After winning the Charles Schwab Cup last season, Jay Haas made it apparent he is intent on successfully defending hit title. While he has yet to win a tournament in 2007, Haas moved to the top of the standings with his runner-up performance at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. He leads last year’s runner-up, Loren Roberts, by five points. Two-time Charles Schwab Cup champion Hale Irwin is in third, 63 points behind Haas. Tom Watson, who won the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am, is in fourth place, while Tom Kite dropped from third to fifth.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Wins Top-10s
1 Jay Haas (4) 353 – 3
2 Loren Roberts (4) 348 5 4
3 Hale Irwin (3) 290 63 1 1
4 Tom Watson (2) 288 65 1 2
5 Tom Kite (4) 249 104 2
T6 Fred Funk (2) 240 113 1 1
T6 Mark James (2) 240 113 1 1
8 R.W. Eaks (3) 182 171 2
9 Brad Bryant (4) 179 174 2
10 Andy Bean (4) 166 187 2
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 2007 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), Tom Watson (2003 and 2005) and Jay Haas (2006).
The following charts the weekly point leaders through four events:
Tournament Leader Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 Total Weeks at No. 1 Second Pts. Diff.
1 MasterCard Championship Hale Irwin 1 1 Tom Kite 140
2 Turtle Bay Championship Hale Irwin 2 2 Tom Kite 41
3 Allianz Championship Hale Irwin 3 3 Loren Roberts 28
4 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Jay Haas 1 1 Loren Roberts 5
5 The ACE Group Classic
6 Toshiba Classic
7 AT&T Champions Classic
8 The Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach
9 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
10 FedEx Kinko’s Classic
11 Regions Charity Classic
12 Senior PGA Championship
13 The Boeing Championship at Sandestin
14 Principal Charity Classic
15 Bank of America Championship
16 Commerce Bank Championship
17 U.S. Senior Open Championship
18 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open
19 Senior British Open
20 3M Championship
21 JELD-WEN Tradition
22 Boeing Classic
23 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
24 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
25 SAS Championship
26 Constellation Energy Senior Players Champ.
27 Administaff Small Business Classic
28 AT&T Championship
29 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
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