Jason Day predicts fun-filled decade between golf’s new big three

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.

His play at Whistling Straits in not just reaching the lowest score in relation to par, 20 under, in major championship history, but also seeing off golfer of the year,Jordan Spieth, in a head-to-head showdown, was a performance of remarkable mental strength, a conviction that his time had at last come.

No wonder Day, 27, was crying even before he had tapped in the putt that confirmed he was now a major champion. The outpouring of emotion, shared significantly with his long-time caddie, friend and mentor Colin Swatton, was understandable because Sunday at Whistling Straits was a real now or never moment for Day.