Movers and Shakers: British Open, U.S. Bank Champ.

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Two tournaments, so plenty of movement in the FedExCup standings.

• Last week: British Open | U.S. Bank Championship at Milwaukee | This week: RBC Canadian Open
• MORE FEDEXCUP: Complete point standings | Points watch | What's next

Biggest mover: Richard S. Johnson
He moved: 110 spots, from 221st to 111th
Because: He won the U.S. Bank Championship.
When he tallied an ace on Thursday, you knew Johnson was having a special week. A Sunday 64 -- with two bogeys, no less -- gave Johnson his first career PGA TOUR win and, for the moment, a spot in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup with just four events remaining until the cut.

Welcome to the top 10: Padraig Harrington
He moved: 31 spots, from 40th to ninth
Because: He won the British Open.
Harrington's brilliantly consistent 69 nearly doubled his FedExCup point production for the season. That's impressive enough. The whole back-to-back Claret Jug thing is impressive, too. However, also consider that Harrington now has five top-five finishes in 10 PGA TOUR starts in 2008.

Welcome to the top 60: Ian Poulter
He moved: 76 spots, from 136th to 60th
Because: He finished solo second at the British Open.
Poulter had the crowds at Royal Birkdale roaring Sunday as he made a charge up the leaderboard. Still, he fell a bit short. "I'll be back for lots more of this," he said Sunday. It's a nice roller coaster ride." He can expect some more in the FedExCup Playoffs.

Welcome to the top 65: Ken Duke
He moved: 29 spots, from 92nd to 63rd
Because: He finished second in the U.S. Bank Championship.
The 2006 Nationwide Tour player of the year may be putting together a bit of a roll. His strong run at Milwaukee comes just a little less than a month after tying for fourth at the Buick Open. Duke is also 17th on TOUR in total birdies with 227.

Can anyone catch: Kenny Perry
He moved: Zero spot, from second to second
Because: He tied for sixth in the U.S. Bank Championship at Milwaukee.
The 391 points he earned in Milwaukee on Sunday expands his lead over third-place in the FedExCup standings to 4,625 points. With Tiger Woods out, that means Perry leads all active players by more than a full regular tournament's worth of points.