98th PGA Championship: Jason Day 'pretty happy' after second place finish
By Sam Drury
Last Updated: 01/08/16 1:31am
Jason Day insisted that he was "pretty happy" with his week despite falling just short of defending his PGA Championship title at Baltusrol.
The world No 1 carded a final round 67 and finished one shot back as Jimmy Walker won his maiden major title on 14 under par in New Jersey.
However, the Australian made Walker fight right to the end to claim the title as he eagled the last to cut the gap to a single stroke and ramp up the pressure.
"Obviously, looking at it, the eagle was really nice," Day told Sky Sports. "I had to step up and do something down the last.
"Fortunately I hit two good shots down the middle and onto the green and to be able to eagle it was pretty special, just to make Jimmy think about it.
"He played some pretty good golf all week so he's a very deserving winner. For me, it's just an unfortunate thing, I wish the putt on 17 had gone in, that would have given us a play-off and it would have been great but I'm pretty happy."
Day set up the eagle chance with a fantastic approach shot but said it was simply a case of taking what he has trained for into a pressure situation.
"As soon as it left the club, it just felt great," he added. "It was straight, a little cut up against the wind, and to be able to hit that shot under the circumstances, that's what we practice for so it was a lot of fun.
"The putt? That's one of the things you want to be able to do under pressure and under the pump. To be able to do that in front of the New Jersey fans was fantastic but like I said, just to give Jimmy something to think about too.
"But obviously, it wasn't good enough. Overall, I'm very happy with the week especially with the preparation I had coming in, being a little bit under the weather and being able to finish second, I'm pretty happy."
Meanwhile, Henrik Stenson admitted that he struggled for most of the final round as he shot a one over par 71 on Sunday to end the tournament -8 and tied for seventh.
"It was a long day," said the Swede. "I never felt like I brought my A game. I was struggling most of the day. I think I hit more poor shots in the two rounds today than in the previous six or several rounds combined.
"I didn't bring my game and I didn't make a putt all day. Despite that, I thought I was hanging good. I was trying to push, which I had to. I was two or three behind coming into the last five or six holes.
"I just winged it over a lot, which was funnily enough, probably the best shot of the day, I just overcooked it and went long and I made double [at the 15th] and that was the end of it for me."
