Loren Roberts continued his torrid start to the 2006 season, winning the Turtle Bay Championship and building a commanding early lead in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. With consecutive victories in Hawaii, Roberts has 515 points, 285 more than Don Pooley, who sits alone in second place. The 2005 Charles Schwab Cup Champion, Tom Watson, is currently third with 167 points. Jay Haas and Scott Simpson round out the top five.
The Charles Schwab Cup enjoyed one of its most exciting finishes in recent memory in 2005. Watson used a final round 8-under-par 64 to erase a six-shot deficit and win the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The victory vaulted Watson ahead of Dana Quigley, who led the Charles Schwab Cup for 17 consecutive weeks and 19 weeks overall, and earned him his second Charles Schwab Cup (2003, 2005). In all, 13 players came to Sonoma Golf Club with a chance to take home the Cup.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Wins Top-10s
1 Loren Roberts (2) 515 – 2 2
2 Don Pooley (2) 257 258 0 2
3 Tom Watson (2) 167 348 0 2
4 Jay Haas (2) 166 349 0 2
5 Scott Simpson (1) 132 383 0 1
6 D.A. Weibring (1) 120 395 0 1
7 Allen Doyle (2) 113 402 0 2
8 Isao Aoki (1) 108 407 0 1
9 Gil Morgan (2) 86 429 0 1
10 David Eger (2) 68 447 0 1
The Charles Schwab Cup is a season-long points program designed to recognize the Tour’s leading player. The program rewards both top finishes and week-in/week-out consistency at all 29 official Charles Schwab Cup events. Points are awarded to the top-10 finishers and ties and are based on the money distribution for each tournament, with every $1,000 earned being the equivalent of one Charles Schwab Cup point. Points are doubled at the Champions Tour’s five major championships and the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
The winner of the 2006 Charles Schwab Cup will earn a $1 million annuity.
The second through fifth-place finishers earn annuities of $500,000, $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000, respectively, from the $2.1 million bonus program.
The previous winners in the competition are Allen Doyle (2001), Hale Irwin (2002 and 2004) and Tom Watson (2003 and 2005).
The following charts the weekly point leaders through twoevents:
Tournament Leader Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 Total Weeks at No. 1 Second Pts. Diff.
1 MasterCard Championship Loren Roberts 1 1 Don Pooley 114
2 Turtle Bay Championship Loren Roberts 2 2 Don Pooley 257
3 The ACE Group Classic
4 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am
5 AT&T Classic
6 Toshiba Classic
7 Puerto Vallarta Golf Classic
8 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
9 FedEx Kinko’s Classic
10 Regions Charity Classic
11 The Boeing Championship at Sandestin
12 Senior PGA Championship
13 Allianz Championship
14 Bank of America Championship
15 Commerce Bank Championship
16 Greater Kansas City Golf Classic
17 U.S. Senior Open Championship
18 Ford Senior Players Championship
19 Senior British Open Championship
20 3M Championship
21 Boeing Greater Seattle Classic
22 JELD-WEN Tradition
23 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
24 Constellation Energy Classic
25 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
26 SAS Championship
27 Administaff Small Business Classic
28 AT&T Championship
29 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
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