2015 USPGA in quotes: Jason has his Day, Spieth is No1

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  • Jason Day won the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.

    The 2015 PGA Championship served up plenty of drama over four days at Whistling Straits, with Jason Day FINALLY winning the first major of his golfing career. 

    Here, from Zach Johnson's drinking habits to Rory McIlroy's love of football, Sport360 rounds up the best quotes from the year's final major. 

    1) First up, Tiger Woods tacitly acknowledges prior to the tournament that he did not expect to win:

    Tiger Woods: Ever the optimist.

    2) Open champion Zach Johnson, when asked what he’s been doing with the Claret Jug:

    Zach Johnson with his favourite drinking receptacle!

    3) Dustin Johnson, on the ‘bunker’ that cost him a chance of victory in the same event five years ago:

    4) Jason Day on the task facing him as he looked to win his first major: 

    Jason Day was out to end his major drought.

    5) The returning Rory McIlroy confirms he will continue to play football, despite his recent ankle injury:

    6) Rival Jordan Spieth on McIlroy’s return:

    7) McIlroy after back-to-back rounds of 71 to start:

    8) Woods, after missing the cut by a considerable distance:

    9) Brian Gaffney, after emerging as the only PGA club professional to make the halfway cut:

    Brian Gaffney was the lowest-finishing club professional.

    10) Australian Matt Jones after taking a two-shot lead after the second round. He would ultimately finish just outside the top-20:

    11) Day struck a confident tone ahead of the final day:

    12) Phil Mickelson (-8) evaluates his tournament:

    13) Indian Anirban Lahiri (-13, T5th) manages to spot the disappointment from an otherwise glorious week:

    14) Spieth, who finished second but nevertheless become world No. 1 for the first time:

    Jordan Spieth: New World No. 1

    15) 2015 US PGA champion Jason Day (-20), after rounding off his victory in style:

    16) Day’s son, Dash, immediately after his father had clinched victory:

    Jason Day's son was just happy his dad finished playing.

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