The top two golfers in the world will get an up-close look at one another this week.
No. 1-ranked Jason Day and No. 2 Jordan Spieth will play in the marquee grouping at The Players Championship, with 11th-ranked Branden Grace rounding out an impressive trio at TPC Sawgrass in Florida. The group is set to tee off at 8:43 a.m. ET Thursday in the opening round of the tournament long considered golf's "fifth major."
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While Day and Spieth have been paired atop the world rankings for a while now, each will have something to prove this week.