Jason Day gutted as ex-World No.1’s near 20-year streak comes to an end: ‘My body is beat’

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The FedExCup Playoffs won’t feature Jason Day for the first time in almost two decades.After qualifying for the first time as a rookie in 2008, Day has been a regular at the close of the PGA Tour.Day has not been himself this seasonGettyEntering the Wyndham Championship ranked No. 75 in the FedExCup standings with 495 points, the former world No. 1 needed to finish at least 12th to surpass rookie Jackson Koivun and reach the top 70.Day carded a three-over 73 in his second-round, however, to miss the cut on four-over.His 18-appearance streak is snapped, but the gutted golfer tried to look on the bright side.“I’m looking forward to taking some time off,” he said. “My body’s been really awful actually this year, so just to try and grind through it has been tough. “The last two days have been pretty hard to try and get my body ready. I wanted to play like 3M and Detroit and unfortunately, I couldn’t do anything there.“Yeah, it was a good streak obviously, but I would have loved to keep the streak going. “But things happen, you know. You’re not going to keep everything going forever. Best to kind of take some time off, get my body sorted and try and come out next year and play well.”Day has struggled physically in 2026 with the 38-year-old abandoning his U.S. Open during the opening round with a back issue.“Yeah, I would say that’s probably the largest attribute to the play has been my body,” he said. “I had some club changes, but other than that it’s been kind of all body stuff. “A couple coach changes, changed coach, but I think overall I just need to take some time off. Like, my body is beat.”Day will try to give his body time to recoverGettyDay’s focus is now on getting healthy and the Australian refuses to dwell on the past.“I’m not sad right now,” he added. “Yeah, I really have to get my body sorted, that’s the biggest thing.“It’s hard to play golf the way that I am playing now. And then I’m playing against the best players in the world, you know. “I’m giving everyone a handicap and it’s just really difficult to do that. Can’t come in 100 percent. “I know that a lot of guys aren’t 100 percent out here and they’re playing through some pain as well. Just got to get sorted and come out next year.”Day, who won the PGA Championship in 2015, has finished second in the three other Majors and will hope to add to his collection in 2027 as one of the most consistent golfers on tour.