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 Bill Cooney, PGATOUR.COM ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Maybe it was a return to a thicker putting grip. Perhaps it was the chit-chat with his caddie about fishing lures and fishing spots. Or just maybe Boo Weekley played the best round of his season because he kicked back and had a good ole time watching one of his favorite country music bands on Wednesday night. Either way, Weekley felt good and played even better. Weekley opened The McGladrey Classic with a sizzling, 6-under 64 on Thursday and was two shots behind first-round co-leaders Bud Cauley and Marco Dawson. Perhaps even more impressive was the fact that Weekley -– who ranks 189th on the PGA TOUR in strokes gained-putting –- ranked ninth in that category in Round 1. “It’s been a long time coming,” Weekley said. “Finally started making some putts. I’ve been hitting the ball pretty good the last few weeks and finally today the putts showed up.” Did they ever. Weekley buried putts of 14, 7, 15, 8, and 7 feet, feeling more comfortable on the same type of Bermuda greens he grew up on. He also went back to a different putter with a fatter grip, one that he used to finish T3 at the Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com and T6 at the RBC Heritage. Weekley also credited his caddie with taking his mind off the game – right now he’s 121st on the money list – by talking about fishing, one of his passions. “I’m pretty aware of it,” Weekley, who is planning on doing some fishing on Friday, said about his precarious position on the money list. “The last two weeks I’ve actually played pretty good but I just seem to get nothing out of my round. “It just gets more frustrating. The more frustrated you get out here you start getting negative, you start talking trash to yourself saying, ‘You ain’t gonna make the cut because you can’t make this 5-footer. You missed three already the first five holes.’ It just kind of wears on your mind.” Weekley had music on his mind on Wednesday night at Sea Island Golf Club, where country music singer Gary Allan performed. Weekley has become friends with Allan and his band over the past three years and even plays golf with them. Weekley wasn’t about to recite any lyrics out loud – “In the hot tub, maybe,” he said -- but definitely sounded as if he was more relaxed on Thursday morning. He has also fought some health issues in the past months so he's certainly excited to be in tune with his golf game again. “It just felt good,” said Weekley, who last won in 2008. “Started making some putts and that started building some confidence.”

AVONDALE, La. – In an interesting twist of personalities, Boo Weekley has withdrawn from the Zurich Classic of New Orleans due to medical reasons and was replaced by John Daly.

He was a sponsor’s exemption, so Zurich was able to chose the player to replace Weekley.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- Carl Pettersson hit a picture-perfect approach shot on the picturesque 18th hole Saturday at Harbour Town Golf Links. The result was a birdie to cap a 5-under 66 to give the Swede a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the RBC Heritage.

On a mostly sun-drenched day along the Calibogue Sound, Pettersson ran off five birdies in a row at one point, racing to the top of the leaderboard as he made the turn in 31. His pace was slowed by two bogeys on the back nine, but they were offset by some phenomenal ball-striking that led to seven birdies on the afternoon.

Harbour Town is known for having the smallest greens on the PGA TOUR, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that Pettersson is in front after leading the field in greens in regulation through the first three rounds. Saturday, he hit 14 greens for a second straight day.

But that’s only half the story. Pettersson also putted well, taking just 26 putts in the third round. He’s tied for first in putts per green in regulation and 15th in strokes gained-putting.

Knost, meanwhile, is second in putting and sixth in greens hit. He also recovered from a shaky start.

Leading at the start of the day, Knost bogeyed the opening hole when he pushed his tee shot into the trees. He eagled his next hole when he rolled in a 48-footer from just off the green of the par 5, but gave another stroke back with a bogey on the third hole.

It was mostly smooth sailing from there, however, with Knost making three birdies and just one bogey the rest of the way.

Three years ago, Knost led going into the final round of the Shell Houston Open only to shoot 81 on Sunday.

For most of the day, it looked as if the RBC Heritage would be a two-horse race between Pettersson and Knost.

Zach Johnson, however, shot a 66 as well and is four strokes off the lead.

Boo Weekley, who won here in 2007 and 2008, is in fourth place at 7 under after shooting 70.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- We’re still about an hour away from leader Colt Knost teeing off. When he does, he’ll have plenty of contenders with a dozen players currently within five strokes of his lead.

Only three second-round leaders have gone on to win this season on the PGA TOUR so with that in mind, here’s a look at some of his pursuers.

Carl Pettersson

Pettersson, a four-time winner on TOUR and currently in solo second, is making his 10 ^th start at the RBC Heritage, where he tied for third in 2004 and tied for eighth in 2007. His last win came two years ago at the RBC Canadian Open, but Pettersson, already has runner-up finishes at the Shell Houston Open and Sony Open in Hawaii this season.

Boo Weekley

He’s a two-time RBC Heritage winner with victories in 2007 and 2008, the former of which came courtesy of a couple of late chip-ins. Weekley, who shot 66 in the second round and is three shots off the lead, has now shot par or better in 19 of his 22 rounds at Harbour Town. A win would move Weekley into a tie with Hale Irwin for the second-most victories at this event with three, behind only five-time winner Davis Love III.

