Jason Day already had seven birdies on his card and one eagle, courtesy of a shot he holed from 79 yards out of a fairway bunker. He was walking across a bridge Thursday at the BMW Championship when someone asked him during an exchange of greetings, “How are you doing, Jason?”
Jordan Spieth was a few steps ahead of Day, and he could hardly contain his laughter.
“Really? You’re asking him that?” Spieth said.
Day has never been better. He powered his way around Conway Farms in Lake Forest, Ill., and was at 10 under par through 17 holes when thunderstorms halted the opening round.