Charles Schwab Cup: Eaks moves up, Langer closes in

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Jul. 22, 2008

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Bernhard Langer moved to within 118 points of the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup race, while R.W. Eaks, who won the 3M Championship last week, improved from a tie for 60th to 24th place. Jay Haas, the 2006 Charles Schwab Cup champion, holds the overall lead. Loren Roberts, the defending Schwab Cup champion, and Jeff Sluman and Nick Price are in spots 3 through 5.

Name Events Pts. Pts. Behind Wins Top 10s
1. Jay Haas 12 1,671 -- 2 8
2. Bernhard Langer 12 1,413 118 2 8
3. Scott Hoch 15 1,026 645 2 6
4. Loren Roberts 15 1,003 668 1 9
5. Jeff Sluman 14 796 875 1 7
6. Nick Price 11 708 963 -- 8
7. Denis Watson 17 669 1,002 2 5
8. John Cook 15 650 1,021 -- 9
9. Tom Watson 6 633 1,038 2 4
10. Lonnie Nielsen 16 531 1,140 -- 6

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 18 events:

Tournament Leader Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 Total Weeks at No. 1 Second Pts. Diff.
1 MasterCard Championship Fred Funk 1 1 Allen Doyle 112
2 Turtle Bay Championship Fred Funk 2 2 Jerry Pate 60
3 Allianz Championship Fred Funk 3 3 Jerry Pate 15
4 The ACE Group Classic Scott Hoch 1 1 Fred Funk 188
5 Toshiba Classic Scott Hoch 2 2 Bernhard Langer 74
6 AT&T Champions Classic Scott Hoch 3 3 Bernhard Langer 12
7 The Ginn Championship at Hammock Beach Bernhard Langer 1 1 Scott Hoch 363
8 The Cap Cana Championship Bernhard Langer 2 2 Scott Hoch 285
9 Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am Bernhard Langer 3 3 Scott Hoch 148
10 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Bernhard Langer 4 4 Scott Hoch 208
11 FedEx Kinkos Classic Bernhard Langer 5 5 Scott Hoch 91
12 Regions Charity Classic Bernhard Langer 6 6 Scott Hoch 161
13 Senior PGA Championship Bernhard Langer 7 7 Jay Haas 1
14 Principal Charity Classic Jay Haas 1 1 Bernhard Langer 258
15 Bank of America Championship Jay Haas 2 2 Bernhard Langer 258
16 Commerce Bank Championship Jay Haas 3 3 Bernhard Langer 258
17 Dicks Sporting Goods Open Jay Haas 4 4 Bernhard Langer 258
18 3M Championship Jay Haas 5 5 Bernhard Langer 118
19 Senior British Open
20 U.S. Senior Open
21 JELD-WEN Tradition
22 Boeing Classic
23 Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach
24 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
25 SAS Championship
26 Constellation Energy Senior Players Champ.
27 Administaff Small Business Classic
28 AT&T Championship
29 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
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