With Loren Roberts not playing last week at the Administaff Small Business Classic, Jay Haas narrowed Roberts’ Charles Schwab Cup lead to 69 points with two tournaments remaining. With a maximum of 1,120 points left for any player to earn, only six players remain in contention for the $1-million annuity that goes to the overall winner. Those still in the running are Roberts, Haas, Tom Watson, Brad Bryant, Denis Watson and D.A. Weibring. 
Following the completion of this week’s AT&T Championship, the top-30 money winners on the 2007 Champions Tour will qualify for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, CA. Here is a look at who is inside the top 30 and who isn’t, with one tournament to play until the season-ending event:
27. Fred Funk $667,464
28. Bobby Wadkins $657,924
29. Des Smyth $615,261
30. Jim Thorpe $597,038
31. Tom Jenkins $594,239
32. Craig Stadler $538,737
33. Don Pooley $536,756
34. Morris Hatalsky $531,870
35. Tim Simpson $479,235
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).
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