Haas Closes In On Roberts With T2 Finish
While Scott Simpson won the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach and moved into the top 10 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, it was Jay Haas who really made a move in the Monterey Peninsula. Haas began the week in second place, 282 points behind Loren Roberts. Following his tie for second at the Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, Haas has cut that deficit to 183 points. Roberts earned 61 points for his tie-for-seventh performance, while Haas picked up 160. Only 78 points separate Bobby Wadkins, Brad Bryant and Gil Morgan in the third, fourth and fifth positions, respectively.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Wins
Top-10s
1 Loren Roberts (17) 2,478 – 4 15
2 Jay Haas (15) 2,295 183 3 10
3 Bobby Wadkins (19) 1,511 967 2 5
4 Brad Bryant (15) 1,467 1,011 2 7
5 Gil Morgan (21) 1,433 1,045 1 10
6 Tom Kite (19) 1,359 1,119 2 10
7 Eduardo Romero (5) 1,230 1,248 1 3
8 Allen Doyle (19) 1,125 1,353 1 4
9 David Edwards (14) 978 1,500 1 8
10 Scott Simpson (21) 975 1,503 1 7
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).
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