Funk takes early lead in season-long points race

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Fred Funk didn't earn any Charles Schwab Cup points last week, but he still maintained his lead over Jerry Pate by 60 points in the standings. Pate earned 240 points for his Turtle Bay Championship victory. Allen Doyle, Bernhard Langer and Loren Roberts round out the top five. Doyle (2001) and Roberts (2007) are both previous Charles Schwab Cup champions.

Fred Funk

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).

The following charts the weekly point leaders through two events: