Roberts regains Charles Schwab Cup lead
 
Oct. 9, 2007
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Loren Roberts hoists the trophy after winnning the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. (Ernst/GettyImages)

Loren Roberts last led the Charles Schwab Cup standings on Feb. 25, when he held a 65-point lead over Jay Haas. Nearly eight months later, Roberts is back atop the standings after his victory at the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship. Haas, who had led for the previous seven weeks, fell to second. Tom Watson, Brad Bryant and Denis Watson complete the top five.

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).

Charles Schwab Cup weekly point leaders through 26 events
Event Leader Straight weeks at No. 1 Total weeks at No. 1 Second Points Difference
MasterCard Championship Hale Irwin 1 1 Tom Kite 140
Turtle Bay Championship Hale Irwin 2 2 Tom Kite 41
Allianz Championship Hale Irwin 3 3 Loren Roberts 28
Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Jay Haas 1 1 Loren Roberts 5
The ACE Group Classic Loren Roberts 1 1 Jay Haas 65
Toshiba Classic Jay Haas 1 2 Loren Roberts 183
AT&T Champions Classic Jay Haas 2 3 Loren Roberts 42
The Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach Jay Haas 3 4 Loren Roberts 42
Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Jay Haas 4 5 Hale Irwin 351
FedEx Kinkos Classic Jay Haas 5 6 Hale Irwin 297
Regions Charity Classic Jay Haas 6 7 Hale Irwin 247
Senior PGA Championship Jay Haas 7 8 Denis Watson 120
The Boeing Championship at Sandestin Jay Haas 8 9 Denis Watson 146
Principal Charity Classic Jay Haas 9 10 Denis Watson 335
Bank of America Championship Jay Haas 10 11 Denis Watson 583
Commerce Bank Championship Jay Haas 11 12 Denis Watson 631
U.S. Senior Open Championship Brad Bryant 1 1 Jay Haas 112
Dicks Sporting Goods Open Brad Bryant 2 2 Jay Haas 112
Senior British Open Jay Haas 1 13 Brand Bryant 40
3M Championship Jay Haas 2 14 Brand Bryant 194
JELD-WEN Tradition Jay Haas 3 15 Brad Bryant 194
Boeing Classic Jay Haas 4 16 Brad Bryant 194
Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Jay Haas 5 17 Brad Bryant 258
Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn Jay Haas 6 18 Brad Bryant 386
SAS Championship Jay Haas 7 19 Brad Bryant 440
Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship Loren Roberts 1 2 Jay Haas 161