PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL– Scott Hoch moved to within 91 points of overall Charles Schwab Cup leader Bernhard Langer as the race tightened through the Champions Tour’s 11th tournament. Jay Haas, the 2006 Charles Schwab Cup winner, is in third, followed by Tom Watson. Denis Watson, who won his second tournament of the season, capturing last week’s FedEx Kinko’s Classic, is alone in fifth place.
Charles Schwab Cup standings through the FedEx Kinko’s Classic:
Name Events Pts. Pts. Behind Wins Top 10
1. Bernhard Langer 9 911 2 6
2. Scott Hoch 10 820 91 2 5
3. Jay Haas 9 692 219 6
4. Tom Watson 5 633 278 2 4
5. Denis Watson 11 599 312 2 4
6. John Cook 11 513 398 7
7. Nick Price 8 456 455 6
8. Craig Stadler 9 440 471 5
9. Mark Wiebe 11 436 475 1 3
10. Fred Funk 8 435 476 1 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 2008 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), Jay Haas (2006) and Loren Roberts (2007).
The following charts the weekly point leaders through 11 events:
Tournament Leader
Consecutive
Weeks at
No. 1
Total
Weeks at
No. 1
Second Pts.
Diff.
1 MasterCard Championship Fred Funk 1 1 Allen Doyle 112
2 Turtle Bay Championship Fred Funk 2 2 Jerry Pate 60
3 Allianz Championship Fred Funk 3 3 Jerry Pate 15
4 The ACE Group Classic Scott Hoch 1 1 Fred Funk 188
5 Toshiba Classic Scott Hoch 2 2 Bernhard Langer 74
6 AT&T Champions Classic Scott Hoch 3 3 Bernhard Langer 12
7 The Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach Bernhard Langer 1 1 Scott Hoch 363
8 The Cap Cana Championship Bernhard Langer 2 2 Scott Hoch 285
9 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Bernhard Langer 3 3 Scott Hoch 148
10 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Bernhard Langer 4 4 Scott Hoch 208
11 FedEx Kinko’s Classic Bernhard Langer 5 5 Scott Hoch 91
12 Regions Charity Classic
13 Senior PGA Championship
14 Principal Charity Classic
15 Bank of America Championship
16 Commerce Bank Championship
17 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open
18 3M Championship
19 Senior British Open
20 U.S. Senior Open
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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