Movers and Shakers: AT&T

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For the fourth consecutive week, the biggest mover was not the very young gentleman smiling next to the trophy on Sunday. Actually, far from it.

Last week: AT&T Classic
This week: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
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Biggest mover: Justin Bolli
He moved: 57 spots, from 181st to 124th
Because: He tied for fifth at the AT&T Classic
To be fair, two players actually gained more spots last week than Bolli. Ryan Palmer went up 84 spots to 154th after his 10th-place finish and John Huston moved 69 spots to 168th after tying for 11th at Sugarloaf. However, of players who moved into the top 125 (the Playoff field), Bolli's move was biggest after his first top-30 of 2008.

Welcome to the top five: Ryuji Imada
He moved: 15 spots, from 18th to third
Because: He won the AT&T Classic
Sure, Imada has missed four of his last six cuts. However, he has a win, three top-two finishes and four top-five finishes this year. He's fourth on the money list, eighth in putting, 11th in overall scoring average and -- wait for it -- third on TOUR in final-round scoring average. In other words, if Imada is in the hunt on Sundays, look out.

Welcome to the top 20: Kenny Perry
He moved: 36 spots, from 56th to 20th
Because: He finished second at the AT&T Classic
Here's consistency for you: Perry hasn't missed a cut since the Sony Open in Hawaii in early January. In that time he's had two top-three finishes and six top-25 runs. He's 10th on TOUR in scoring average at 70.02, second in scoring average before the cut at 69.79 and eighth in total birdies at 178.

Welcome to the top 50: Camilo Villegas
He moved: 44 spots, from 89th to 45th
Because: He finished third at the AT&T Classic
Yes, Villegas is still looking for his first TOUR victory and yes, people are still wondering when he'll be the guy holding the trophy on Sunday night. Regardless, Villegas has two top-10 finishes in his past four starts and he leads the TOUR in birdie percentage on par-5s, converting more than half the time.

Welcome to the top 50: Jonathan Byrd
He moved: 30 spots, from 77th to 47th
Because: He finished fourth at the AT&T Classic
Byrd now has two top-10 finishes and four top-15 runs on TOUR this season. Imagine where he could have finished Sunday had it not been for his front nine on Saturday, where he made three bogeys including two in a row. Oh, what might have been.