AUSTIN, Texas – Jason Day still might not feel his best, but his game doesn’t appear as though it will suffer.
He belted a driver on the opening hole to 12 feet – a blast of 372 yards, downwind – and made eagle in his match against Thongchai Jaidee.
Day’s status for the WGC-Dell Match Play was uncertain after he limped off the course Wednesday following his first-round victory over Graeme McDowell. Day didn’t speak to reporters after the match, telling an Australian reporter only that he had "searing pain" in his back, and his agent issued a vague statement in which he described his client as “getting prepared to play” on Thursday.