Jason Day didn't celebrate World Cup win as he concentrates on Australian Open

HE'D waited three long years for a second victory but Jason Day's desire to topple Adam Scott at the Australian Open - and continue his hunt for Tiger Woods' no.1 rank - saw the beers stay on ice after his World Cup win on Sunday. Day claimed an emotional victory at Royal Melbourne after news of the death of his Filipino grandmother and seven relatives in the Typhoon Haiyan tragedy emerged a week earlier.The World Cup victory - coupled with a teams' triumph alongside Scott - served as a massive confidence boost for Day, after a maiden 2010 PGA Tour victory was followed by years of frustration playing the leaderboard bridesmaid in the world's biggest tournaments.Day's phone beeped constantly with congratulatory messages - "Warnie even texted me" - but there was no accompanying clink of champagne flutes."I had a quick dinner with my family and was in bed by 10pm," Day said yesterday. "I had to get up early and go to the gym."I didn't drink. I was realiy trying to prepare for this week, it is huge for me. I didn't want to go out and waste a day on Monday after a big night."I am only down here for a couple of weeks. One day behind in my preparation is only going to hurt my game." Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. End of sidebar. Return to start of sidebar. Though teammates last week, the motivation to beat Scott at Royal Sydney was powerful enough for Day to poop his own party.The pair - who will be grouped together on the opening two days - are rated by bookies as two of the top three picks to win (Rory McIroy splits them) but Day believes the lessons of his victory at the weekend has him well primed."Its been a long time (from) my first to the second win. I have been a very consistent player over the last few years but just haven't got over the line. (I have been) very consistent in the majors. Its been more of a learning curve. That first sometimes can feel like a fluke," Day said."I felt like I learned so much more last week than I have over the last three years. It felt like a Major. It was physically and mentally exhausting.""It was good experience for me. Hopefully I can take what I learned last week into this week. I am really hungry to play well this week."Adding his name to the icons on the Stonehaven Cup is a "massive motivation" but bigger goals are also in Day's mind.Confident enough to proclaim he wanted Woods' no.1 rank as a little-known player in 2007, Day yesterday re-confirmed he was still aiming to sit atop the world rankings.His highest spot was seventh last year but after a slip away, Day's win in Melbourne saw him jump from 18th to 11th."If I have a good week this week I can definitely jump into the top ten," Day said."Being number one has always been the goal ever since I practically picked up the golf club. I have always wanted to get to that number one spot. Me and (coach) Colin Swatton actually had a goal when we first met, when I was 12 or 13, that we wanted to become the number one player in the world."We had a goal to be number one by the age of 22. We ended up getting to number seven at 23. So we fell short. It is still on my mind to get to that number one spot."There are a lot of tough competitors I have to get past, but if I keep working hard and putting the dedication into my game, I think thy sky is the limit, as long as I stay hungry. The biggest thing is to actually want it. You can say it as much as you like."It's so tough with Tiger being at the top. You have to be working harder than him, you have to be playing well every week."