Former World No 1 recreates Oakmont's conditions at home as he seeks first major win in nearly a decade

U.S. Open tees off

It's been a while since Jason Day has been in the winner's circle of a major.

His lone major victory is approaching its 10-year anniversary (Aug. 16, to be exact) when the Australian took home the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits during a run when Day was the most dominant golfer on the planet and ranked No. 1 in the world.

But since then, it's been a roller coaster. 

He has battled numerous injuries and went winless over a five-year span. In early 2023, he was ranked 175th.

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Jason Day made his front lawn into his own Oakmont Country Club for the U.S. Open. (TruGreen)

Entering the U.S. Open, he ranks 39th. And while he hasn't won in nearly two years, he's been much more consistent. He just needs to shake off these injuries; he recently missed some time with a wrist issue.

"[My golf game has] been good at times, I would say. But it's been choppy, because I'll be playing good and then obviously get an injury, and then I'll take a time off, and then I come back and I'll play good again, and then I get another injury. So it's just been … very, very difficult to get any sort of momentum," Day said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. 

"So I've played solid golf and I've had some good finishes, but I just can't believe we’re halfway through the season now, and I feel like the year's gone very, very fast, but obviously, when you're injured, you're sitting out a lot and just waiting around until … your body heals. So decent golf, could play a little bit better, obviously. Everyone can do that."

This weekend's U.S. Open will be the first time he's out on the course since last month's PGA Championship as he nursed the aforementioned wrist injury.