POTOMAC, Md. — Jason Day hopped in the time machine and took golf fans back to when he was the world No. 1 in 2015 on Thursday at the 2022 Wells Fargo Championship.
Currently ranked No. 127, the 34-year-old had every facet of his game dialed in on his way to the top of the leaderboard during the first round at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. Day began his afternoon with a pair of birdies on his opening holes, added another at No. 5 then went on a feeding frenzy on the back nine with birdies on five of the first seven holes to sign for a 7-under 63 and take a one-shot lead over Joel Dahmen.
“Yeah, I am encouraged. I think it’s a good step in the right direction,” said Day after his round. “I obviously, I’ve got to give myself a pat on the back because I played some nice golf today, but we’ve got three more days after this and I think the main goal is to try and focus and get yourself in a position where you can win. Yeah, good positive stuff today.”
