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Jason Day wins the 2015 PGA Championship

By Mike Dyce

Aug 16, 2015; Sheboygan, WI, USA; Jason Day tees off on the 2nd hole during the final round of the 2015 PGA Championship golf tournament at Whistling Straits. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 16, 2015; Sheboygan, WI, USA; Jason Day tees off on the 2nd hole during the final round of the 2015 PGA Championship golf tournament at Whistling Straits. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jason Day won the 2015 PGA Championship on Sunday, the final major of the season.

The 2015 calendar of major golf tournaments has been thrilling and incredible, with the exception of Jordan Spieth’s wire-to-wire win at The Masters. In the final tournament of the year, it looked like Spieth and a handful of other golfers would be nipping on leader Jason Day’s heels in the final round.

While Day had a cushion, there were plenty of golfers within striking distance to make things interesting, especially when Spieth was one of them looming a few strokes back. Day didn’t seem fazed by the pressure from the group on his heels, certainly not by Spieth looming behind him.

It didn’t take long for the field to narrow into a Day-Spieth showdown, but Day never allowed the young superstar golfer get close enough to really make things interesting. Spieth acknowledged Day’s focus in comments to his caddie that were caught on camera.

Spieth wasn’t on point like he was in the third-round when he made a run towards the top of the leader board, he wasn’t getting the drops and friendly rolls he was accustomed to early on in the round and while he didn’t lose ground really, he didn’t really make up a lot of ground either.

But Day was steady as a rock and shot five under through 16 holes to get to 20-under par and challenging major records. Day finished the round at -20, setting a record.

It ultimately took a record performance from Day to prevent Spieth from winning his third major of the year. To put it in perspective, Spieth, who finished -17 in second-place, tied a record for 2nd lowest score of a modern-era major to not win.

While he didn’t win, Spieth was breaking records of his own as well.

Spieth would ultimately move atop the world golf rankings as well.

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