Funk assumes narrow lead in Charles Schwab Cup race

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- With three tournaments remaining in the season, Fred Funk took the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup standings on the strength of his runner-up finish at last week's Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship.

Funk leads Jay Haas by 28 points. Bernhard Langer is third, followed by Eduardo Romero and John Cook. D.A. Weibring, who won the Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship, moved from 34th place to 11th and is one of 11 players still with a mathematical chance to win the Cup. He trails Funk by 1,358 points.

In its eighth season, 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 Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

The top 30 players on the current year's Champions Tour official money list through the completion of the AT&T Championship are eligible to compete at the 2008 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).