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| Oct. 15, 2007With Loren Roberts not playing last week at the Administaff Small Business Classic, Jay Haas narrowed Roberts' Charles Schwab Cup lead to 69 points with two tournaments remaining. With a maximum of 1,120 points left for any player to earn, only six players remain in contention for the $1-million annuity that goes to the overall winner. Those still in the running are Roberts, Haas, Tom Watson, Brad Bryant, Denis Watson and D.A. Weibring. Following the completion of this week's AT&T Championship, the top-30 money winners on the 2007 Champions Tour will qualify for the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, CA. Here is a look at who is inside the top 30 and who isn't, with one tournament to play until the season-ending event:
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| Rank |
Player |
Earnings |
| 27 |
Fred Funk |
$667,464 |
| 28 |
Bobby Wadkins |
$657,924 |
| 29 |
Des Smyth |
$615,261 |
| 30 |
Jim Thorpe |
$597,038 |
| 31 |
Tom Jenkins |
$594,239 |
| 32 |
Craig Stadler |
$538,737 |
| 33 |
Don Pooley |
$536,756 |
| 34 |
Morris Hatalsky |
$531,870 |
| 35 |
Tim Simpson |
$479,235 |
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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).
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| Tournament |
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 |
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 |
Brad Bryant |
40 |
| 3M Championship |
Jay Haas |
2 |
14 |
Brad 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 |
| Administaff Small Business Classic |
Loren Roberts |
2 |
3 |
Jay Haas |
69 |
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