(June 5, 2006) – With Jay Haas playing in the PGA TOUR’s Memorial Tournament, Loren Roberts made a big move in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, reducing Haas’ lead from 294 points to 162 after Roberts finished second at the Allianz Championship. Gil Morgan, who won the Allianz Championship, remained in fourth place but narrowed the margin between him and Brad Bryant, who is in third place. Morgan is 160 points behind Bryant and trails Haas by 633 points. Morris Hatalsky rounds out the top five. With Haas and Roberts not competing on the Champions Tour this week, Bryant will attempt to cut into their leads.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Wins
Top-10s
1 Jay Haas (8) 1,521 – 3 5
2 Loren Roberts (10) 1,359 162 3 10
3 Brad Bryant (10) 1,048 473 2 4
4. Gil Morgan (12) 888 633 1 6
5 Morris Hatalsky (12) 547 974 1 5
6 Peter Jacobsen (8) 521 1000 0 5
7 Tom Kite (12) 504 1017 1 4
8 Hale Irwin (12) 461 1060 0 5
9 Jerry Pate (11) 426 1095 1 4
10 Tom Jenkins (13) 388 1133 0 5
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).
Contact:
Colin Murray
Media Relations Assistant, Champions Tour
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