Golf Channel · Mar 21, 2016
Day inches closer to Spieth for world No. 1
Jason Day's win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational didn't move him past Jordan Spieth atop the world rankings, but it certainly got the Aussie within striking distance.
Day went wire-to-wire at Bay Hill for a one-shot victory over Kevin Chappell. In the process, he overtook Rory McIlroy for the No. 2 spot and got within 0.374 points of Spieth. It's the closest anyone has gotten to Spieth since he won the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in January, and Day will now have a chance to reclaim the top spot this week at the WGC-Dell Match Play Championship.
Day has spent a total of four weeks at world No. 1, most recently in November.