The First Tee at The Wyndham Championship (Sedgefield CC)

Congratulations are in order for Jason Day, who won his first career major last week at the PGA Championship. Day put on a masterful performance, cruising to a three shot victory over Jordan Spieth and a final score of (-20). His final score earned him a place in the record books, shooting the lowest score of anyone who has ever played in a major championship, including the now very mortal looking Tiger Woods who previously held that crown at (-19). Day is sincerely one of the “good" guys on tour, gracious in defeat and extremely humble in his triumphs. If you ask ten PGA Tour fans if they root for a specific player, chances are you'd get answers that split right down the middle. As for Day, he is just one of the few guys you can't help but root for. He is incredibly talented, comes from humble beginnings and is the first guy to step up and congratulate other players on their victories. As much as I would have liked to see Jordan Spieth win his 3^rd major of the year, this tournament belonged to Jason Day, and I can't imagine a more fitting champion to represent the PGA.

Speaking of Jordan Spieth, he managed to make a little history of his own, even in defeat. But why wouldn't he? With his 2^nd place finish, Jordan took over the reigns as the #1 player in the world, overtaking Rory McIlroy and his grotesque ankle. Not bad for a 22 year old, huh? Spieth put on what I believe will be the one of the two or three best major championship seasons, ever. He finished 1^st at the Masters, 1^st at the US Open, 2^nd at the British Open and 2^nd at the PGA Championships. As with many PGA Tour fans who grew up in the Tiger Era, it is hard to gain the proper perspective on what it takes to win a major, let alone two in the same season, and even more so to finish runner up in the two you didn't win. Spieth makes it look easy, but as I explained earlier this year before the Masters, he has a sixth gear that very few players in the world can match. It's like he senses the perfect moment to start pouring in birdies, and has an uncanny ability to force other players into making mistakes by trying to keep pace with him. The only other player I can remember doing that is Tiger Woods. Golf is in such a great place right now, thanks in big part to Spieth, Day, McIlroy, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson and the countless other young players who haven't even come close to reaching their potential. It is going to be a lot of fun to watch the Ryder Cup, as well as each and every major championship for the next twenty years.

The tour moves on to the Wyndham Championship this week, setting the stage for the last event before the Fed-Ex cup season begins its four week playoff stretch. This is a very important week for many of the players sitting right along the cut line for the Fed Ex Cup, which begins with the top 125 players, before cutting down to 100, 75 and then finally the top 30 for the Tour Championship. I find this week to be one of the more exploitable ones throughout the season, as there is a distinct motivation for many of the players who live near the minimum salary.

One of those players is Camilo Villegas, last year's winner of the Wyndham Championship. He currently sits at 129^th in the Fed Ex standings, and will need a strong week just to move on to the playoffs. When he is focused and motivated, Villegas can the type of inspired golf capable of winning a tournament of this caliber, evidenced by last years' victory. The problem is he is incredibly inconsistent from week to week, so it's hard to put much faith in him. In his last four starts, he has two top 25's, and two missed cuts. Given what is at stake this week, I will fire a couple bullets with Villegas and his $7,100 salary.

If you were to look at the cut line for the Fed Ex Cup playoffs, you'd see some pretty big names who are teetering on the edge. Sitting at 125^th is none other than former Masters Champion, Charl Schwartzel. Schwartzel is a player to keep an eye on this week, as he started to put together some of the pieces last week that had made him one of the top 25 players in the world at one point. He only has one top 10 in 16 starts, but he's also made 13 cuts, so it's not like he is playing terrible golf. He just isn't playing the type of game that we are accustomed to seeing from him. With quite a bit on the line for Schwartzel, I expect him to take another big step this week, en route to his second top 10 of the season.

Sitting at 124^th is a golfer who ascended to #1 in the world before free falling out of the top 25 and most fan's consciousness. That would be none other than Luke Donald. After missing the cut at the Masters and the Player Championship, Donald's game has started to click, making the cut at the US Open, British Open and last week at the PGA. He's made seven of his last eight cuts, including three that have gone for top 15's. While there are plenty of better options in his price range ($9,100), I am going to take a chance on Luke this week, as I think he will be very low owned in GPP's, and like Schwartzel, has a lot on the line.

In the category of very experienced Major Champions toeing the Fed Ex Cup playoff line, Vijay Singh sits at 118^th place. For a guy who's won an astounding 34 times in his PGA Tour career, recording only one top 10 in 21 events is nothing to write home about. Singh has survived 66% of his cuts in 2015, and is a good bet to make another one this week as he prepares himself for the Fed Ex Cup. Singh won the Fed Ex Cup Championship in its second year (2008), which seems like an eternity ago considering where his game is now. As easy as it is to write him off, he's one of the few players who was able to stand toe to toe with Tiger Woods in his prime. If you've read past columns, you'll know how much emphasis I place on mentally tough players who are accustomed to winning, and Singh is certainly one them. At ($6,600), he is offering quite a bit of salary relief and something tells me he wants to have one more Tour victory before sailing off to the Champions Tour. I won't have much exposure to him, but he is definitely earning a place in at least one or two of my lineups.

Check back in tomorrow, as I take a look at Sedgefield CC, the host course this week. There is a specific skillset that will be prevalent among the top 10 golfers this week, and I'm going to hit on both the obvious and the not so obvious guys you NEED to have in your lineups this week.