Still, by the time he was 14, Day was shooting par golf and had put together a team at Poplarville High even though most of the guys couldn't break 100. His talent earned him a scholarship to the University of Mississippi, but Day was more interested in partying than practicing. In the fall of his junior year, the coach showed him the door. Day played only twice over the next year. I play golf to make enough money so I can go hunting and take care of my family.
Golf is a job.
I love my job, don't get me wrong, but if I didn't do this for a living, I would only play occasionally. He also decided then that he would pursue a pro golf career. After failing to get past the second stage of Q-School in 1988, Day headed for Asia, even if he wasn't quite sure where it was. But I had a ball. If you're a mama's boy don't go, because you will get sick and you're going to have to eat some stuff you have no idea what it is.