FORT WORTH, Texas -- Following a second-round 64 on Friday at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, Chez Reavie discussed his round with Fred Albers from SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio.

Reavie is at 6 under through 36 holes and will be looking for his first PGA TOUR win in five years.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM Leaderboard | Projected Money List LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- One round down, three to go -- at least for those looking to land a spot in the all-important top 125 on the money list. As Jonas Blixt, who is already well inside that number, put it earlier this week, guys playing for a card is where all the stress lies because they’re playing for their jobs. Others, meanwhile, are eyeing the top 30 or top 70, which gets players into the Masters or invitational events. With that in mind, here’s a look at who moved up, and who fell down, in the opening round of the season-ending Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic. WHO’S UP>>> Camilo Villegas: He made the biggest jump of anyone on Thursday. Entering the week, Villegas was 150th on the money list and faced with the possibility of having to go to the second stage of q-school if he fell any further. He responded with a 7-under 65 to sit just one shot off the lead. As such, he’s now projected to climb more than 50 spots should he hold that position. Villegas has struggled since winning two years ago at The Honda Classic, falling outside the top 200 in the world. But he’s played much better of late with three straight finishes in the top 30. Villegas attributes the turnaround, in part, to a more positive outlook. “The biggest change is definitely mental and attitude,” Villegas said. Case in point: He three-putted his opening hole, No. 10 on the Palm Course, only to have nine one-putts the rest of the round. Started: 150th. Projected: 107th. Kevin Chappell: The Californian began the week inside the bubble, but just barely. A 67 gave him a little more cushion. It was also a good sign given his recent play. Chappell came here having missed three of his last four cuts. He also hadn’t broken 70 in any of his opening rounds during that stretch. Another good omen for Chappell: He tied for third here a year ago. If he does that again, his future status will be more thn secure. As for his round, he tallied a half-dozen birdies and just one bogey. He also took just 24 putts, which included 10 one-putts (though that number is a bit skewed since he hit just 10 greens in regulation).  Started: 123rd. Projected: 118th. Chez Reavie: If not for a playoff loss in Boston last year, Reavie wouldn’t even have to worry about his status for next year. As it is, he came to Disney on the outside looking in. A 68, however, puts him right on the bubble (replacing previous bubble boy Billy Mayfair). One big upside for Reavie: His 68 Thursday matched the low score on the much more difficult Magnolia Course here. That will put him in very good position going into the second round. Started: 132nd. Projected: 125th. Charlie Wi: He’s never won in 183 starts on TOUR. A victory this week, though, would have double meaning since it would move him inside the top 30 on the money list and get him into the Masters. This is the eighth first-round lead of Wi’s career and third this year -- he opened with a 61 at Pebble Beach’s Monterey Peninsula CC and a 66 at Bay Hill. Started: 45th. Projected: 29th. Charles Howell III: He began the week 73rd on the money list. He’s now projected to move up to 69th after one of just five 68s on the Magnolia Course. Howell had a pair of eagles in his round, on the par-5 fourth and par-5 10th. He also missed just three greens in regulation. Started: 73rd. Projected: 69th. WHO’S DOWN>>> Rod Pampling: The Aussie came into this week precariously perched just two spots inside the number. After a disappointing 70 on the Palm Course, which played nearly two strokes under par and two strokes easier than the Magnolia Course, Pampling is now projected to finish 126th. Pampling’s 31 putts certainly didn’t help. Neither did a bogey on his final hole of the day, the par-4 ninth. A year ago, Pampling shot 76-69 to miss the cut here. Started: 124th. Projected: 126th. Boo Weekley: The two-time TOUR winner came into the week flirting with the magic number. A 2-under 70 on the Magnolia dropped him one spot in the projections. He’s still safe for now, and he got the more difficult course out of the way on a breezy afternoon, but he’ll need to be careful. Weekley missed four of his last five cuts coming into this week. Started: 121st. Projected: 122nd. Jeff Maggert: The veteran crept closer to the bubble, dropping two places in the projected money following a 72 on the Palm Course. He still has another season before he’s eligible for the Champions Tour, so being fully exempt is important to Maggert. Started: 122nd. Projected: 124th. Billy Mayfair: A year ago, Mayfair entered this week on the wrong side of the number before tying for sixth to finish inside the top 125. Thursday, he shot a 72 on the Palm Course to fall off the bubble. Things started off well enough for Mayfair with three birdies through his first seven holes on the back nine. Then he double bogeyed the 18th and added three more bogeys on the front nine to close in 1 over.  Started: 125th. Projected: 127th. Gary Christian: The 41-year-old rookie said this week he’s just enjoying the ride. It could be a short one if he doesn’t move inside the top 125. He came to Disney two spots outside the number and fell one more after opening with a 71 on the Palm Course. Part of the problem: He had just three birdies on a course that played a couple of strokes under par. He didn’t give himself many opportunities, though, hitting just nine greens and still taking 28 putts. Started: 127th. Projected: 128th. NOTABLES Robert Karlsson: He came into the week 161st on the money list and is projected to drop a spot after opening with a 1-under 71 on the Magnolia Course, which has him in a tie for 48th. Justin Leonard: The 12-time winner entered 138th and fell a half-dozen spots following a 73 on the Magnolia Course. He does have a career money exemption for next season if needed, however. Stuart Appleby: A 74 on the Magnolia Couse has the Aussie projected to tumble four more spots to 166th. In three of his last four starts, Appleby has finished over par.

