Attitude is everything for World Number 1 Jason Day and it
could prove his secret weapon at the U.S. Open this week.

Every U.S. Open venue is different, but the one thing they all
have in common is that they are tough.

They will test every aspect of a player’s game but most of
all they will test players mentally.

Last year it was all about lightning fast greens at Chambers
Bay, this year it’s the thick rough at Oakmont and already players are talking
about the challenge they are set to face.

Jason Day is primed to face it head on.

"I’ve always said it, ever since I started playing major golf,
is that you have to come into a Major Championship and your attitude has to be
on point. You have to have a good attitude regardless of what the situation is,"
said Day.

"You saw it last year at Chambers Bay with a lot of the Professionals
complaining about the greens. That just doesn’t help. This year, we got tough
rough. The greens are tough. Practically the whole course is tough."

"You just have to go with it and try and play your best and
hope for the best. Sometimes attitude is huge," continued Day.

"If you’re going to have a bad attitude, you may as well not
even tee it up that week because you probably won’t play well anyway."

Day has a stellar track record at the US Open with four
top-10 results including two runner-up finishes.

He comes into this week as a three time winner on the PGA
TOUR this year alone, a Major Champion and the World Number 1 but that has just
increased the pressure on him to perform.

"I feel like I’ve got just as much pressure as I did when I
was playing at Whistling at the PGA Championship. I’m No. 1 in the world. I’m
probably one of the favourites to win this week. Still that’s a lot of pressure,
but it’s good pressure to have," said Day.

"I’d much rather have that pressure than be at the end of
the field and no one expecting me to win."

"It’s the kind of pressure that you’ve got to enjoy and
love, and I think I don’t feel any different than what I did before. I still
feel the same way that I did."

"I still have my doubts, and my confidence goes up and down, but I feel like
I’m more focused and driven to win tournaments like this now than I ever have
been before."

It’s that drive and focus which Day believes could give him
an edge over his competitors.

"I want it right now. I want it more than anything in the
world," said Day, of a victory this week.

"I’m not saying that all the other players don’t want it
just as much as me, but all I’m doing right now is focusing on trying to win
golf tournaments. I’m so single focused on trying to accomplish that, that I
make sure I get everything right before the tournament."

"Right now, as long as my family is happy and healthy, my priority right now is
to win as much as I can, and that’s just on me."

"Sooner or later, over time, my priority will change and, unfortunately, it
just happens that way. But right now, I’m driven to win tournaments because the
ten tournaments that I’ve won are not enough. I need to win more."