With Loren Roberts idle last week, several players took advantage of his absence to cut into Robert’s commanding Charles Schwab Cup lead. Puerto Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic winner Morris Hatalsky benefited the most. Hatalsky’s third Champions Tour win jumped him into second place, 419 points behind Roberts. He is 68 points ahead of Nos. 3 Brad Bryant and Tom Kite, who gained grown with a third-place finish in Mexico. Only 196 points separate Bryant and No. 10 Hale Irwin.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Wins Top-10s
1 Loren Roberts (5) 863 – 3 5
2 Morris Hatalsky (6) 444 419 1 3
T3 Brad Bryant (5) 376 487 1 2
T3 Tom Kite (7) 376 487 1 3
5 Gil Morgan (7) 333 530 0 3
6 Don Pooley (6) 309 554 0 3
7 Jerry Pate (5) 289 574 1 2
8 Scott Simpson (6) 273 590 0 2
9 Tom Watson (3) 253 610 0 3
10 Hale Irwin (7) 248 615 0 3
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 seven events:
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 Loren Roberts 3 3 Don Pooley 446
4 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Loren Roberts 4 4 Don Pooley 505
5 AT&T Classic Loren Roberts 5 5 Don Pooley 554
6 Toshiba Classic Loren Roberts 6 6 Brad Bryant 487
7 Puerto Vallarta Blue Agave Golf Classic Loren Roberts 7 7 Morris Hatalsy 419
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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