Langer widens lead; rest remain tightly bunched

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Mar. 16, 2009

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- While the 10 players behind Bernhard Langer in the Charles Schwab Cup standings are separated by only 76 points, Langer is still the big leader, holding a 312-point advantage over Loren Roberts. Mike Goodes is one point behind Roberts.

Dan Forsman, who won his first Champions Tour title, at the AT&T Champions Classic, moved into fourth place. Joey Sindelar, who tied for fourth in California, moved into fifth place.

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).

The following charts the weekly point leaders through five events:

Event	Tournament	Leader	Consecutive Weeks at No. 1	Total Weeks at No. 1	Second	Pts. Diff.
1	Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai	Bernhard Langer	1	1	Andy Bean	119
2	Allianz Championship	Bernhard Langer	2	2	Mike Goodes	182
3	The ACE Group Classic	Bernhard Langer	3	3	Loren Roberts	220
4	Toshiba Classic	Bernhard Langer	4	4	Loren Roberts	264
5	AT&T Champions Classic	Bernard Langer	5	5	Loren Roberts	312