By John Schwarb, PGATOUR.COM

One of the better stories this season on the PGA TOUR is J.B. Holmes’ return from brain surgery late last year. His on-course results are almost irrelevant, considering those circumstances.

But Holmes is playing very respectably, with two top-10s and the 74th spot in the FedExCup standings. He’s still one of the legendary long bombers on TOUR (fifth this year in driving distance); it’s just a matter of keeping the tee shots on the short grass and making some putts. He’s 161st in driving accuracy and 63rd in Strokes Gained-Putting.

For the latter, he may have found an answer. The Kentuckian put an Odyssey Metal-X No. 1 putter in the bag and finished T15 at last week’s RBC Canadian Open, ranking T16 in putts per green in regulation.

Holmes’ model, mailed to him several weeks ago but put in play for the first time in Ontario, features a custom alignment line on the rear of the putter (the version sold in stores has a top line). Odyssey reps also added some lead to the sole of the putterhead to get its weight in line with Holmes’ previous Odyssey putter, a White Ice No. 1.

WIN STUFF: Fila Golf is having a contest on its Facebook page, click “like” for the chance to win a $500 golf wardrobe. Share the contest with friends for more chances to win. … Whenever a player on the PGA TOUR wins wearing FootJoy products, the company has a contest the following week to win the same products.

BITS: TaylorMade staff player Chez Reavie switched shafts in his RBZ 15-degree fairway wood and 18.5-degree Tour Rescue, putting in Graphite Design G Series shafts to match the same shaft he has in his 9-degree RBZ Tour driver. He finished T37 at the RBC Canadian Open. … Titleist player Ben Kohles, a winner in his pro debut at the Web.com Tour’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational, was the first player in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event to win with Titleist’s new 913 driver. He swings a 9.5-degree 913D3.

WINNER’S BAG: Scott Piercy at the RBC Canadian Open:
Driver: Titleist 910D2 (Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board, 7.5 degrees)
Fairway wood: TaylorMade Burner (14.5 degrees)
Hybrid: Adams Idea Super XTD (17 degrees)
Irons: Titleist AP2 (4) and 690MB (5-9) 
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM4 (49, 53, 57 and 60 degrees) 
Putter: Scotty Cameron GoLo
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

By John Schwarb, PGATOUR.COM

At an average of 305.1 yards per drive for the week, runner-up Troy Matteson had the highest driving distance among the top 15 finishers at the John Deere Classic.

