Scenarios: How the top 5 can win the Schwab Cup

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SCENARIOS TO WIN

No. 1 Tom Lehman
Current Points: 2,338 (Leader)
Lehman can with the Schwab Cup with a last-place finish and:
No. 2 Mark Calcavecchia finishes in a 3-way tie for 2nd or worse
No. 3 Peter Senior doesn't win
No. 4 John Cook doesn't win
No. 5 Russ Cochran doesn't win
Also:
If Lehman finishes solo second, no one else can win the Cup

No. 2 Mark Calcavecchia
Current Points: 1,956 (382 points behind leader)
Calcavecchia wins the Schwab Cup with a win and:
No. 1 Tom Lehman finishes in a 2-way tie for 2nd or worse
Or:
Calcavecchia can win with a runner-up finish if Lehman finishes in a 2-way tie for 12th or worse

No. 3 Peter Senior
Current Points: 1,782 (556 points behind leader)
Senior wins the Schwab Cup with a win and:
No. 1 Tom Lehman finishes in a 2-way tie for 4th or worse
Tie Scenario: If Lehman finishes in a 4-way tie for 3rd there will be a tie (tied at 2,662 pts)

No. 4 John Cook
Current Points: 1,726 (612 points behind lead)
Cook wins the Schwab Cup with a win and:
No. 1 Tom Lehman finishes in a 2-way tie for 5th or worse

No. 5 Russ Cochran
Current Points: 1,508 (830 points behind lead)
Cochran wins the Schwab Cup with a win and:
No. 1 Tom Lehman finishes in a 2-way tie for 29th or worse
No. 2 Mark Calcavecchia finishes in 3-way tie for 2nd or worse
No. 3 Peter Senior finishes 3rd or worse
No. 4 John Cook finishes 3rd or worse
Tie scenario: If Lehman finishes 28th or 29th (50 pts) he would tie Cochran for lead.