US PGA TOUR
Day looks to shorter swing to ease back pain
Los Angeles — Jason Day starts 2017 at the US PGA Tour tournament of champions on Thursday ranked No1 in the world, and is hoping his rehab of a back injury keeps him at the top. Speaking on Tuesday at Kapalua, Hawaii, where the elite tournament tees off, Day said he was "cautiously optimistic" he could avoid a repeat of his injury-plagued 2016. "I’m just trying to get stuck back into the process, trying to get better," said Day, who said he spent the three months since back pain forced him out of the Tour Championship in September working to recover. "I feel better about my body, my game, [and] my swing," Day said. "I feel better mentally than I did the second half of last year, so I’m hoping for very good things this year." Day said he has shortened his backswing to alleviate pressure on his back. He hopes the new approach will see him end a seven-month title drought. Day said he would stop worrying about being thought a slow player and return to the methodical ways that helped hi...
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