Cap Cana Championship: Second-Round Notebook

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PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic -- Mark Wiebe will shoot for his second career win on the Champions Tour Sunday in his 12th start on the circuit. The last time he's been in this position was when he earned his initial Champions Tour victory in his debut at the 2007 SAS Championship. In the three times Wiebe was been the leader/co-leader going into the final round on the PGA TOUR, he never went on to win.

Bernhard Langer can reach the $1 million mark with a big finish. (Condon/PGA TOUR/WireImage)

• A total of 300 Charles Schwab Cup points will be awarded to the winner Sunday. While Mark Wiebe has yet to earn any Charles Schwab Cup points this year, a win would rocket him into the top-10 points leaders. Charles Schwab Cup points are awarded on a weekly basis to top-10 finishers in each Champions Tour event. At the end of the official season, the program offers $2.1 million in payouts to the five leading performers, with the winner receiving $1 million.

• Mark Wiebe's three-stroke advantage after 36 holes matches the largest second-round lead on the Champions Tour this year. Bernhard Langer had a three-stroke margin after two rounds of the Toshiba Classic and went on to defeat Jay Haas in a seven-hole playoff.

• Joe Ozaki's 7-under 65 was the lowest round of the day on Saturday and set a new course record. The round vaulted him 39 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 16th, the largest move of the day. Ozaki birdied half of his holes Saturday and made bogey at No. 10 and No. 17.

• Bernhard Langer will need to make significant ground on Sunday if he wants to become the fastest player in history to hit the $1 million mark on the Champions Tour. Currently tied for 16th through 36 holes, Langer needs to finish solo third or higher to eclipse seven figures in seven tournaments. Both Hale Irwin (1998) and Loren Roberts (2006) went over the $1 million mark in eight events, the Champions Tour's all-time record.

• Saturday's stroke average of 71.195 was more than three strokes lower than Friday's first-round scoring average (74.68). There were 28 rounds in the 60s compared to three Friday. 56 players broke par Saturday compared to 13 Friday. Six players made eagles Saturday versus one Friday. After no bogey-free rounds Friday, Mark Wiebe, James Mason, Mike Reid, Morris Hatalsky, Tom McKnight, John Harris had bogey-free rounds Saturday.

• The par-4 No. 10 was the most difficult hole of the day with an average score of 4.312, yielding eight birdies. The par-4 No. 8 was the easiest hole of the day with an average score of 3.688, yielding two eagles (Scott Hoch, Mark Wiebe) and 27 birdies.