Haas, Langer maintain position on top in points race

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Jay Haas and Bernhard Langer remain first and second in the Charles Schwab Cup standings, a mere 139 points separating them. But Fred Funk and Eduardo Romero continue to close the gap.

Last week, Funk was 269 points behind Haas. He now only trails by 222 points, holding down the third position. Romero, who won the SAS Championship a week ago for his third title of the season, decreased his deficit from 627 points to 312 and remains in fourth. John Cook rounds out the top five.

Charles Schwab Cup standings through the SAS Championship:

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).