With his third win of the season, at the Principal Charity Classic, Jay Haas continued his stranglehold on first place in the Charles Schwab Cup. He leads Denis Watson by 335 points, with Brad Bryant, Loren Roberts and Eduardo Romero rounding out the top five.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Wins Top-10s
1. Jay Haas (14) 1,455 3 9
2. Denis Watson (10) 1,120 335 1 7
3. Brad Bryant (13) 947 508 1 7
4. Loren Roberts (12) 922 533 1 8
5. Eduardo Romero (10) 844 611 6
6. Hale Irwin (12) 842 613 1 7
7. Tom Kite (14) 792 663 6
8. Tom Purtzer (13) 686 769 1 6
9. R.W. Eaks (12) 596 859 5
10. Joe Ozaki (7) 493 962 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 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 seven 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 Loren Roberts 1 1 Jay Haas 65
6 Toshiba Classic Jay Haas 1 2 Loren Roberts 183
7 AT&T Champions Classic Jay Haas 2 3 Loren Roberts 42
8 The Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach Jay Haas 3 4 Loren Roberts 42
9 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Jay Haas 4 5 Hale Irwin 351
10 FedEx Kinkos Classic Jay Haas 5 6 Hale Irwin 297
11 Regions Charity Classic Jay Haas 6 7 Hale Irwin 247
12 Senior PGA Championship Jay Haas 7 8 Denis Watson 120
13 The Boeing Championship at Sandestin Jay Haas 8 9 Denis Watson 146
14 Principal Charity Classic Jay Haas 9 19 Denis Watson 335
15 Bank of America Championship
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