JASON Day is set to return to Australian tournament golf for the first time in four years but which event he will play is a tantalising question.

Day has revealed plans to come back to his home country and tee up at either the Australian Open in Sydney (November 23-26) or the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast a week later.

Family commitments mean it’s expected only to be a one-tournament trip. Day hasn’t played in homeland since 2013, when he won the golf World Cup individual title and also the teams category with Adam Scott at Royal Melbourne and tied for sixth in the Australian Open at Royal Sydney.

media_camera Jason Day is full of confidence ahead of the US Open.

In the meantime he has gone on to win his first major at the 2015 US PGA Championship and also enjoy a long stint as the world’s No.1 ranked player.

Speaking ahead of the US Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, world No.3 Day spoke excitedly about travelling back home.

“I’m thinking about playing either the Australian Open or the PGA Championship. I haven’t decided which event yet but it will be one or the other,” Day said.

The 29-year-old says he’s feeling great after a rough time at the start of the year dealing with his mother’s cancer battle.

“When someone has cancer and you don’t know whether or not they’re going to survive or what the outcome is going to happen - and plus with my mom, who sacrificed a lot for me to be in this position today, it was tough,” he said.

“I mean it was - I don’t wish it upon anyone. It’s something that I could never - I didn’t want to focus on golf. I didn’t want to be on the golf course, because I knew she was at home.”

He has been in decent form as well, getting into a playoff with Billy Horschel at AT&T Byron Nelson last month, but losing when he missed a short par putt. He followed with another encouraging performance at the Memorial, tying for 15th at 5 under.

US Open factbox Erin Hills, Wisconsin TV (live): Fox Sports 501 from 3am, Fri-Mon 2016 champion: Dustin Johnson (US) Australian champions: David Graham (1981), Geoff Ogilvy (2006) Aussies in the field: Jason Day, Adam Scott, Marc Leishman, Wade Ormsby, Nick Flanagan. The Betting: $9 Dustin Johnson $13 Rory McIlroy, Jason Day $15 Jordan Spieth Others: $23 Rickie Fowler $26 Sergio Garcia $29 Adam Scott $67 Marc Leishman Odds: UBET Key Round 1 tee times (EST) 11.35pm Thur: Martin Kaymer (Ger), Jordan Spieth (US), Dustin Johnson (US) 4.36am Fri: Bubba Watson (US), Adam Scott (Aus), Sergio Garcia (Esp) 5.09am Fri: Jason Day (Aus), Justin Rose (Eng), Rory McIlroy (NI) Jim Tucker's Verdict - Winner: Rickie Fowler (US). Now Garcia and Johnson have won their first majors, the countdown is on a Fowler breakthrough. Four rounds of 64 or 65 this year, No.1 on PGA Tour for total driving (accuracy and distance) and performs in poor weather. Courting local fans with a golf bag in green-and-gold, not Aussies but manic Green Bay Packers supporters. Top Aussie: Hard to look past Day with a record of five top 10s in the past six US Opens. Wide fairways may suit his sometimes erratic driving. Focus has returned and ready to challenge. Best roughie: Jason Dufner (US). Good top 10 material at $61 as a last start winner at The Memorial and one of the best on tour with a wedge from 120m in. Best bet: $11 Rickie Fowler (Handicap winner with two shots start)

“Momentum, it’s key - I think momentum is more key during tournament rounds than actually looking at it,” he said.

“Because, yeah, I’m starting to get a lot more confidence over the last two events I’ve played compared to the first nine events that I played. But I look at more during the round knowing that, OK, the middle part of my round’s probably the hardest part of my round, per se.”

The Australian Open at The Australian GC could offer a tempting clash with American star Jordan Spieth, who is a possibility to defend his 2016 Stonehaven Cup success.

But Day also had reason to be drawn to the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Pines.

“I was thinking about it recently; I can’t remember the last time I was in Queensland so it would be nice to be able to play the PGA Championship in my home state, close to where I have family.”