It took a little work to get there from an equipment standpoint.

Matteson, a two-time winner on the PGA TOUR, came to TPC Deere Run telling TaylorMade reps he was ‘killing’ his RBZ fairway wood but was not able to hit a power draw on command with his driver. Instead, he was hitting pulls.

Follow along.

Matteson’s original driver, an 8-degree TaylorMade R11S, had been tuned to a lower position while the ASP sole plate was in the closed setting – in short, a low-lofted driver with a open face, setting up closed. To help fix, TaylorMade reps gave him a higher-lofted driver with a closed clubface that appeared square, shortened by an inch to get the club more vertical and promote the draw.

In the end, going from a 7.5-degree/2-degree open face to an 8.5 degree/1-degree closed/1-inch shorter club immediately promoted more ball speed, higher launch and a higher spin rate, allowing the ball to stay in the air and turn right-to-left.

How much the switch pay off? In the first round at the John Deere, Matteson made 10 birdies in a round of 61 and ultimately lost in a playoff to Zach Johnson.

ANSER MEN: At the other end of driver spectrum was Ping, a holdout in the adjustable driver craze – until earlier this month. Ping’s new Anser driver is its first entry into the adjustable market, with lofts able to be tuned a half-degree up or down.

Louis Oosthuizen (pictured at right) put a Anser driver in the bag at last week’s Scottish Open and brought it to the British Open, where he’s the defending champion. Former Masters champion Angel Cabrera has been working with an Anser 3-wood.

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Callaway’s X Utility Prototype irons have been hot on TOUR and will continue to be this week at the British Open, where accuracy is far more important than distance. The company has been frantically shipping clubheads from its PGA TOUR trailer overseas; clubmaker Roger Cleveland even traveled to England with five 18-degree X Utility Prototype heads in his baggage.

BAG BITS: K.J. Choi won the 2011 PLAYERS with Miura irons; last week he finished T13 at John Deere with Callaway RAZR Musclebacks. … Blake Adams switched from steel shafts in his TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC irons to Aldila-prototype graphites at the John Deere. Most PGA TOUR pros prefer steel in irons. … Chez Reavie first began working with a TaylorMade Ghost Spider belly putter at the AT&T National, finally putting it into play at TPC Deere Run and finishing T68.

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WINNER’S BAG: Johnson at the John Deere Classic:
Driver: Titleist 910D2 (Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board, 9.5 degrees)
Fairway woods: Titleist 910F (15.0 degrees) and 909 F2 (18.5 degrees)
Hybrid: Titleist 909H (21 degrees)
Irons: Titleist AP1 (4) and AP2 (5-9) 
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design (48, 54, 60 degrees) 
Putter: SeeMore FGP
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

With the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival being held at the same time as this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Wesley Hodges of the Live Music Blog NOLA asked a few TOUR pros some music-related questions this week. What did Hodges find out?

That the best concert Rickie Fowler has ever seen was by Coldplay. That was also the first concert he ever attended. …

That Jason Bohn's rock-star encounter moment came during a round with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer. “The nicest guy," Bohn said. "He just blew me away with his personality, what type of person he is considering the music he plays. It was one of the best times I’ve had playing golf with an amateur.” …

That the first album Harris English ever purchased was N-Sync's No Strings Attached. "I was 9 or 10," English said, "Probably played it on a Walkman or something. I don’t have a record player; have heard of the old 8-track though." …

That Brian Harman is supposed to meet country star Jason Aldeen this fall at a charity event. "I’m excited about that," Harman said. …

That William McGirt knows Darius Rucker. "My agent used to be the road manager for Hootie and the Blowfish," McGirt said. "(Rucker's) not bad -- you’ve gotta watch out for a guy who has two sets of golf clubs, one for the road and one that stays at home." …

That Chez Reavie practices while listening to U2 or Linkin Park. "That kind of genre," Reavie said.

