2 days Ago By Darren Walton
A burning desire to wear the green and gold and the chance to clinch a place in the Golf World Hall of Fame are driving Jason Day towards Olympic glory. Eight years after "selfishly" opting out of the Rio Olympics while enjoying a dominant stint as world No.1, Day will make his Games debut in Paris alongside brother-sister act Min Woo and Minjee Lee and the in-form Hannah Green.
The US-based Day, who has five children with his American wife Ellie, is often criticised for not returning often enough to his native homeland for the flagship Australian summer events. But, delighting in his Olympic team shirt, the 36-year-old says representing Australia at "the pinnacle of sport" will go down as a highlight of his decorated career. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
"I get nervous thinking about the possibility of winning the gold medal, and even just a medal in general," Day said on a Zoom call on Friday. "As a kid growing up playing on the Australian teams back home in Australia, that was something that was huge to me. "But this is different, obviously.
This is the highest stage you can possibly get in any sport when you represent your country in the Olympics. "I mean, it's as far as you can go." With one major title and a Players Championship trophy among 13 US PGA Tour wins, Day is tantalisingly close to meeting all the criteria - if he hasn't already - to make golf's Hall of Fame.
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