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ATLANTA -- Jason Day is the worlds No. 1-ranked player, a major champion, a winner of eight titles since the beginning of last year. Hes ultra-talented, likeable and honest -- everything we should want in an elite-level golfer.And yet, its that last part -- the honesty -- that seems to have cultivated a growing reputation. Days withdrawal from the Tour Championship on Friday afternoon due to a lingering back injury, two weeks after withdrawing from the BMW Championship for the same reason, wont do much to extinguish this perception.That reputation? Hes soft.It seems like he loves the drama, said one fellow PGA Tour player, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The only reason Im surprised is because he withdrew before he started playing poorly, which makes me think he might be more hurt than usual.If you ask most PGA Tour players a perfunctory, How you doing? youll receive the usual cursory response. Ask Day, who cant help but say exactly how he feels at any given moment, he will respond with a thoughtful answer about the current state of his health instead of deflecting his answer.As such, it seems like theres always something wrong with him, simply because he admits it. Forget the fact that theres absolutely no motive for him to soft-pedal an injury. Not this week, as he was fourth in the FedEx Cup race entering the tournament, very much alive for the $10 million first-place prize. And not this day, as hed followed an opening-round 3-under 67 by playing his first seven holes in even-par, well within striking distance of the tournament leader Dustin Johnson at 7 under.Days management team called it a precautionary measure, not wanting to cause further harm to a strained ligament in his lower right back.Some will insist this was a smart move to avoid risking greater injury by continuing to play through it. Other will maintain that it was too cautious, pointing out the fact that he isnt scheduled to compete again for two months after this weekend.If this was a standalone situation, it wouldnt be questioned. For Day, who so often vocalizes his maladies, its part of that ever-growing reputation.Days wide-ranging list of afflictions only blurs the narrative.At last years U.S. Open, he collapsed during the second round due to a bout with vertigo, a scary moment that wasnt taken lightly. Other times, he has griped about having the sniffles -- just another byproduct of that inherent honesty.If it seems like theres never a time when there isnt some sort of drama surrounding Days health, thats because its true. Lets take the days prior to each of this years four major championships, for example.The Masters: Its the same old bulged disc that Ive always had, but every now and then, it flares up and you just cant do anything about it.The U.S. Open: Im at the back end of a cold. You can probably hear it in my voice, but Im fine. Its not an excuse.The Open Championship: I just popped something [in my rib]. You know, like when you crack your knuckle. But its all good.The PGA Championship: Im OK; Im fine. Im just a little bit under the weather.A cynic might refer to this as the Grand Slam of physical maladies, but theres greater meaning within each of these answers to media questions about his health.In each, Day is -- once again -- honest, without using these injuries and illnesses as a crutch. Hes quick to let the questioner know that he isnt 100 percent, but even quicker to insist that it wont prevent him from playing his best golf that week. To wit: His finishes at those four majors were T-10, T-8, T-22 and second, respectively.It should be noted that Day has always idolized Tiger Woods and now considers him a close friend and mentor. It should also be noted that there are some strong parallels between Days penchant for physical drama and that of Woods, who has withdrawn from nine tournaments in his career and six since the 2010 season.Just as Woods injuries were often viewed by the public through a skeptical prism, so too are Days, even the latest one, despite the fact that there would be no ulterior motive for cutting his season short by two days while still in contention for the title.Even so, those parallels exist. As reporters stood around in the East Lake Golf Club players parking lot Friday afternoon, waiting on the worlds No. 1-ranked player to drive away after a withdrawal, the melancholy scene felt all too familiar.Thomas Morstead Womens Jersey .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. Wil Lutz Saints Jersey . 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ESPN has the lowdown from the Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort...The FieldDont let the withdrawals of Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed from this weeks Turkish Airlines Open fool you -- there is still a lot to play for at Carya Golf Club.And what an opportunity it provides for the European Tours stars in the opening leg of the three-tournament Final Series.Masters champion Danny Willett heads to Antalya just 260,000 ranking points behind Henrik Stenson in the Race to Dubai. With Stenson not making the trip to Turkey, Willett has a real chance to close on the Open champion in the season-long standings. Willett, meanwhile, has had just two top 10s since slipping on the famous Green Jacket at Augusta, and just three players finished worse off than him at last weeks WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.Indeed, McIlroy has conceded the Race to Dubai to a straight fight between Stenson and Willett: Those boys can battle it out. Over the course of the season, they have had big wins and played well. They are two major champions, so Im OK with that, he said.Willett revealed he had little intention of pulling out: Its a fantastic tournament which has gone from strength-to-strength over the last few years, he said.Two-time champion Victor Dubuisson will defend his crown this week, while Padraig Harrington, who recently won his first European Tour title since 2008 when he lifted the Portugal Masters, will return to Turkey for the first time since 2013.Also in the field of 78 is Ryder Cup players Lee Westwood and Andy Sullivan, as well as fellow Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, the winner at last months Alfred Dunhhill Links Championship.ddddddddddddThe CourseDesigned by the company founded by five-time Open champion Peter Thomson, Carya Golf Club is home to Turkeys first heathland golf course, inspired by similar courses in the UK on which Thomson enjoyed so much success.Located roughly 20 miles round the Mediterranean coast from Antalya, the par-72 course, hosting a Tour event for the first time, measures 7,127 yards from the Championship tees.Undulating sand hills give way to holes that swirl through a pine forest, skirted by more than a million heather plants for the distinctive feel.Advice? 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