Movers and shakers: Buick

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Kenny Perry's roll continued Sunday with his win at the Buick Open. He moved two spots, from fifth to third in the FedExCup standings. Here are some other players who made impressive moves.

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Biggest mover: Bob Tway
He moved: 41 spots, from 157th to 116th
Because: He tied for fourth at the Buick Open.
A bogey-free 65 on Sunday moved Tway from 15th into a tie for fourth at Warwick Hills. It also moved him from out to in the 125-man FedExCup Playoffs field. Tway started the season with three missed cuts, but he now has three top-25s in his past four starts.

Welcome to the top 30: Woody Austin
He moved: 36 spots, from 63rd to 27th
Because: He tied for second at the Buick Open.
Oh, what could have been if not for that bogey-bogey finish on Sunday. Don't feel too bad for "Aquaman," though. Austin garnered his best finish of the season and looks to be turning around what has been a disappointing season for him, thus far.

Welcome to the top 40: Bubba Watson
He moved: 38 spots, from 77th to 39th
Because: He tied for second at the Buick Open.
Watson's high round in his past two PGA TOUR starts is 68. That's not a typo. He tied for sixth two weeks ago at the Travelers Championship before he tied for second at the Buick Open. He's now eighth on TOUR in total birdies with 223.

Welcome to the top 50: Dudley Hart
He moved: 12 spots, from 58th to 46th
Because: He tied for ninth at the Buick Open.
Despite four bogeys in his last seven holes, Hart now has three top-10 finishes in his past seven starts. He's second in sand-save percentage on the PGA TOUR at 64.63 percent. Hart is also third on TOUR in par-3 birdie conversion at more than 16 percent.

Welcome to the top 100: Matt Jones
He moved: 24 spots, from 103rd to 79th
Because: He tied for fourth at the Buick Open.
Jones busted out of a slump that saw him miss six consecutive cuts on TOUR with his first top-10 finish in nearly four months. It was due in large part to a spectacular 63 on Friday that featured two eagles, five birdies and no bogeys.