Charles Schwab Cup Update: Haas increases lead  Although he didn't win last week's 3M Championship, his second-place showing in Minnesota allowed Jay Haas to take a 194-point lead over Brad Bryant in the Charles Schwab Cup. Loren Roberts, Denis Watson and Tom Watson are in the third-through-fifth positions. D.A. Weibring, who won for the first time in 2007 with his victory a week ago, moved into the top 10. He is ninth, 1,317 points behind Haas.
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). |
