Rory McIlroy’s bid for an elusive first U.S. Masters title and the grand slam of golf’s major championships has received an unexpected boost from the long-range weather forecast.

As a kid, Jason Day didn’t have it easy growing up. He was born into a poor family in Australia and his mother worked multiple jobs, even taking out a second mortgage on their family home, just to put him through school.

Jason Day has plenty of rivals at the moment, but very few peers.

It may have been a long time coming but the manner of Jason Day’s PGA Championship victory in Wisconsin suggests that now he has overcome the biggest hurdle the Australian has what it takes to be a major champion for some time to come.