Australia’s makes an attempt at securing the nation’s second ever inexperienced jacket ended with Jason Day registering the fifth Masters high 10 of his profession as Min Woo Lee stumbled throughout the weekend.
Day began the ultimate spherical seven pictures again from in a single day chief and eventual champion Rory McIlroy however was unable to catch alight in pursuit.
The previous world No.1 was rock stable for 16 holes, as he has been all week, however completed bogey-bogey to log out for a ultimate spherical of 72.
FOX SPORTS, out there on Kayo Sports activities, is the one place to look at the 2025 Masters LIVE | New to Kayo? Get your first month for simply $1. Restricted time provide.
The bogeys at 17 and 18 have been solely his fourth and fifth dropped pictures throughout 72 holes as Day completed -5 in a tie for eighth, six pictures off the playoff between McIlroy and Justin Rose.
Day threatened to mount a cost with birdies on the fifth and ninth, the previous was courtesy of a putt from the perimeter.
However for the second straight day, he struggled to present himself sufficient seems to be at birdie as he hit solely 50% of greens in regulation.
It left him extremely pissed off, and his feelings have been uncooked when conducting his press convention shortly after strolling off the 18th inexperienced.
“I used to be very affected person on the market. Simply didn’t play the again aspect very properly. Clearly I must get again to the drafting board on the again aspect,” Day stated in his post-round press convention.
“I performed the entrance aspect great. Simply must play the again aspect a little bit bit higher and gap just a few putts, and I must be fairly good.
“It’s good to be like third group from the top, a minimum of attempting to present myself an opportunity at profitable the Masters.
“However clearly that is — like I stated, I’m fairly gutted proper now. It’s annoying to present myself the alternatives on the market and never have the ability to take them. I imply, it’s a step in the best path. That’s all I can say. It’s arduous to stroll off the golf course and go straight into an interview although — I’m fairly headless proper now.
“I perceive (why interviews occur immediately). It’s what it’s. We should always have the ability to be skilled sufficient to carry our — a minimum of preserve our cool.
“It’s simply actually arduous once you’ve simply walked off the golf course and also you’re fairly livid with the way you performed, particularly on the finish.”
Day’s criticism adopted comparable on Saturday from Shane Lowry who stormed out of his personal interview.
“I want half-hour,” he stated. “To sit down there and collect my ideas. I can’t come to you guys immediately, it shouldn’t be taking place. I don’t agree with it.”
READ MORE
Rory redemption! McIlroy banishes demons in Masters playoff thriller as grand slam FINALLY full‘Shot of his life’: Rory McIlroy’s clutch final-round effort stuns in ‘unbelievable’ scenes
SO CLOSE! Rory’s miss forces playoff | 02:33
In the meantime, Min Woo Lee had a second straight disappointing spherical with a 74 to fall to +6 for the match and end forty ninth.
The 26-year-old off set his 4 birdies with six bogeys taking part in alongside Justin Thomas, however wrapped up his ultimate spherical with a trademark hole-out for par from the greenside bunker on the final.
“It was really a joke, I didn’t chip in all week and on 17 I hit it within the entrance bunker and I stated to my caddie, I’m both going to chip this in or I’m going to overlook the final inexperienced on function and chip in,” Lee recalled throughout his post-round press convention.
“I didn’t attempt to miss it on function, but it surely was in the best bunker. It was humorous. I requested him — I usually don’t, however I requested him, hey, what’s the road? What’s the break? And he simply laughed, and JT stated, knock it in, and it went in; and it was good for JT to gap it on high.
“Very enjoyable technique to end. It was clearly a tricky technique to finish the weekend and the week. However a little bit of maturing and studying after which hopefully we’ll get it subsequent yr.”
‘The shot of a lifetime!’ | 02:07
Talking to Fox Sports activities’ Paul Gow post-round, Lee additionally stated that his fourth Masters look was a significant studying curve, after a fortnight after claiming his maiden PGA Tour victory on the Houston Open.
He admitted after his third spherical that being placed on the clock by a match referee put him off his sport, and he must develop his maturity to raised deal with such conditions.
“One other unbelievable yr, simply soaking it in on the final gap and actually, the again 9. It’s among the finest locations on the planet and I can’t wait to be again subsequent yr,” he stated.
“We’ll give it a greater crack however loads of persistence. There’s loads of psychological, you’ve obtained to be technically there, however I feel you want a combo of each to be actually good right here.
“I feel yesterday I let it slip on the again 9. I feel only a little bit of maturing and realising and studying from this second, and hopefully subsequent yr we’ll be higher.”