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There are 20 career PGA TOUR victories among the players ranked No. 71-80 that were unveiled Saturday on PGATOUR.COM’s Top 100 Players to Watch in 2012. Unfortunately, just one of those wins came in 2011. Johnson Wagner’s victory at the Mayakoba Golf Classic was the lone TOUR victory among the group. Robert Garrigus, Chez Reavie, Steve Marino and Ryan Palmer each had at least one runner-up finish, though. Marino joins Erik Compton, Brendon de Jonge and Brian Davis as the four players in this group still seeking their first victory. Those four, however, have been knocking on the door. They have combined for 15 top-3 finishes in their carreers. Below is a link to each of the 10 players who were revealed on Saturday. PGATOUR.COM will countdown the players for the rest of December, with No. 1 unveiled on Dec. 30. Be sure to check out this year’s new addition of the Three Wise Men – Chris DiMarco, Arron Oberholser and Craig Perks, who offer their takes on each of the players on the list . Let’s us know how you think these players will perform in 2012 and whether we ranked ‘em too high, too low or just right. No. 71: Robert Garrigus No. 72: Heath Slocum No. 73: Stuart Appleby No. 74: Chez Reavie No. 75: Erik Compton No. 76: Brendon de Jonge No. 77: Steve Marino No. 78: Ryan Palmer No. 79: Brian Davis No. 80: Johnson Wagner CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE ARCHIVE PAGE/SCHEDULE FOR THE TOP 100 PLAYERS TO WATCH IN 2012

By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM

ATLANTA -- Chez Reavie played a practice round with Keegan Bradley, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson on Wednesday prior to the first round of the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.

Mickelson, a two-time champion at East Lake, was nice enough to give another Arizona State Sun Devil some tips on how to play Bobby Jones' home course. And judging by the 66 he shot on Thursday Reavie certainly took note.

"He told me on some holes where you can miss it and get way with it and where not to miss it," Reavie said. "We had a good day. The greens are great and the course is in great shape, so if you're swinging well you can make some birdies."

Reavie made seven birdies, one bogey and a double bogey on Thursday. While he only hit four fairways, Reavie found 12 greens and used just 26 putts -- "I made miles of putts today," he said. Four of those were over 18 feet with the longest his final birdie, a 39-footer at the 16th hole.

"Overall it was great," Reavie said when asked to assess his play in the first round. "I'm really happy with the way I chipped and putted. I made a lot of putts. I made a couple good par putts. And when I did manage to hit some greens, I made some birdies."

Reavie is playing in his first TOUR Championship after entering the week ranked eight with a legitimate chance to win the FedExCup and its $10 million bonus. He needs to win, of course, and have Webb Simpson or Dustin Johnson finish third or worse and Justin Rose place second or worse.

At the democratic East Lake layout, Reavie feels it could be anyone’s to gain.

"There's a good mixture of holes," Reavie said. "You hit a bunch of different clubs. Some holes you're hitting 4-irons at and some holes you're hitting a 3-wood and a wedge, or some holes you can even hit a driver and get it down there by the green and have a pitch shot. It's fun because you have a lot of different ways you can play it and you have to figure out how you want to attack it."

NORTON, Mass. — A few key notes now that Webb Simpson has beaten Chez Reavie on the second playoff hole to win the Deutsche Bank Championship:

Simpson's performance on the par 5s Monday was instrumental in his second victory in three weeks. He made two birdies and an eagle on the three par 5s at TPC Boston, playing them to an average of 3.67, which tied his career low when playing three or more in the final round.

Fourteen players in their 20s have won 16 events on the PGA TOUR this year. Simpson, who is 26, and Keegan Bradley, who is 25, each have two wins.

Brandt Snedeker made six birdies in his first nine holes -- which equals his second highest total of par breakers on any nine in any round of his career. Snedeker's best total came when he made eight par breakers and shot 27 on the back nine in the first round of the 2007 Buick Invitational.

