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By PGA TOUR staff

• When Zach Johnson finished sixth last week at the Verizon Heritage, he became only the third player to win the Masters and then Top-10 the following week since 1985. Bernhard Langer won both events in 1985 and Vijay Singh followed his 2000 Masters victory with a T3 at Hilton Head.

• You might want to look for a first-time winner this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Four of the last five winners -- K.J. Choi (2002), Steve Flesch (2003), Tim Petrovic (2005) and Chris Couch (2006) -- all claimed their first TOUR titles in the Crescent City.

• Speaking of Steve Flesch, he simply loves Louisiana. In addition to winning the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2003, he's also been the runner-up twice and finished sixth. In addition, he finished second at the 1998 Louisiana Open, T5 at the 1997 Shreveport Open and T15 at the 1997 Louisiana Open on the Nationwide Tour.

• Befitting an international city like New Orleans, this week's field at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans features players from 17 different countries. The tournament has a history of international winners with tournaments won by players from England, Canada, South Africa, Spain, Wales, Paraguay, South Korea and Fiji.

• Boo Weekley's victory at the Verizon Heritage was the 202nd by a former Nationwide Tour player and the sixth this season. He's the 14th player to graduate from the Nationwide Tour and then win the following season on the PGA TOUR.

• It was a week for healthy jumps up the FedExCup points board. Winner Boo Weekley gained 28 spots to climb into eighth place while runner-up Ernie Els also gained 28 positions and is now 18th on the list. The biggest improvement, however, was made by Stephen Leaney who advanced 58 places to 45th on the season.