Charles Schwab Cup standings: U.S. Senior Open

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Eduardo Romero earned double points by winning the U.S. Senior Open and moved into third place in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. He trails leader Bernhard Langer and Jay Haas. Langer extended his lead over Haas to 108 points. Fred Funk, the runner-up to Romero at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., improved from 20th place to seventh. John Cook and Scott Hoch round out 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 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).