MASTERS TOURNAMENT

April 10, 2026

Jason Day

Quick Quotes

Q. You got so much experience with the Masters.

JASON DAY: Yeah.

Q. (Off microphone.) Exactly what you came here to do. How important is it next two rounds when you make mistakes just to stay positive and hang in?

JASON DAY: Yeah, like I played good the last two days. Really I felt like I drove the ball nice. Hit decent iron shots when I needed to. Obviously when I didn't, I left myself in the correct position to get up and down.

Yeah, I think if I can just keep myself within arm's length of the lead just never know what happens out here at Augusta, especially on the weekend. But more so on Sunday. Things can happen and turn pretty quick on a dime just with how scorable some of the holes can be, and obviously with the dramatic finish we have typically.

Q. What are you going to be thinking about the next two days? What's going to lock you in?

JASON DAY: Well, I mean, I'm close to the lead but not many people are obviously talking about me which is good. I'm just going to go under the radar and do my thing. I felt like it's been a pretty good formula so far over the last few days, what I've done.

Just I feel confident in my ability to be able to shoot a good score. I've been driving it nice. Been putting myself in the correct positions when I do miss it. So like the experience of being here for the last 15 years is definitely helpful.

The weekend at Augusta is a different beast obviously. Getting through the cut line and playing good is one thing. Then once you get to the weekend things open up and scoring gets really tight. Unless someone runs away with it, typically scoring gets tight.

So just be patient.

Q. A lot of people infer that Masters Sunday is one of the best days in sports, if not the best.

JASON DAY: Yeah.

Q. What's your best part of Saturdays here in terms of being more possibilities for more players?

JASON DAY: Yeah, typically in the past I found that Saturday -- and I don't know if this is true, could be something in my mind -- I found that Saturdays are always more difficult than Sundays. I feel like the Saturdays are a tough round where you have to be very, very patient with yourself and make sure that you stay disciplined.

And then Sunday they I feel like open up a little bit, a few more scoring opportunities. I think obviously just heard the crowd just then. On a Sunday if you're on the back side and you start hearing it around the golf course, it's a unique experience. Let's say that.

And if you can get yourself around the lead, I don't know how to explain it. There is no rush like it. I've led this tournament with a few holes left and have come out on the other side and not been able to finish it off, so hopefully I can get it done this weekend.

Q. Stretch of 25 holes without a bogey. Longest of anyone in the field so far. How good have you been playing and what have you found?

JASON DAY: Not so much what I -- I think it's just -- this golf course I feel like is not so -- I mean, it's difficult on certain driving holes to be able to hit the driver. Like 18 for instance; seven instance; five you are laying back so far because you don't want to hit it in the bunkers.

There are certain tees that you have to hit a really good one. But when you're out of position, just take it where you need to.

In my mind I kind of know exactly where I need to miss it for the more convenient point, easier one, instead of taking on that risk and leaving yourself short-sided where you got really nothing and got to try and over play a golf shot where you don't need to if you hit it -- like one for instance. I hit it left and just short right and easy up and down. You're back up hill, but I've seen guys go long left there and you're chipping uphill into the slope and running away from you. That's just doing too much.

Q. Cam, looks like he's going miss the cut. Six in a row.

JASON DAY: Yeah.

Q. Do you feel for him and do you sort of back him to get back to his best?

JASON DAY: Yeah, I think -- Cammy, he's such a good golfer. The guy won the British Open, won The PLAYERS. He was I think at a high of No. 2 in the world. He's an unreal golfer. He has a tremendous short game and really good wedge game.

So it's unfortunate this golf course actually should suit him really well just of how good his game is. He's a great putter, too.

I think he's just -- he might be going through a bit of a tough run right now, especially during the majors, because that's hard to miss all of last year's majors and obviously looking at potentially missing --

Q. Missed the cut. So he's seven over.

JASON DAY: Got you. I mean, that's golf. I mean, who knows. He could win the next major and we're not thinking about it again. He's just got to try and take the positives from what he's got. It's so easy for me to say because I'm on the other side of it. I'm playing really good golf right now.

But when you're going through it it feels like you're so far away. But if you can try and find the positives and try and latch onto it instead of thinking about the negatives and just really be patient with yourself and just try and work at it. Because he's a really talented golfer and obviously he's won big events. Especially around the world on both tours, PGA TOUR, LIV Tour, majors, whatnot.

It's unfortunate to see that and obviously to hear that. He's been a good buddy of mine for a long time.