Jason Day pulls out of US Open with back problems
Jason Day, of Australia, waves on the 14th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y., Thursday, June 18, 2026. Credit: AP/Gerald Herbert
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Jason Day, the 2015 PGA champion and a two-time runner-up at the U.S. Open, withdrew Thursday from this year's Open at Shinnecock due to a bad back.
The 38-year-old Australian was wincing in pain while warming up on the driving range. Opening on the back nine, he shot 7-over 42 and after making a triple bogey on No. 1, he climbed into a golf cart and left the course.
Day opened the season with a tie for second at the American Express and finished 12th at the Masters, but has struggled since.
He has finished second in the three majors he hasn't won — most recently in the British Open in 2023. His second-place finishes at the U.S. Open came in 2011 and 2013 and he was runner-up at Augusta in 2011.
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