THE AMERICAN EXPRESS

January 25, 2026

Jason Day

PGA WEST Pete Dye Stadium Course

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Q. Solid week. Looks maybe runner-up, top 5 at the worst. How does that, what does that do to the start of you are season?

JASON DAY: No, it's a good start. My 100th top 10 of my career. So that was a milestone that I was very interested in, like very excited to get to. Yeah, very pleased that I got off to a good start this week. It's always nice to be able to come to the desert and get things rolling in the right direction. So I'm playing Torrey next week, probably just drive over tomorrow and then get some good prep Tuesday, Wednesday, and get into the tournament again. But I'm very pleased with how the game is looking. I have to have a few tweaks with my game. I think I'm just not quite happy. At the top end, like driver and 3-wood are okay. I kind of got to work on the 5 through, probably, 6-, 5-, 4-iron. But everything else feels really nice. So just trying to work that out and then get into next week.

Q. I imagine Torrey forces you to figure out some of those clubs a little bit.

JASON DAY: Well, yeah. And that's the thing, that's why -- I'm obviously just finished, I feel good about the finish, but I'm already kind of, I'm processing right now, but I'm already thinking about what clubs I need next week at Torrey Pines. And they're the important ones, the 6, 5, 4, because we're going to be hitting a lot of 'em. So I got to kind of work that out. Yeah, like I said, I mean, I played great.

I wish I had four rounds at the Stadium, because I shot 17-under for two rounds at the Stadium. Couldn't bust an egg with a hammer at La Quinta. It seems to get me every single year and I don't know why. But it's a good little track. Yeah, it's tough to beat No. 1 in the world right now.

Q. 100 top 10s, some guys care about milestones, some don't. For you to hit that number, clearly it meant something to you, and what does it mean to you to hit that in your career?

JASON DAY: It's just another little notch in the cap that you're very pleased about hitting. Something that I've always look up to -- like you look at some of the careers of the other guys and you always look at how many wins, top 5s, top 10s, top 25s. And then you don't want to compare yourself, but like you always seem to compare yourself. But obviously yeah, I mean, it's good to be able to finally get over that little hump, and now the rest is great. I'm looking forward to the rest of my career and seeing how many more top 10s I can obviously get.

Q. You alluded to world No. 1, Scottie. You're one of the few guys that sustained a run at 1 for a while. As someone who has done it, watching another guy do it, just what kind of strikes you about -- I mean, we're going on year four of this.

JASON DAY: I mean, just the patience and not only the belief that he has in his game, but the ability to be able to shake off all the distractions around him. To be able to get on to the golf course and play the way he does.

Very unorthodox in the way that he swings the club, and it's not like we're looking at Tiger, but he's putting up Tiger-ish numbers, even though Tiger was, you know, obviously the GOAT. But, yeah, I mean just, every time he tees it up he's right around the lead. And that is one of the most difficult things to do, to be always stay hungry to the point of not being satisfied. Because it's very easy to get satisfied out here. You win a couple of times, you're like, Well, I'm kind of relaxed and I can coast for a little bit. And it seems like he never wants to relax. He always does his work, needs to do whatever he needs to do to be able to prepare, and he's always around the lead. And that's a very, very difficult thing to do with how much distractions there can be, especially at No. 1.