By winning the Commerce Bank Championship, John Harris moved into the 12th position of the Charles Schwab Cup standings, his highest position in the history of the Charles Schwab Cup. Third-place finisher Jay Haas continues to lead the overall race, 252 points ahead of Loren Roberts. Haas earned 90 points last week, and Roberts didn’t play. The top five remained identical to last week, with Haas and Roberts followed by Brad Bryant, Gil Morgan and Morris Hatalsky. Haas and Roberts are both entered in this week’s Greater Kansas City Golf Classic.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Wins Top-10s
1 Jay Haas (9) 1,611 – 3 6
2 Loren Roberts (10) 1,359 252 3 10
3 Brad Bryant (10) 1,048 563 2 4
4. Gil Morgan (13) 978 633 1 7
5 Morris Hatalsky (12) 547 1064 1 5
6 Peter Jacobsen (8) 521 1090 0 5
7 Tom Jenkins (14) 520 1091 0 6
8 Tom Kite (12) 504 1107 1 4
9 Hale Irwin (13) 461 1150 0 5
10 Jerry Pate (11) 426 1185 1 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 28 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 14 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 Loren Roberts 10 10 Jay Haas 186
11 The Boeing Championship at Sandestin Loren Roberts 11 11 Jay Haas 274
12 Senior PGA Championship Jay Haas 1 1 Loren Roberts 294
13 Allianz Championship Jay Haas 2 2 Loren Roberts 162
Bank of America Championship Canceled
14 Commerce Bank Championship Jay Haas 4 4 Loren Roberts 252
15 Greater Kansas City Golf Classic
16 U.S. Senior Open Championship
17 Ford Senior Players Championship
18 Senior British Open Championship
19 3M Championship
20 Boeing Greater Seattle Classic
21 JELD-WEN Tradition
22 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
23 Constellation Energy Classic
24 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
25 SAS Championship
26 Administaff Small Business Classic
27 AT&T Championship
28 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
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