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Day falls short in bid for magical 59 at BMW Championship (Reuters)

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Sep 17, 2015; Lake Forest, IL, USA; PGA golfer Jason Day tees off on the 4th hole during the first round …

LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) - Australian Jason Day missed out on a chance at a magical 59 on Friday as the world number three's eagle attempt from 44 yards at the final hole of his opening round at the BMW Championship came up short.

Day, forced to wait overnight to take his shot as play was suspended on Thursday due to the threat of lightning after his tee shot landed in the right rough, left his wedge about nine feet from the hole at the ninth.