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The Wyndham Championship represents the last chance for players to earn points to make the field for the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Here are my guys:

1. John Senden

John Senden enters the Wyndham Championship having made the cut in four of his last five events and is playing some of the best golf of his career. Senden was able to move up 23 spots to 46th in the FedExCup standings after he tied for fourth in the PGA Championship and he could move into the top 30 after this weekend.

Senden has been able to be successful because of his ability to set himself up for birdies (he's second on TOUR in birdies per round). He is consistently able to two-putt for par because he ranks third in GIR (greens in regulation) and first in GIR when playing from off the fairway. Senden's tie for fourth last weekend is his best finish at a major in his career. Senden will try to continue his major momentum this weekend.

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2. Jonathan Byrd

Jonathan Byrd should be among the contenders this weekend. Byrd sits at 27th on the FedExCup list with 7,329 points. If Byrd can manage to win his second event of the season, he'll leap all the way to 10th. Granted winning the tournament and moving from 27th to 10th will only give him an extra 3,000 points entering the Playoffs, but Byrd wants to prove he can fly with golf's best. After missing the cut last weekend at the PGA Championship, Byrd will try to improve his public perception with a Wyndham Championship win.

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3. Lucas Glover

Despite very consistent play all season, Lucas Glover ranks 45th in the FedExCup standings. His chances at the Wyndham Championship are pretty good. With a solid finish this weekend, Glover could get into the top 30 as the FedExCup points are reset. Even though Glover tied for 50th at the PGA last weekend, he entered playing a good streak of golf -- ties for 10th, 12th, 11th, 27th and 12th. Look for Glover to try to improve on his season's best tied for fourth.

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4. Shigeki Maruyama

For Shigeki Maruyama, the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup start this weekend. If he wants to make the 144-player field to start, Maruyama must place in the top 10. Right now the 144th player in the field has 1,669 points, which is 480 more than Maruyama's 1,189. The FedExCup gives 675 points to a player who finishes 10th -- making that the only option Maruyama has of continuing his golf season. A top-10 finish has eluded Maruyama this season, but he did finish 10th or better four times last year and has 39 top-10 finishes in his career. Not to mention, he's a former winner in Greensboro.

With the first PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup beginning next weekend, you can imagine there will be some good competition to get into the top 144. So there should be considerable excitement at Forest Oaks this season.Our mission at PROTRADE is to showcase the wisdom of sports fans and revolutionize the way the world thinks about sports.

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