Romero moves up; Langer maintains big lead

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Eduardo Romero won the Toshiba Classic, moving him into fourth place in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. While Romero closed the gap on overall leader Bernhard Langer, the German increased his overall lead by 44 points. Langer tied for ninth at the Toshiba Classic and leads Loren Roberts by 264 points. Mike Goodes is in third, followed by Romero and Andy Bean. Langer has led the Charles Schwab Cup race in each of the first four weeks.

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 25 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 2009 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 2008) and Loren Roberts (2007).