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Haas stays atop Charles Schwab Cup race
 
Sep. 24, 2007
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The Champions Tour takes this week off before players compete in the final major of the season, the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship next week near Baltimore, Md. When that tournament begins, with double Charles Schwab Cup points available, Jay Haas will be the leader by 440 points over Brad Bryant. Of the top-five players, only Haas earned points at last week's SAS Championship. Loren Roberts, Denis Watson and Tom Watson make up the remainder of the top five.

Top 10 in Charles Schwab Cup Points
Position Name Events Points Points Behind Wins Top 10s
1 Jay Haas 23 2,459 n/a 4 17
2 Brad Bryant 21 2,019 440 2 9
3 Loren Roberts 20 1,840 619 1 12
4 Denis Watson 21 1,707 752 2 11
5 Tom Watson 10 1,574 885 2 7
6 R.W. Eaks 22 1,438 1,021 2 11
7 D.A. Weibring 23 1,334 1,125 1 11
8 Tom Kite 24 1,140 1,319 n/a 8
9 Eduardo Romero 16 1,058 1,401 n/a 8
10 Hale Irwin 18 1,018 1,441 1 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 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).

Weekly Points Leaders Through 25 Events
Position Tournament Leader Straight weeks at No. 1 Total weeks at No. 1 Second Points Difference
1 MasterCard Championship Hale Irwin 1 1 Tom Kite 140
2 Turtle Bay Championship Hale Irwin 2 2 Tom Kite 41
3 Allianz Championship Hale Irwin 3 3 Loren Roberts 28
4 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Jay Haas 1 1 Loren Roberts 5
5 The ACE Group Classic Loren Roberts 1 1 Jay Haas 65
6 Toshiba Classic Jay Haas 1 2 Loren Roberts 183
7 AT&T Champions Classic Jay Haas 2 3 Loren Roberts 42
8 The Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach Jay Haas 3 4 Loren Roberts 42
9 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Jay Haas 4 5 Hale Irwin 351
10 FedEx Kinkos Classic Jay Haas 5 6 Hale Irwin 297
11 Regions Charity Classic Jay Haas 6 7 Hale Irwin 247
12 Senior PGA Championship Jay Haas 7 8 Denis Watson 120
13 The Boeing Championship at Sandestin Jay Haas 8 9 Denis Watson 146
14 Principal Charity Classic Jay Haas 9 10 Denis Watson 335
15 Bank of America Championship Jay Haas 10 11 Denis Watson 583
16 Commerce Bank Championship Jay Haas 11 12 Denis Watson 631
17 U.S. Senior Open Championship Brad Bryant 1 1 Jay Haas 112
18 Dicks Sporting Goods Open Brad Bryant 2 2 Jay Haas 112
19 Senior British Open Jay Haas 1 13 Brad Bryant 40
20 3M Championship Jay Haas 2 14 Brad Bryant 194
21 JELD-WEN Tradition Jay Haas 3 15 Brad Bryant 194
22 Boeing Classic Jay Haas 4 16 Brad Bryant 194
23 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Jay Haas 5 17 Brad Bryant 258
24 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn Jay Haas 6 18 Brad Bryant 386
25 SAS Championship Jay Haas 7 19 Brad Bryant 440