Monday 16 May 2016 08:34, UK
World number one Jason Day says it is "great" to be compared to Tiger Woods following his emphatic victory in the Players Championship.
Day was never seriously tested in the final round at TPC Sawgrass on Sunday en route to his seventh victory in his past 17 tournaments, a hot streak that few other than Woods can boast in the modern era.
He began the day with a four-shot cushion, and never led by less than two strokes despite some wayward tee shots at Ponte Vedra Beach.
Afterwards, Adam Scott called Day's recent run "Tiger-esque", and Day spoke of his friendship with the 14-times major champion.
"It's been an amazing journey for me to idolise him (Woods) as a junior growing up and now I'm good mates with him and get to pick his brain about what he did when he was dominating," Day said.
"It's great to be (mentioned) in the same sentence as Tiger. I've never been more motivated to be number one in the world. All the hard work I've put in is paying off.
"It's very stressful being the number one. You're in the limelight a lot but I wouldn't change it in any way because this is where I want to be. Nothing beats this feeling."
And, Day joked, he has to keep pushing himself so he can compete with Woods when the 40-year-old eventually returns from back surgery.
"Tiger says he's going to kick my butt when he comes back. I've got to watch my behind."
