In the span of a few days in West Virginia, Ted Potter Jr.'s summer went from missed cuts to memorable. Coming off five straight tournaments in which he failed to advance to weekend play, the PGA Tour rookie won the Greenbrier Classic in a three-hole playoff over Troy Kelly on Sunday. And now Potter can start planning. There's a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. A trip to this month's British Open and next year's Masters. And likely plans for the tour playoffs after he went from 173rd to 51st on the FedEx Cup list. "Just (an) amazing feeling right now," Potter said. Just knowing I've got a couple more years out here to have full exemption, to be able to play what I want to play in and be able to schedule my own tournaments and where I want to play. Stuff like that's going to be nice. So looking forward to that. On a weekend when Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson missed the cut, the 28-year-old Potter stood out in the end with some well-timed play down the stretch. After both players made pars on the first two playoff holes, Potter sank a 4-footer for birdie on the par-3 18th to pick up the $1,098,000 winner's check. Playing in the Masters, which Potter had listed as a career goal, and the other perks are a nice bonus. But not the best part. "Just winning," Potter said. I just like to win. It was just a big relief. Potter first joined the former Nationwide Tour in 2004 and didn't have much success until last year, when he finished second on the money list to advance to the PGA Tour. It did Sunday, and now Potter, along with Kelly and Marc Leishman - who won two weeks ago at the Travelers Championship - can pack their bags for the British Open, which starts July 19 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes.