Jay Haas let everyone know he was going to be a factor in this year’s Charles Schwab Cup race when he won consecutive tournaments the last two weeks. Haas picked up 240 points in the year-long competition with his victory at the FedEx Kinko’s Classic in Austin, TX. He closed the gap on points leader Loren Roberts, who did not play. Roberts leads with 935 points, with Haas second at 801 points. Tom Kite moved into third place with his tie for second finish in Austin and has 504 points. Hale Irwin (461) is fourth and Morris Hatalsky (444) is fifth.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Wins Top-10s
1 Loren Roberts (6) 935 – 3 5
2 Jay Haas (7) 801 134 2 4
3 Tom Kite (9) 504 431 1 4
4 Hale Irwin (9) 461 474 0 5
5 Morris Hatalsky (8) 444 491 1 3
6 Tom Jenkins (9) 388 547 0 5
7 Jerry Pate (7) 380 555 1 3
8 Brad Bryant (7) 376 559 1 2
9 Peter Jacobsen (6) 355 580 0 3
10 Don Pooley (8) 352 583 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 nine 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 Loren Roberts 9 9 Jay Haas 134
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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