PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL– Jay Haas remains in the lead of the Charles Schwab Cup standings, holding a 98-point advantage over Bernhard Langer. And Fred Funk continues to close the gap. He’s in third, 269 points behind. Eduardo Romero and Scott Hoch make up the remainder of the top five. Jeff Sluman, who won the Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, his second victory of the season, moved into the top 10. He is in eighth.
Charles Schwab Cup standings through the Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach:
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 23 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
Jay Haas
2
7
Bernhard Langer
98
23
Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
Jay Haas
3
8
Bernhard Langer
98
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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