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 Day is returning to competition at The Barclays this week at
Plainfield Country Club after his breakthrough three-stroke success
over Spieth at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.
The 27-year old Australian plans to play all four FedExCup events
and is hopeful, despite Spieth having captured two majors and two
other PGA Tour titles this season, that winning the FedExCup could
lift his own Player of the Year chances.
"The next four weeks starting this week here in New Jersey are very
important and to be able to win the FedExCup would be the icing on
my season," Day told Reuters on Tuesday at Plainfield.
"If I could snag the FedExCup trophy to go with my PGA Championship
victory I could go very close to being named Player of the Year.
"I know it's going to be tough to unseat Jordan because he's played
such amazing golf this year but then if I were to capture the
FedExCup, it puts my name in the mix for that award, and gives our
peers voting on the award someone else's name to think about."
Spieth leads the FedExCup standings with Day in second, 1710 points
behind the young American and the Australian said winning the PGA
Championship's Wanamaker Trophy for his maiden major only added to
his motivation to win the playoff series and its $10 million bonus
prize.
"If there is any extra inspiration I need to win the FedExCup then
it's been looking each day at the Wanamaker Trophy that's sitting
proudly upstairs back home in my office," he said.
"I sat there one time last week just looking at it for I don't know
how long and just reading all the names on the trophy.
"Now having won one major, it would be nice to go on and win all
four."
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Apart from hosting two corporate outings in Columbus, Ohio, the
world number three has spent much of last week relaxing with his
family and only arrived at the Plainfield course on Tuesday, where
he was congratulated by his fellow competitors, officials, caddies
and spectators.
"The reception since I arrived here at Plainfield has been simply
amazing," he said.
"What I really want to do is regain that momentum I had in winning
the PGA Championship, so I want to keep that going all through all
four FedExCup events.
"I've clearly come back to the Tour with a real spring in my step
and I guess that's what being a major champion is all about."
Moments earlier, Day made the day for seven-year-old Andrew
Smallwood, when he walked over to the side of the range and handed
him a club.
"Here, this is for you and you can keep it," said Day.
"It's one of the wedges I used to win at Whistling Straits."
(Editing by Larry Fine and Greg Stutchbury)
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