PGA Tour Sees The Light Of Day

- It was four years between victories for Jason Day. During that time, he was contending a bunch of majors, and everyone knew that, if he could just win his second tournament, the trophies would start piling up. Well, less than a year later, Day wins tournament number three after surviving the difficult conditions at Torrey Pines and beating three men in a playoff. Jason Day was a lot like Rickie Fowler - we all know he's a good golfer, but he just needed to start winning. This could be a monster year for Day now that he's healthy and has the confidence back.

- If you want to talk about "horses for courses", look no further than Scott Stallings at Torrey Pines. A year after making an improbable run on Sunday to shockingly win last year, he shoots a final round 69 in tough conditions to make the playoff. Stallings is a strange case - he rarely contends and he struggles at majors, but he always seems to win one golf tournament a year. Don't expect to hear from Stallings for another month or two, until he suddenly pops up in another tournament sometime in the summer.

- I'm sure Harris English would love to have that playoff hole back, but he has to feel good contending for the win a second time this year. English looked to take this Tour by storm after winning twice in 2013, but lost a bit of form last year. He's now looking like he's getting back to form, and at only 25 years of age, he has plenty of time to settle in and start winning tournaments.

- It seems like every year, there is a big hitter that gets into position on the 72nd hole to win, and instead of going for the green in two, they lay up. This time, it was J.B. Holmes, and while his decision to lay up will be what's criticized the most, in the end it was the putter that let Holmes down. Holmes didn't make a putt over 7 feet all day. It was good to see Holmes back in contention, but of the three players in the playoff who fell short, this one will likely sting the most for Holmes.

- Sei Young Kim's victory is proving what I stated earlier - that this rookie class will be the best in LPGA history. Kim was a big player on the KLPGA Tour and won a major on that Tour last year. She also finished a shot out of the playoff at the KEB Hana-Bank Championship as a non member. Still, I don't know what the expectations were for Kim, especially after really struggling at the first event of the season. Kim's victory was nothing short of clutch - she birdied the 72nd hole to get into the playoff, and birdied the playoff hole to walk away with the tournament. I don't know if this means we're seeing the next big thing in women's golf, but it does prove that the Korean invasion of the LPGA Tour has been jump started in a big way.

- I have to feel bad for Ariya Jutanugarn. She is a rookie and she will have plenty of opportunities to win in the future, but after coming so close two years ago in Thailand only to lose it on the 72nd hole, this would have been the perfect medicine to eliminate that tournament from her memory. Jutanugarn is a great player who can be a bit erratic at times, and if she can find just a little bit of control with her swing, she could be a huge force in women's golf.

- Mark my words - this was the start of a comeback for Sun Young Yoo. After being the benefactor of IK Kim's short miss at the Kraft Nabisco in 2012, Yoo has been quiet on Tour since. She had this tournament won, but a bogey on the 16th hole brought Jutanugarn and Kim back into the tournament. Still, I think this was the confidence booster Yoo needed. Much like MJ Hur last year, all Yoo needed was to know how to contend again, and she will be back in the winner's circle in 2015.

- Inbee Park was moon walking her way back into the number one position. A combination of a tough final round for Park and a huge Sunday for Lydia Ko prevented Park from retaking the Rolex Rankings. These two are going to do battle all season, but you have to wonder if Park will be able to retake the position from a very motivated Ko.

- Looks like we might be seeing Aniban Lahiri at the Masters. The Asian Tour player won the Maybank Malaysian Open on the European Tour after a brilliant weekend, shooting 62-68 the final two days. Lahiri is within the top 60 in the world, and unless we see him really struggle over the next month, he will be teeing it up at at Augusta. Good on you, Lahiri. And good luck.

- Apparently, playing foreign Tours is the path to success for struggling North American golfers. After Brooks Koepka and Peter Uihlein's successes on the European Tour, and David Lipsky's success on the Asian Tour, it looks like two others are set for a career jump start as American Paul Peterson and Canadian Richard T. Lee both finished in the top 5 in Malaysia. How great of a story would it be if both of these players started winning golf tournaments and climbing up the world rankings? I will be keeping a close eye on both players as they play on the Asian Tour this season.