Jason Day shares what has ‘opened’ his eyes after representing Australia at the Olympics

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Jason Day has been enjoying his Olympics experience, with the Australian grateful to be at the event in Paris.

Day had a goal of competing at the 2024 Olympics, with that goal now being fulfilled at Le Golf National this week.

He climbed all the way to tied 10th after his third round in the French capital, with Day blown away by the Olympic supporters.

They have helped push him up the Olympics leaderboard, with fellow Australian Min Woo Lee having been tied for 26th after three rounds.

Lee’s sister Minjee Lee is also representing Australia in Olympic golf, with Hannah Green completing the quartet.

Jason Day says what representing Australia at the Olympics means

All four golfers qualified via the Olympic Golf Rankings, with Min Woo Lee and Day both making their debuts at the event.

And when asked in his press conference if he has found the event has meant more to him than he thought it would, Day said: “Yes, by far, a lot more.

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“Not only playing for your country and your teammates. The crowd has made it fantastic to be a part of it. Definitely feel honoured to be able to come here and represent my country.

“It’s been a fun week. The dinners, team dinners have been tremendous and we had a lot of fun.”

How the Olympics has ‘opened’ Jason Day’s eyes

Day has slowly but surely improved throughout the tournament, with his opening round 69 followed by rounds of 68 and 67.

The Australian headed into the final round in with a chance of securing a medal, with his nine under leaving him just five shots off the leaders.

Day has discussed exactly what a medal would mean to him, having been used to playing for monetary rewards on the PGA Tour.

“I was saying earlier to Rex [Hoggard] that typically we are always constantly trying to win tournaments on the PGA Tour,” Day added. “We look at the Money List and we look at what money we’d make.

“You don’t earn anything this week. You’re earning a medal, and I think that brings out something deep from whether it’s when you’re a junior golfer or amateur golfer that it means something more than just some money at the end of the day for us.

“It’s definitely opened my eyes too. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed representing something bigger than myself. That’s been a complete honour to do that.”

As per the PGA Tour website, the former world number one currently sits in 30th place on the Official Money list for 2024, and in ninth place in the all-time list.