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Australia's Jason Day grabs golf world number one ranking

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Jason Day of Australia plays his shot from the 15th tee during the final round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club on September 20, 2015 in Lake Forest, Illinois (AFP Photo/Patrick Smith)

Chicago (AFP) - Australia's Jason Day won the BMW Championship on Sunday to seize golf's number one world ranking from Rory McIlroy.

The 27-year-old PGA Champion notched his fifth win of the season to become just the third Australian to reach golf's summit after Greg Norman and Adam Scott.

Ranked third in the world coming in, Day moved past both world number two Jordan Spieth and McIlroy.