AUSTIN, Texas -- Jason Day sat down in the chair on the left side of the interview room dais here at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship, the one usually reserved for players answering questions about their success. This wasn't one of those times. He looked out toward the awaiting throng of reporters and cameras, but the words just wouldn't come.
"Yeah, obviously it's not an excuse or anything like that. ..."
Just minutes earlier, Day had conceded his opening-round match against Pat Perez. After losing three of the first six holes, he simply walked off the golf course, unable to continue playing.