Brandt Snedeker

Snedeker is already one of seven players to hold the season-best birdie streak (he made six in a row during the third round of the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation) and he came close to matching that with five straight here at one point Friday. No defending champion has ever missed the cut here and Snedeker added his name to that list. Now he’s hoping to become the fourth back-to-back winner here, joining Payne Stewart (1989-90), Davis Love III (1991-92) and Weekley.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- The last time Colt Knost led on the PGA TOUR, the end result didn’t turn out so well.

Leading after the second and third rounds of the 2009 Shell Houston Open, Knost shot a final-round 81 to tumble to a tie for 42nd. After a 66 on Friday to take a two-shot lead to the weekend at 9 under, he’s hoping history doesn’t repeat itself.

On a postcard day at Harbour Town Golf Links, scoring was much better than in a blustery opening round. Of the top 23 players on the leaderboard, only three failed to break par.

Michael Bradley had the day’s best score with a 64 in the afternoon wave to move into a five-way tie for seventh at 4 under. Several others had similar scores.

Carl Pettersson, who is alone in second, carded a 65. Boo Weekley, who won here in 2007 and 2008, shot 66. So did Robert Garrigus, who is tied for fifth.

Other notables in contention entering the weekend include defending champion Brandt Snedeker, who is 4 under after a 67 Friday, Zach Johnson and Bud Cauley, both of whom are 3 under.

Another stroke back at 2 under is Tim Clark, who is making just his sixth start of the year after recovering from wrist surgery last season.

Plenty of big names also missed the cut, however, including Ernie Els, who triple-bogeyed the 18th hole to miss by three. Others headed home early include Padraig Harrington, Henrik Stenson, david Duval and Rickie Fowler.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- A week after Bubba Watson won the Masters another alum from tiny Milton (Fla.) High has a chance to do the same at the RBC Heritage.

Boo Weekley shot 66 Friday to enter the weekend 6 under and in contention at Harbour Town Golf Links. A two-time winner of this event, Weekley is looking for his first victory since that win here four years ago.

“This golf course just suits me,” Weekley said. “It's very, very, very similar to what I grew up playing, having to hit it a certain distance off the tee, and having to shape your shots around the greens.”

He certainly did that Friday, making six birdies and just one bogey. He also took just 25 putts -- an area of the game Weekley has struggled with in recent years.

Over the last three years, including this one, Weekley has ranked 162nd, 186th and 174th in strokes gained-putting. That prompted Weekley to part with longtime caddie Jo Jo Pyland in favor of John Connelly. He also hired a new coach, instructor Scott Hamilton.

Weekley admits he also got “lazy” when dealing with injuries the last couple of years.

In 2009, Weekley tore his labrum midway through the year. He later pulled a rib muscle and struggled with nagging injuries the last couple of years.

“Physically I'm feeling good,” he said.

Well, except for Friday’s round during which Weekley said he felt under the weather.

“I might have swallowed some [chewing tobacco] or something,” Weekley said. “I felt fine and I got out here and I had three pieces of bacon and a muffin, and what else did I have? I had some toast. And I walked out there, got on the putting green, man, it felt like somebody just sat on my chest. I told my caddie, put an extra Tylenol in the bag, in case I did yodel a little bit on the side.”

By yodel, Weekley meant get sick.

“I told Vaughn [Taylor} and he just said, ‘Let me know. I'm allergic to that stuff; I don't want to see it; I don't want to hear it’,” Weekley continued. “I said I'm loud, too. I'm a screamer when I'm yodeling."

Instead of getting sick, Weekley posted his best score of the year.

“It seems like the putter has gotten a little better,” Weekley said. “If I can keep that going into the weekend and keep hitting it good, it's going to be a close race.”

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- As historic as Louis Oosthuizen’s double eagle was during the final round of the Masters, the shot everyone was still talking about Tuesday at the RBC Heritage was Bubba Watson’s escape from the woods on the second hole of sudden death, the par-4 10th at Augusta National.

“Yeah,” Boo Weekley said with emphasis when asked if Watson was in some strange way better off being in the trees than in the fairway. “Where we grew up, at Tanglewood, we had to learn that shot because the trees are real tight. If there’s anybody out there that’s gonna do it, he’s gonna do it every time.”

Weekley and Watson went to the same high school in Milton (Fla.) in the Florida panhandle.

The shot Watson hit Sunday was a wedge off the pine straw, under a tree then over them from 164 yards. It hooked about 40 yards to set up a two-putt par for the win.

It’s the kind of shot that fellow Scottsdale, Ariz., resident Aaron Baddeley, who came out to watch it, has seen dozens of times from Watson.

“When he gets in a spot in the trees it definitely makes him focus,” Baddeley said. “He can hit a 40-yard fade or 60-yard draw because he does it all the time. He can move the ball so far. He can hit a 50-yard fade off the tee because he can hit it 320. If I hit a 50-yard fade, it will go 260. That’s his go-to shot.”

That go-to shot gave Watson his first career major and fourth win in the last two years.

Bill Haas thinks it’s more than Watson’s length that has paid off.

“The rest of his game is a lot better than he got credit for,” Haas said. “I give him the credit now. He’s really good.”

Haas’ younger brother and caddie Jay Jr. said that Watson moves the ball more than any other player in the game.

“He’s entertaining to watch,” Bill added. “Even for us players.”