Haas narrows Roberts' Charles Schwab Cup lead
 
Oct. 15, 2007

With 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:

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

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).

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