Australian professional golfer Jason Day has grabbed his first PGA Championship title in a record-breaking win against Jordan Spieth last Sunday. Day finally broke through to win a Major after shortcomings in this year’s previous tournaments, but the Aussie’s recent victory may just be the beginning of his journey in winning further Majors, and fellow PGA Champion Tiger Woods was impressed with how Day prevailed at Whistling Straits.

Woods could not speak highly enough of Day when asked about the latter’s recent success in winning a Major. Woods, one of the most highest-paid athletes in the world, said he was proud of Day’s victory that saw the Australian golfer beat Spieth, who lately took the No. 1 spot in the world golf rankings.

“The progress he’s [Day] made and, you know, the times he hasn’t gotten it done, they all hurt. As a player and competitor, those instances really do hurt but he built on them,” Woods said, reports Golf Australia.

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