC Boston and finished in a tie for 12th, nine strokes behind winner Rickie Fowler.
Day still tops the FedExCup standings after winning the opening Barclays tournament but for now, he will remain at No. 3 behind America's Jordan Spieth and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.
The golf world's top spot is clearly between the top three, unlike during Tiger Wood's reign when he ruled the golf world for 281 consecutive weeks. Most likely the Big Three will be trading the crown between themselves for the foreseeable future.
Day was riding a streak leading up to the Deutsche Bank Championship, piling up wins at the Canadian Open, PGA Championship and The Barclays.
But he shuddered to a halt with a third-round 73 at TPC Boston and said he was "cooked" after signing off with a 69 on Monday.
Day was named to the International Team vs. the American Team for golf's biennial Presidents' Cup clash that will be held October 9-11 at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon City, South Korea.
Playing for the United States squad are the current No. 1 Jordan Spieth and include Bubba Watson, Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar and Chris Kirk.
Day still tops the FedExCup standings after winning the opening Barclays tournament but for now, he will remain at No. 3 behind America's Jordan Spieth and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.
The golf world's top spot is clearly between the top three, unlike during Tiger Wood's reign when he ruled the golf world for 281 consecutive weeks. Most likely the Big Three will be trading the crown between themselves for the foreseeable future.
Day was riding a streak leading up to the Deutsche Bank Championship, piling up wins at the Canadian Open, PGA Championship and The Barclays.
But he shuddered to a halt with a third-round 73 at TPC Boston and said he was "cooked" after signing off with a 69 on Monday.
Day was named to the International Team vs. the American Team for golf's biennial Presidents' Cup clash that will be held October 9-11 at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Incheon City, South Korea.
Playing for the United States squad are the current No. 1 Jordan Spieth and include Bubba Watson, Jimmy Walker, Zach Johnson, Jim Furyk, Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar and Chris Kirk.
They will be challenged by the International Team, which besides Day, includes fellow Australians Adam Scott and Marc Leishman , South Africans Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace and Charl Scwhartzel, Japan's Hideki Matsuyama and debutants Anirban Lahiri (India), Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) and Danny Lee (New Zealand), who pipped Jones for an automatic spot.
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