John McHenry: Jason’s Day in the sun is one of the most deserved

The defining criteria for greatness is set in professional golf by how many major championships you have won.

Jack Nicklaus is generally regarded as the greatest, having won the most, but the one man who was desperate to lose the unwanted tag of being a “nearly man” was Australian Jason Day.

No sportsman ever wants to hear himself being described as a “nearly” man.