Who is Jason Day’s wife Ellie, and how many children does Masters star have with her?
AUSTRALIAN Jason Day will be aiming for victory this weekend at the Masters at Augusta National.
Looking for Major success once again, he’ll be supported by his wife and number 1 fan Ellie Day.
Who is Ellie Day?
Ellie, 34, is a proud small town girl who she was raised in Lucas, Ohio.
Ellie met Jason while she was waitressing in a restaurant in Ohio.
They didn’t start dating until a few years later when they coincidentally ran into each other.
The couple got married in 2009.
Ellie keeps a low profile, and before Jason was raking in cash from the tour they would drive to events in an RV with their two dogs.
Who is her husband Jason Day?
Jason is an Australian pro golfer, who was born on November 12, 1987.
He became No1 in the World Golf Ranking in September 2015.
He won the PGA Championship in 2015, where he beat Jordan Spieth by 3 strokes.
He was runner-up at the US Open in 2011 behind Rory McIlroy and again in 2013 behind Justin Rose.
Do the couple have any children together?
Ellie and Jason have three children.
Son Dash James Day was born in 2012.
In November 2015 Ellie gave birth to their second child, a daughter, Lucy Adenil Day.
And they welcomed baby boy Arrow in November 2018.
The couple shared a heartbreaking Instagram post in December 2017 after suffering a miscarriage.
What happened with LeBron James?
Ellie and Jason were sitting court side at the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder match on December 17, 2015 when LeBron James barrelled into her while trying to collect a loose ball.
LeBron, who is 6ft 8inches and 250 pounds, came flying into the court side seats and knocked Ellie backwards.
She had only given birth a month previously and was down for several minutes while receiving medical attention.
The American was then stretchered out of the venue wearing a neck brace.
LeBron wished her well on Twitter after the match, tweeting: “Ellie Day I hope you’re okay! My apologies! Hope u guys come back to another game soon. Love LJ!!
And Ellie had no hard feelings – with a friend reporting her saying from hospital: “He was just doing his job. Go Cavs.”
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Does Ellie Day use Twitter or Instagram?
Ellie is a social media enthusiast, constantly uploading snaps of her and her family on Instagram.
She can be found at @elliedaybdf.
Ellie rose to Twitter fame during hubby Jason’s final winning round at the PGA Championship in 2015, by live tweeting her reactions to the coverage.
She tweeted various reactions to Jason’s round, including: “I know it’s your job, announcers, but you stress me out”.
She can be found on Twitter under the username @ellielaneday.