PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL– Jay Haas retook the Charles Schwab Cup lead with his tie for third at last week’s JELD-WEN Tradition. Trailing Bernhard Langer by 108 points when the week began, Haas is now 98 points ahead of Langer, who tied for seventh at the JELD-WEN Tradition. Fred Funk, who won in Oregon at the Champions Tour’s fourth major of the year, moved to third place, with Eduardo Romero and Scott Hoch rounding out the top five.
Charles Schwab Cup standings through the JELD-WEN Tradition:
Name Events Pts. Pts. Behind Wins Top 10
1. Jay Haas 14 2,145 2 10
2. Bernhard Langer 16 2,047 98 2 12
3. Fred Funk 10 1,779 366 2 4
4. Eduardo Romero 15 1,559 586 2 5
5. Scott Hoch 19 1,406 739 2 8
6. John Cook 19 1,272 873 11
7. Loren Roberts 18 1,191 954 1 11
8. Tom Watson 9 1,117 1,028 2 6
9. Jeff Sluman 18 842 1,303 1 8
10. Nick Price 11 708 1,437 8
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 weekin/ 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 21 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 Bernhard Langer 6 6 Scott Hoch 161
13 Senior PGA Championship Bernhard Langer 7 7 Jay Haas 1
14 Principal Charity Classic Jay Haas 1 1 Bernhard Langer 258
15 Bank of America Championship Jay Haas 2 2 Bernhard Langer 258
16 Commerce Bank Championship Jay Haas 3 3 Bernhard Langer 258
17 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open Jay Haas 4 4 Bernhard Langer 258
18 3M Championship Jay Haas 5 5 Bernhard Langer 118
19 Senior British Open Bernhard Langer 1 8 Jay Haas 72
20 U.S. Senior Open Bernhard Langer 2 9 Jay Haas 108
21 JELD-WEN Tradition Jay Haas 1 6 Bernhard Langer 98
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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