Better late than never says Jason Day as World No. 1 prediction comes true

Jason Day has plenty of rivals at the moment, but very few peers.

Day’s runaway victory Sunday in the BMW Championship vaulted him to No. 1 in the world ranking, backing up a boast the then little-known Australian made during a conference call with reporters in 2007 — and for which he was roasted on more than one occasion since.

“I remember sitting on my mom’s bed and thinking that (predicting he’d be No. 1 someday) might not go over too well,” laughed Day, who turns 28 next month.