With double points on the line, Brad Bryant took full advantage at last week’s U.S. Senior Open and grabbed the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Bryant, who won his first major championship with his three-stroke victory at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, holds a 112-point advantage over Jay Haas, who has led the standings since early March. Loren Roberts, who was third at the U.S. Senior Open, stayed in third place, while Denis Watson and Tom Purtzer round out the top five.
Rank/Player/Events Points Points Behind Win Top-10s
1. Brad Bryant (16) 2, 019 2 9
2. Jay Haas (17) 1, 907 112 4 12
3. Loren Roberts (14) 1,408 611 1 10
4. Denis Watson (13) 1,276 743 1 8
5. Tom Purtzer (15) 941 1,078 1 8
6. Eduardo Romero (12) 906 1,113 7
7. Hale Irwin (14) 842 1,177 1 7
8. Tom Kite (16) 792 1,227 6
9. R.W. Eaks (15) 726 1,293 7
10. Ben Crenshaw (12) 719 1,300 3
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 17 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 Kinko’s 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
10
Denis Watson
335
15
Bank of America Championship
Jay Haas
10
11
Denis Watson
583
16
Commerce Bank Championship
Jay Haas
11
12
Denis Watson
631
17
U.S. Senior Open Championship
Brad Bryant
1
1
Jay Haas
112
18
Dick’s Sporting Goods Open
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