Haas maintains Charles Schwab Cup lead

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. --Look out for Jeff Sluman. With his victory at the Bank of America Championship, Sluman jumped from 10th to fifth in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, the first time he's been inside the top five since he joined the Champions Tour. Jay Haas continues to lead the overall race by 258 points over Bernhard Langer. Scott Hoch is third, followed by 2007 Schwab Cup winner Loren Roberts.

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 2008 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), Jay Haas (2006) and Loren Roberts (2007).