Charles Schwab Cup update: Langer takes lead

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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- For the first three weeks of the 2008 season, Fred Funk led the Charles Schwab Cup race. For the next three weeks, the leader was Scott Hoch. Bernhard Langer is hoping to start a first-place run of his own now that he owns the top spot in the standings. By winning last week's Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach, Langer took a 363-point lead over Hoch. Langer has earned Charles Schwab Cup points in five of his six events entered this season. Funk is in third, while Brad Bryant and Jay Haas are in the fourth and fifth positions, respectively.

Charles Schwab Cup standings through The Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach are as follows:

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 seven events: