PARIS, April 4 — Jason Day, who replaced Jordan Spieth at the top of golf’s world rankings last week, held on to his number one spot in the latest table published today.

The only two climbers in the top 10 were Swede Henrik Stenson, up one to sixth after his second in the Shell Houston Open, and American Dustin Johnson.

Johnson, third in Houston, moved up one rung to eighth.

Jason Day holds off Jordan Spieth heading into the US Masters next week. — Reuters file pic

World top 20

1. Jason Day (AUS) 12.37 pts

2. Jordan Spieth (USA) 11.00

3. Rory McIlroy (NIR) 9.35

4. Bubba Watson (USA) 8.53

5. Rickie Fowler (USA) 7.87

6. Henrik Stenson (SWE) 7.71 (+1)

7. Adam Scott (AUS) 7.17 (-1)

8. Dustin Johnson (USA) 6.37 (+1)

9. Justin Rose (ENG) 5.95 (-1)

10. Patrick Reed (USA) 5.07

11. Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 4.76

12. Danny Willett (ENG) 4.59

13. Branden Grace (RSA) 4.59

14. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 4.51

15. Sergio Garcia (ESP) 4.30

16. Zach Johnson (USA) 4.17

17. Brandt Snedeker (USA) 4.13

18. Phil Mickelson (USA) 4.03 (+2)

19. Brooks Koepka (USA) 4.02 (-1)

20. Char Schwartzel (RSA) 3.92 (+1) — AFP