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FINDING peace with the heartbreak of losing a Masters has finally enabled Jason Day to see there is lustre to being the second Aussie to wear the green jacket.
The world No.5 spoke eloquently on Tuesday about his fearless mindset for next week's fresh quest at Augusta for the very reason he doesn't fear failure.
Privately, he's able to embrace the near-favourite tag heaped on him last week by Greg Norman because he believes the same thing in an ego-less way.
It's not his go-for-it power with the driver or his classic putting stroke, on greens which turn others into head cases, that is the best club in his bag.
"I want it more," Day said of why he can win it.
That's been fed by the near-miss angst of 2013 when Adam Scott created history and his own lifelong feeling the Masters is the major above all others.
"This tournament is really close to my heart. It always has been and it's just what I've experienced there since my first start at Augusta (in 2011)," Day said.
"Like I said, I always wanted to be the first Australian (to win the Masters).
"Adam got there. I'm OK with being the second Aussie to win (laughs).
"I just want it more than I ever have in my whole career."
In 2013, he stood on Augusta's par three 16th with a one-shot lead, overcooked his seven iron with a triple-shot of adrenaline, took bogey…and made another on the next.
Day was delighted Scott broke Australia's Masters hoodoo in the dramatic drizzle that followed but the nearly-guy with a third and a second has to deal with his own torment.
Jason Day warms up on the putting green during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Source: AP
"Do I really want to push through it or do I want to kinda run away and hide?," Day said.
Day is meeting the strategy-adjustments, pressure and expectations head on just like Norman's generous nod that he's primed to win.
"Yeah, people did text me the Greg stuff," Day said down the phone from his Ohio home.
"It's a very humbling compliment from a great champion like Greg but if you look at it the wrong way it may be a distraction as well.
"It's like every tournament I go to in the US fans are always coming up to me 'Are you going to win the Masters this year'?"
Day's great comfort is that he better knows how to stay calm, last year's back and thumb injuries are behind him and he is in top 2015 form with a tournament win in play-off pressure.
"You can look at people backing you so much as more and more pressure building but I'm not scared to fail when I give my all," Day said.
"I'm not scared to go in and lose because I already lost that tournament in 2013.
"Standing on the 16th hole I had the lead and I lost the event. Unfortunately, that's just how it goes.
"…it slowly occurred to me just this year that everyone is going to have failures in their lives that are going to shape what they do tomorrow, six months and 12 months from now."
Day is not into hiding. His zeal for this special time of year is matched by his faith in his preparation.
He feels his short game still needs sharpening and he's going to work on those nerve-fraying, downhill 2-3m putts that so often make the difference between 68 and 75 when he hits Augusta for Friday practice.
Day put a huge smile on the faces of Australian Open organisers yesterday when asked his plans now this year's events is locked in to November 26-29 at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney.
"I really want to come back unless some unknown reason pops up," Day said.
"Right now I'm thinking about Augusta."
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