Jason Day ‘cautious’ of ongoing back issues; sympathizes with Tiger Woods

DUBLIN, Ohio – The story of the day on Friday at the Memorial was Tiger Woods who conceded that before his second-round 76 he woke up with an ailing back that didn’t allow him to properly turn.

As Jason Day made his way around Muirfield Village on Day 3 it appeared as if he was suffering from the same ailment as he gingerly plucked his golf ball from the hole.

“I'm not in extreme pain, no. I just want to make sure that I don't get in extreme pain,” said Day, who is tied for fifth place after a third-round 72. “I can squat down fine. Anytime that I'm in a 45-degree angle where I'm pretty much most of the day when I'm hitting shots, it's nothing crazy, I just want to make sure that I'm cautious…