With back-to-back wins, Hoch takes over Charles Schwab Cup Lead

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With wins at the Allianz Championship and The ACE Group Classic, Scott Hoch moved to the top of the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Hoch, with three career Champions Tour wins, holds a 188-point advantage over Fred Funk, who led the competition after each of the first three Champions Tour tournaments.

Scott Hoch

Brad Bryant is one point behind Funk, with Jerry Pate in fourth. Loren Roberts, the 2007 Charles Schwab Cup champion, rounds out the top five.

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).