The world’s No. 1 player met with the assembled press Tuesday at Oakmont and touched on a variety of subjects.
Here are some of Day’s highlights:
On his state of health and mind:
“I feel good about where I’m at. I’ve had a week off. Trying to really get prepared for this tournament. This is one tournament that is very stressful and I feel that I strive under stress.”
On proper attitude for the U.S. Open:
“Your attitude has to be on point. You have to have a good attitude. Tough greens, tough rough, the whole course is tough. If you’re gonna have a bad attitude, you may as well not tee it up.”
On the toughest holes at Oakmont:
“Both of the starting holes, one and 10, number three, nine and 15. They are the ones you have to watch. You can’t hit it in a (fairway) bunker here. It will roll up close to the lip and you can’t hit the green. You can lay back here. There are some holes you can hit driver.”
Why this course is different:
“Most weeks on tour it’s a bombers game. It’s not like that this week.”
On the cold he is currently getting over:
“I’m on the back end of a cold. That shouldn’t be something newsworthy. No practice last Saturday and Sunday. I do feel rested. I’ll be ready come Thursday.”
On being No. 1:
“I’ve never had more stress in my life. I’m No. 1 in the world. I’m one of the favorites to win. That’s pressure but it’s good pressure.”
On his life overall:
“I have a very boring life. I like hanging out with my family.”
On which championship his game is most suited for:
“I’m built to win a U.S. Open. When I was young I hit it everywhere, I had to have a short game to score. I have a good short game. Sooner or later you’re gonna miss fairways and greens out here. I hit it high and I feel like I have good touch around the greens.”
On using his driver this week:
“I need to hit three-wood off the tees here but I’m probably going to hit irons out here. I wanna hit fairways. If I have to hit 2-iron into the green, then I’ll hit 2-iron.”
On trying to get it up and down from 40-60 yards at Oakmont:
“Trying to get up and down on these greens with a wedge in your hand is a difficult thing.”
Day said he is glad he’s not battling the vertigo symptoms that plagued him last year at Chambers Bay and at one point sent him to the ground. “This week I’m glad I’m not battling something I can’t control.”
