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Jason Day with trophy after securing a six-shot victory in IIlinois |
Australian
Jason Day landed the BMW Championship title on Sunday and soared to the
top of golf's world rankings for the first time.
A fourth win in six tournaments sees 27-year-old Day replace Rory McIlroy at the top of the rankings.
He finished on 22-under-par at Conway Farms, outside Chicago, to claim an emphatic six-shot victor
Day
had a final round of 69 to make sure of the title, having set up his
run at the silverware with scores of 61, 63 and 69 on the opening three
days.
American
Daniel Berger also closed with a two-under 69 to reach 16 under for the
week and earn outright second place, with Scott Piercy making birdie at
the last to clinch third at 15 under and JB Holmes, Rickie Fowler and
McIlroy tying for fourth one further shot adrift.
Day
said on Sky Sports 4: 'I feel good. Just all the work ever since I was a
little kid trying to get to number one in the world and today I did it,
which was great.
Day
had a final round of 69 to make sure of the title, having set up his
run at the silverware with scores of 61, 63 and 69 on the opening three
days.
American
Daniel Berger also closed with a two-under 69 to reach 16 under for the
week and earn outright second place, with Scott Piercy making birdie at
the last to clinch third at 15 under and JB Holmes, Rickie Fowler and
McIlroy tying for fourth one further shot adrift.
Day
said on Sky Sports 4: 'I feel good. Just all the work ever since I was a
little kid trying to get to number one in the world and today I did it,
which was great.
'I'm
going to go home (to Westerville, Ohio) and then I'll fly down to
Atlanta on Tuesday night. Try to get as much rest as possible.
The last
two days have been very stressful for me.
'Emotionally it's been very up and down inside. I may not show it but inside I'm going up and down.
'I've
got to try to reset everything. After this week, after my celebration
tonight, it's done. I've got to get into next week and try to win the
FedEx Cup.'
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