Only one point separates Langer and Haas

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL-- A single point is all that separates Bernhard Langer and Jay Haas in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Last week at the Senior PGA Championship, with double points available at the Champions Tour's first major of the season, Haas outdueled Langer for the title. In the process, he picked up 720 points, leaving him one behind Langer in the overall points chase. Langer has 1,413 points to Haas' 1,412. Scott Hoch is in third, 387 points behind Langer. Denis Watson and Tom Watson remained in the fourth and fifth positions, respectively. The next double-points event is the Senior British Open in late July.

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 season-ending 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).