Power Rankings: Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open

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It's a safe bet that the word bubble will be used a lot this week during the final full field event on the Nationwide Tour.

The Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Presented by Planters will be held this week at the TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Pete Dye's Valley course is sure to see plenty of drama as players fight to be inside the top 60 on the money list by the end of the tournament.

Players who get inside that top 60 qualify for the year-ending Nationwide Tour Championship later this month.

Here are this week's Power Rankings.

Power Rankings: Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Presented by Planters

Rank   Player Comment Harris ENGLISH Talk about a mad scramble toward the end of the season. English has played in four tournaments as a pro on the Nationwide Tour and is sitting at No. 61 on the money list. He jumped right into the mix thanks to his tie for third on Sunday. Not bad for a rookie on Tour who graduated from Georgia in May. Jason KOKRAK He became the fourth player to win twice on the Nationwide Tour this season and he did it in style on Sunday at Miccosukee. The long-hitting Kokrak shot a 66 to finish at 20-under and win by seven shots. He also moved from 15th to fourth on the money list and is on a serious roll. Mark ANDERSON Making one of the biggest leaps on the money list was Anderson, who was second on Sunday. That finish moved him from 53rd to 25th on the money list. Hes now gone from being on the bubble for getting into the Tour Championship to being on the bubble to finish inside The 25 and earn his PGA TOUR card for 2012. Roger TAMBELLINI The 35-year-old made quite a jump thanks to his tie for third on Sunday at the Miccosukee Championship. He moved from 76th to 56th on the money list and needs another good week to stay inside the top 60. Look for a lot of the bubble guys to have good weeks and hes likely going to be one of them. Andrew BUCKLE His nickname this week is Mr. Bubble as he finds himself in the No. 60 slot on the money list. The 29-year-old Australian will be dealing with a lot of pressure trying to either keep his spot at No. 60 or move up. In his last five tournaments, however, hes made just one cut but it was a tie for 15th at the Soboba Classic.

John Dell has covered golf for the Winston-Salem Journal in North Carolina for the last 18 years. His views do not necessarily represent the views of the PGA TOUR. You can reach him at johndell@triad.rr.com.