{"id":57150,"date":"2015-07-27T07:40:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-26T23:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=57150"},"modified":"2015-07-27T07:40:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T23:40:13","slug":"jason-day-wins-canadian-open-beats-canadas-david-hearn-and-bubba-watson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/27\/jason-day-wins-canadian-open-beats-canadas-david-hearn-and-bubba-watson\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Day wins Canadian Open, beats Canada\u2019s David Hearn and Bubba Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jason Day (Photo from Wikipedia\/Keith Allison<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OAKVILLE, Ont. \u2013 Jason Day birdied his final three holes to overtake Canada\u2019s David Hearn and win the RBC Canadian Open.<\/p>\n

Day shot a 4-under 68 Sunday to get to 17 under for the tournament. A birdie on the 18th hole sealed the victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis must feel like what Tiger did for so many times, and it feels good,\u201d Day said. \u201cI\u2019m going to try to do as much as I can and keep it the same and try and win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bubba Watson was second at 16 under, while Hearn was third at 15 under.<\/p>\n

\u201cI gave it my all, I didn\u2019t quite have my best game,\u201d Hearn said.<\/p>\n

Hearn was looking to be the first Canadian to win the event since Pat Fletcher in 1954.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was playing so good. He started off hot,\u201d Watson said of Hearn. \u201cHe putts unbelievable. There was so many putts that he hit that should\u2019ve fell in. I don\u2019t know how they stayed out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor him and Canada, that would\u2019ve been a great story. That would\u2019ve been his first win. How amazing would that have been?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Brantford, Ont., native went into Sunday with a two-shot lead over Watson, the world\u2019s third-ranked player, and Day, ranked ninth. Hearn\u2019s entrance to the first tee drew a roar from the crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m real proud of the way I played and I\u2019m really proud to be Canadian today,\u201d Hearn said. \u201cIt was a pretty special day with all of the fans and the support that I had from beginning to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite missing with his tee shots, Hearn birdied the first two holes to go up by three. Bogeys on holes 3 and 7 put Hearn into some predictable trouble, given how well Watson and Day had been playing on the back nine.<\/p>\n

Hearn missed birdie putts on 8 and 9 by centimetres, drawing loud \u201cAws\u201d from the Canadian crowd.<\/p>\n

Day was consistent on the back nine and turned his game up with birdies on 16, 17 and 18. Watson went on a roll to catch up as Hearn faltered.<\/p>\n

Lamenting Day\u2019s incredible finish and long birdie putt on 18, Watson pointed out that caddie Ted Scott worked for Grant Waite when he lost to Tiger Woods at the 2000 Canadian Open on arguably the best shot of the legendary golfer\u2019s career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey finished second to a great play, and I finished second to a great play,\u201d Watson said.<\/p>\n

Hearn holed an 18-foot birdie putt on No. 13, but birdie misses on 14 and 16 ultimately kept him from tying Day. His shot into the bunker on 18 was the end.<\/p>\n

As he left his news conference, Hearn said next year will be the 62nd for questions about Fletcher. Fourth-place finisher Jim Furyk doesn\u2019t expect the drought to last forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a matter of time,\u201d Furyk said. \u201cThere are so many good Canadian players. I feel bad Mike Weir never won this golf tournament. But Graham DeLaet, David, there are a bunch of fine young players, so I’m sure it’s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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