Bubba Watson held the third round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship but struggled in the final round, shooting a 74 that included seven bogeys. That’s the most holes over par by a 54-hole leader in the history of the Deutsche Bank Championship. It also marked the third time on the PGA TOUR this year that the third-round leader played seven or more holes over par in the final round. Brendan Steele did that at the PGA Championship (8 holes over par) as did Graeme McDowell at THE PLAYERS Championship (7).

NORTON, Mass. – Webb Simpson moved to the top spot in the FedExCup points standings by beating Chez Reavie in a two-hole playoff on Monday at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

It’s Simpson’s second win in three weeks. He broke through with his first TOUR win at the Wyndham Championship, the last regular-season event prior to the start of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.

Reavie was looking for his first TOUR win since 2008. He now moves to ninth in the FedExCup standings.

Here’s the hole-by-hole look at the playoff between Simpson and Reavie:

SECOND PLAYOFF HOLE (par-4 17th)

Simpson, hitting first, fires a drive in the fairway, 135 yards from the pin.

Reavie matches him, his tee ball landing near Simpson’s ball, 131 yards from the pin.

Simpson’s approach shot ais a beauty, landing below the hole, 8 feet, 9 inches away.

Reavie’s approach leaks a bit to the right. It finds the green but he’s 23 feet, 1 inch from the pin. Incidentally, Reavie is first in the PGA TOUR in putting from 20-25 feet.

Reavie’s putt slides by on the right. He taps in for par.

Simpson rolls in his birdie putt for the win.

Result: Reavie pars, Simpson birdies

FIRST PLAYOFF HOLE (par-5 18th)

Simpson, hitting first, uses 3-wood off the tee and finds the fairway just in front of the bunker, 247 yards from the pin.

Reavie follows with a driver in which he gets theh roll down the left side of the fairway. He has just 217 yards to the pin.

Simpson’s second shot sails past the green on the left, the ball landing near the stands.

Reavie’s shot also lands in the primary rough to the left of the pin.

Simpson’s chip shot finds the green and rolls past the pin. He’ll have a birdie putt of 14 feet, 11 inches.

Reavie’s chip is nicely played, and he’ll have a birdie putt of 2 feet, 10 inches.

Simpson looks over his putt, then backs away due to crowd noise. He regroups and drills the birdie putt.

Reavie makes his short birdie putt to extend the playoff.

Result: Simpson birdies; Reavie birdies

NORTON, Mass. -- Chez Reavie’s first bogey in 30 holes was a costly one, as it cost him the win in regulation at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Reavie bogeyed the par-5 18th and dropped to 15 under to fall into a playoff with Webb Simpson. Simpson shot a 6-under 65 on Sunday and Reavie shot a 66.

Simpson, playing three groups ahead of Reavie, made a birdie putt of 26 feet, 7 inches for birdie on the 72nd hole to get to 15 under.

The playoff will start on the 18th, then go to the 17th and back to the 18th if necessary.

Reavie had been flawless all round, and several long putts on the back nine put him in position to win his second TOUR event.

On the final hole, he laid up with his second shot after finding the rough with his tee shot. But he airmailed his third shot over the green. After getting relief from the stands, he couldn’t get up-and-down to save par.

Reavie’s par putt from 11 feet, 2 inches just slid by the hole.

Both players are seeking their second career PGA TOUR wins. Reavie’s lone win came at the 2008 RBC Canadian Open, while Simpson broke through with his first TOUR win just two weeks ago at the Wyndham Championship.

FEDEXCUP IMPLICATIONS

Should Webb Simpson win the playoff, he would move to No. 1 in the FedExCup points standings. Simpson started the week fourth in the standings.

Should Chez Reavie win, he would move to No. 4 in the standings. He started the week outside the top 70 bubble at No. 87.

PLAYOFF HISTORY

Chez Reavie has never been in a playoff in his PGA TOUR career.

Webb Simpson has been in one – earlier this year at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans when he lost to Bubba Watson.