Jay Haas let everyone know he was going to be a factor in this year’s Charles Schwab Cup race when he won the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf last week and vaulted from 16th to second place behind Loren Roberts, a three-time winner on Tour this season. While Haas is still 374 points behind Roberts, he proved he is a player Roberts will have to contend with this season. Peter Jacobsen also moved into the top 10 with his tie for second at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, and Craig Stadler, also a runner-up with Jacobsen, earned his first points of the season. He’s in 15th place. Following Roberts and Haas in the standings are Morris Hatalsky, two-time Schwab Cup champion Hale Irwin and Jerry Pate.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Wins Top-10s
1 Loren Roberts (6) 863 – 3 5
2 Jay Haas (6) 561 374 1 3
3 Morris Hatalsky (7) 444 491 1 3
4 Hale Irwin (8) 403 532 0 4
5 Jerry Pate (6) 380 555 1 3
T6 Brad Bryant (6) 376 559 1 2
T6 Tom Kite (8) 376 559 1 3
8 Peter Jacobsen (5) 355 580 0 3
9 Gil Morgan (8) 333 602 0 3
10 Tom Jenkins (8) 311 624 0 4
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.
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 eight 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 Hatalsky 419
8 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Loren Roberts 8 8 Jay Haas 374
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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