Jason Day Hits Out At ‘selfish’ Tiger Woods After Dui Charge

Australian ace Jason Day has expressed sadness astatine Tiger Woods’ plight but taken rumor pinch nan play great’s “selfish” judgement for driving nether nan influence.

Woods has reportedly checked himself into rehab successful Switzerland aft being arrested and charged connected 27 March aft crashing his car adjacent his location connected Jupiter Island successful Florida.

The five-time Masters champion’s absence from nan season’s first awesome remains a basking talking point, pinch Day offering up his thoughts astir his “hero” aft a believe information connected Monday (Tuesday AEST).

“It conscionable shows nan quality constituent and nan quality broadside of personification that is struggling pinch immoderate benignant of an addiction,” nan erstwhile world No 1 said astatine Augusta National.

“He’s not immune to it conscionable because he tin deed a play shot really well. He’s had 25 to 30 thing surgeries and, erstwhile you’re going done that galore procedures, it’s achy coming retired of those procedures.

“I’ve had procedures done and I typically effort and enactment distant from each that worldly because I conscionable cognize that ... painkillers, location tin perchance beryllium a downfall to it.

“Granted, erstwhile I look astatine that, I look astatine it and go, he’s conscionable a quality being for illustration everyone other and we person struggles.”

Day, though, said sloppy really invincible Woods whitethorn feel, he should ne'er person gotten down nan wheel.

“It’s unfortunate. The only point that I don’t understand is that it’s a small spot selfish of him to thrust and put different group successful harm’s way, arsenic well,” nan 2011 Masters runner-up said.

“But erstwhile you’re nan subordinate that he was and really strong-willed he is, he thinks he tin do almost anything, and that’s astir apt why he’s astir apt driving and a small spot nether nan influence.

“He was my leader – he is my hero. He was my leader increasing up. The logic why I play play is because of this tourney and Tiger. It’s difficult to spot him spell done what he’s going through, and particularly nether nan microscope.

“It must beryllium difficult to beryllium who he is and person everything, everyone look on, benignant of down connected him. Some group want him to fail. Some group evidently want him to succeed.

“It’s really difficult for maine to spell done that and watch him, and I cognize that he’s getting nan thief now, which is good. I’m conscionable hoping he comes retired connected nan different broadside and is better.”

Despite having undergone endless rounds of backmost room himself, Day said he could ne'er cognize what Woods was feeling.

“It is tough” Day said. “I’ve ne'er dealt pinch an addiction before, different than golf.

“I’m beautiful addicted to that. But it must beryllium reliable to beryllium isolated nan measurement he is normally. He stays astatine location beautiful overmuch astir of nan time, doesn’t really get retired excessively overmuch conscionable because of really celebrated he is arsenic a person.

“And past erstwhile you’re astatine home, it’s conscionable difficult. Sometimes you don’t person group around, loving group astir capable to beryllium capable to steer you successful nan guidance that you request to.

“He’s quality and we each make mistakes. That’s conscionable portion of learning and getting better, and I’m hoping that he gets nan thief that he needs and that he comes retired stronger and amended connected nan different broadside because, for illustration play misses him. We miss him present this week.

“It’s ever amended erstwhile he’s playing play tournaments because we emotion having him around, truthful it’s a small spot sad to not person him present this week.