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The 21-year-old Spieth's brilliant wire-to-wire win at
Augusta shot him up to world number two behind top-ranked
25-year-old Rory McIlroy.
Between them, the pair have won the last three majors, with
Martin Kaymer winning last year's U.S. Open at the age of 29.
World number five Day is the next best 20-something after
McIlroy and Spieth in rankings and is desperate to keep pace
with the young guns.
"I want to be up there with him. That's what I want to do," Day
said in quotes published by Australian Associated Press.
"To watch (Spieth) play so well and to watch Rory play great and
really keep that competitive edge and results up is amazing.
"I know it's tough to do but it is something we are all striving
towards even more now."
A raft of 20-somethings are knocking on the door of the top 10,
including world number 13 Rickie Fowler (26), 14th-ranked
Patrick Reed (24) and 15th-ranked Japanese Hideki Matsuyama
(23).
"Our generation is strong. It has taken over now," added Day,
who has had a couple of near-misses at the Masters.
"Hopefully we can all continue to play well for many years to
come and win lots of big tournaments."
(Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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