In modern golf, it’s become a clichéd story.
Golf brute rises to the top of the pile, shines above all for a period before being brutally cut down in their prime by injury.
It’s a tale that arguably started with Tiger Woods, and has since claimed many others along the way, such as Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau.
Jason Day, too, could swing well, but not healthy.
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It feels a lifetime ago — and probably even longer to the man himself — but Day reached golf’s summit, becoming a major…