Movers and Shakers: John Deere Classic

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Another week, another big paycheck for Kenny Perry. He wasn't the only one to make a big move in the FedExCup standings.

Last week: John Deere Classic
This week: British Open | U.S. Bank Championship at Milwaukee
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Biggest mover: Jay Williamson
He moved: 70 spots, from 158th to 88th
Because: He tied for second at the John Deere Classic.
Talk about a profitable runner-up finish. Williamson got his first top-10 finish of the season, moved into the field for the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup and got the final spot for this week's British Open at Royal Birkdale. Still, those back-to-back bogeys on Sunday may be playing on his mind.

Welcome to the field: Brad Adamonis
He moved: 60 spots, from 135th to 75th
Because: He tied for second at the John Deere Classic.
Sure, Adamonis will be replaying that second shot on the first playoff hole for quite some time to come, but don't feel too bad for him. He got his second top-10 finish in his past four starts and he vaulted into the field for the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.

Welcome to the top 125: Eric Axley
He moved: 27 spots, from 133rd to 106th
Because: He tied for fourth at the John Deere Classic.
Axley now has two top-10 finishes in his past five starts (he tied for ninth at the U.S. Open). At the John Deere Classic, he cracked the top 20 on TOUR in putts per round. He's 18th at 28.37. Still, he was disappointed in his Sunday performance. "Well, I didn't hit it very well today, just kind of chopped it," he said after the round.

Welcome to the top 75: Charlie Wi
He moved: 26 spots, from 97th to 71st
Because: He tied for fourth at the John Deere Classic.
Birdies on his first two holes Sunday kept Wi in the hunt all day long. He had just one bogey -- on the par-4 ninth -- and matched his Saturday 69. Probably equally as important is the fact that Wi came back from a missed cut the previous week at the AT&T National to post his bes finish of the season.

Can anyone get past: Kenny Perry
He moved: One spot, from third to second
Because: He won the John Deere Classic.
With Tiger Woods out for the rest of the season, Perry is essentailly the FedExCup points leader. He's got three wins in his past five TOUR starts. What's more, Perry has earned 14,490 FedExCup points since June 1, almost three quarters of his season total.