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 Four-times major winner McIlroy has dropped from first to third in
the world behind number two Day and the top-ranked Spieth.
Spieth and Day have both pulled off a string of victories this year,
with the American landing the U.S. Masters, U.S. Open and FedExCup
playoff crowns and the Australian winning the U.S. PGA Championship.
"It's motivating to see what these guys are doing," McIlroy told the
BBC.
"You want to go out and work harder, you want to hit more balls and
try to keep getting better. It has definitely given me that sense of
hunger again."
The 26-year-old Northern Irishman ruptured ankle ligaments in July
playing a friendly game of football with his friends.
The injury meant he missed the British Open at St Andrews and led
McIlroy to describe 2015 as a "lost year".
"I only missed one major but it was probably the biggest one you
could miss," he said. "I, for sure, won't be playing any football in
the middle of the season again.
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"I'll still want to play football in the off-season and enjoy my
time with my friends as that's what we all do but maybe be a little
more careful in the middle of the golf season."
(Writing by Tony Jimenez; Editing by Toby Davis)
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