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Ailing Day battles into tie for U.S. Open lead

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Jun 19, 2015; University Place, WA, USA; Jason Day hits his tee shot on the 1st hole in the second round …

By Mark Lamport-Stokes

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (Reuters) - Jason Day delivered one of the grittiest displays seen at a golf major as he fought his way into a tie for the early lead at the U.S. Open on Saturday a day after collapsing on his final hole.

The Australian world number 10 had sent a shudder through the tournament on Friday when he succumbed to vertigo before he finished the second round and 24 hours later he hung tough as he ground out a two-under-par 68 at Chambers Bay.