UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington — There would be no fairytale U.S. Open finish for Jason Day on Sunday, as the gritty Australian missed out on a first major but won a host of admirers for battling on after collapsing on the course.
Just completing 72 holes on the punishing Chambers Bay layout was being hailed as a major victory by many after Day sent a scare through the galleries on Friday when he dropped to the ground on his final hole of the second round.
Suffering from vertigo, Day had to be treated on course and helped to his feet, grimly hanging on to complete the hole before collapsing again.