Australian golfer Jason Day will go into the World Cup at Royal Melbourne with the devastating knowledge that eight of his relatives have died in Typhoon Haiyan, a report says.
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Day's mother, Dening, has told the Gold Coast Bulletin that the golfer's grandmother, uncle and six cousins died in the Typhoon.
Thousands of people died in the Philippines when the country was hit by some of the strongest winds ever recorded and massive waves that destroyed coastal homes.
The UN estimates three million people have been displaced in the disaster.
Ms Day, who emigrated from the Philippines to Australia years ago, says she doesn't want her son to worry ahead of the World Cup, which begins on Thursday.
"My daughter has been updating him but I don't want to bother him because he has commitments," she told the paper.
"There will be plenty of time to talk after (the World Cup). He's representing his country so I don't want him worrying about anything apart from golf."
Day is pairing with Adam Scott, who won his second straight Australian Masters title on Sunday.
Within minutes of clinching that title, Scott declared he and Day would win the World Cup.
