Loren Roberts gave himself a little breathing room in the Charles Schwab Cup last week when he tied for second at the rain-shortened SAS Championship. Jay Haas, in second in the standings, finished fifth. Roberts leads Haas by 84 points, with Brad Bryant, Bobby Wadkins and Gil Morgan making up the remainder of the top five.
Only three Champions Tour events remain, including the finale, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship where double points (880) will be awarded to the winner.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Wins Top-10s
1 Loren Roberts (18) 2,638 – 4 16
2 Jay Haas (18) 2,554 84 3 13
3 Brad Bryant (18) 1,685 953 2 10
4 Bobby Wadkins (22) 1,511 1,127 2 5
5 Gil Morgan (24) 1,488 1,150 1 11
6 Tom Kite (22) 1,402 1,236 2 11
7 Eduardo Romero (6) 1,230 1,408 1 3
8 Allen Doyle (22) 1,187 1,451 1 5
9 Tom Jenkins (24) 997 1,641 1 10
10 David Edwards (17) 978 1,660 1 8
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 24 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 3 3 Loren Roberts 252
15 Greater Kansas City Golf Classic Jay Haas 4 4 Loren Roberts 252
16 U.S. Senior Open Championship Jay Haas 5 5 Loren Roberts 252
17 Ford Senior Players Championship Jay Haas 6 6 Loren Roberts 252
18 Senior British Open Championship Loren Roberts 1 12 Jay Haas 222
19 3M Championship Loren Roberts 2 13 Jay Haas 282
20 Boeing Greater Seattle Classic Loren Roberts 3 14 Jay Haas 282
21 JELD-WEN Tradition Loren Roberts 4 15 Jay Haas 282
22 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Loren Roberts 5 16 Jay Haas 183
23 Constellation Energy Classic Loren Roberts 6 17 Jay Haas 58
24 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn Loren Roberts 7 18 Jay Haas 20
25 SAS Championship Loren Roberts 8 19 Jay Haas 84
26 Administaff Small Business Classic
27 AT&T Championship
28 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Contact:
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