Past champs in Day’s way

JASON Day will play with past champions Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson, while world No.1 Dustin Johnson tees it up with Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas in the opening round of The Players at Sawgrass.

Day, the world No.3, won last year’s event by four strokes after opening with a course-record 63.

The Australian helps kick off the tournament in the morning wave tomorrow with fellow top 10 players, Sweden’s Stenson (7) and Rickie Fowler (9), teeing off at the 10th tee.