Aussie professional golfer and 2015 PGA Championship winner, Jason Day, was born on November 12, 1987. He is a former world number one in the OWGR, having attained that position in September 2015. Day initially entered the world's top ten in June 2011 and shot up to number nine with his U.S. Open runner-up position. His current OWGR ranking is world No. 19 as of March 2024.
Day won the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February 2014, and he would go on to win it again in 2016. He became the only other WGC Match Play champion with his victory in 2016—the other two being Tiger Woods and Geoff Ogilvy. At the 2015 PGA Championship, he went on to win his first major event, setting a record with a score of 20 strokes under par, and he shot up to number three in the global rankings.
His most recent win was at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson, defeating Austin Eckroat and Kim Si-woo by a margin of one stroke, with a total score of 261, under 23. The irony is that his first PGA Tour win was also at the Byron Nelson in 2010, which was then called the HP Byron Nelson Championship.
How many PGA Tour wins does Jason Day have?
Jason Day has a total of 13 PGA Tour wins, including the 2014 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, the 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play, the 2015 PGA Championship and the 2016 Players Championship.
Jason Day PGA Wins Year-by-Year
No. | Date | Tournament | Score | To par | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
1 | 23 May 2010 | HP Byron Nelson Championship | 270 | −10 | 2 strokes | Blake Adams, Brian Gay, Jeff Overton |
2 | 23 Feb 2014 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | 23 holes | Victor Dubuisson | ||
3 | 8 Feb 2015 | Farmers Insurance Open | 279 | −9 | Playoff | Harris English, J. B. Holmes, Scott Stallings |
4 | 26 Jul 2015 | RBC Canadian Open | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Bubba Watson |
5 | 16 Aug 2015 | PGA Championship | 268 | −20 | 3 strokes | Jordan Spieth |
6 | 30 Aug 2015 | The Barclays | 261 | −19 | 6 strokes | Henrik Stenson |
7 | 20 Sep 2015 | BMW Championship | 262 | −22 | 6 strokes | Daniel Berger |
8 | 20 Mar 2016 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | Kevin Chappell |
9 | 27 Mar 2016 | WGC-Dell Match Play | 5 and 4 | Louis Oosthuizen | ||
10 | 15 May 2016 | The Players Championship | 273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Kevin Chappell |
11 | 29 Jan 2018 | Farmers Insurance Open | 278 | −10 | Playoff | Alex Norén, Ryan Palmer |
12 | 6 May 2018 | Wells Fargo Championship | 272 | −12 | 2 strokes | Nick Watney, Aaron Wise |
13 | 14 May 2023 | AT&T Byron Nelson | 261 | −23 | 1 stroke | Austin Eckroat, Kim Si-woo |
Jason Day PGA Tour Appearances
Out of the 18-year professional career of Jason Day, he has spent 16 years on the PGA Tour and won 13 times while playing in 339 events and making cuts in 259 of them. He also has 11 runner-ups, six third-place finishes, 55 top-5s and 94 top-10s as of March 2024.
Jason Day Professional Career Wins
Jason Day has a total of 19 professional career wins, with 13 on the PGA Tour, one on the Nationwide Tour and five other wins. These wins include two WGC events and one PGA championship.
Nationwide Tour Wins
No. | Date | Tournament | Score | To par | Margin | Runner-up |
1 | 8 Jul 2007 | Legend Financial Group Classic | 268 | −16 | 1 stroke | Scott Gardiner |
Other Wins
No. | Date | Tournament | Score | To par | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
1 | 24 Nov 2013 | ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf (with Adam Scott) | 551 | −17 | 10 strokes | Matt Kuchar and Kevin Streelman |
2 | 24 Nov 2013 | World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy | 274 | −10 | 2 strokes | Thomas Bjørn |
3 | 13 Dec 2014 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Cameron Tringale) | 184 | −32 | 1 stroke | Harris English and Matt Kuchar |
4 | 21 Oct 2019 | MGM Resorts The Challenge: Japan Skins | $210,000 | $150,000 | Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods | |
5 | 10 Dec 2023 | Grant Thornton Invitational (with Lydia Ko) | 190 | −26 | 1 stroke | Corey Conners and Brooke Henderson |
World Golf Championship
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Score | Margin | Runner-up |
2014 | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | n/a | 23 holes | Victor Dubuisson | |
2016 | WGC-Dell Match Play | n/a | 5 and 4 | Louis Oosthuizen |
FAQ's on Jason Day Wins
A. Jason Day has accumulated 13 PGA Tour victories, including the 2015 PGA Championship and the 2016 Players Championship.
A. Jason Day secured his first PGA Tour triumph at the HP Byron Nelson Championship in May 2010.
A. Throughout his 16-year PGA Tour career, Jason Day has garnered 94 top-10 finishes in 259 events, as of March 2024.
A. Jason Day has triumphed twice at World Golf Championship events: the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in 2014 and the WGC-Dell Match Play in 2016.
A. Jason Day boasts a total of 19 professional career victories, including 13 on the PGA Tour, one on the Nationwide Tour, and five other wins.