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Despite Not Winning, Consistent Morgan Takes Charles Schwab Cup Lead (March 25, 2003) - Another top-10 finish by Gil Morgan was enough to jump him into the lead in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. Morgan leads Hale Irwin, the 2002 Schwab Cup champion, by 22 points. Despite their one-two standing, Morgan and Irwin are both winless in 2003. Morgan has finished in the top 10 in five of the six events he has played, while Irwin has enjoyed four top-10s in six tournaments. Rodger Davis, who won his first Champions Tour event at the Toshiba Senior Classic, moved from 27th place to fifth with his victory. Dana Quigley led the Charles Schwab Cup race for the entire season after winning the season-opening MasterCard Championship. He fell to third place after not earning any points last week. The standings after the Toshiba Senior Classic (7th of 31 official / Charles Schwab Cup events): Rank/Player/Events - Points - Points Behind - Wins - Top-10s 1. Gil Morgan (6) - 436 - 5 2. Hale Irwin (6) - 414 - 22 - 4 3. Dana Quigley (7) - 394 - 42 - 1 - 4 4. Tom Purtzer (5) - 352 - 84 - 1 - 3 5. Rodger Davis (6) - 319 - 117 - 1 - 2 6. David Eger (6) - 300 - 136 - 1 - 1 7. Bruce Fleisher (7) - 290 - 146 - 1 - 2 8. Larry Nelson (6) - 286 - 150 - 2 T9. Dave Barr (6) - 269 - 167 - 1 - 2 T9. Tom Jenkins (7) - 269 - 167 - 4 Charles Schwab Cup points are awarded weekly to the top-10 finishers and ties at 31 Champions Tour events. Points are based on the money distribution for each tournament, with every $1,000 earned the equivalent of one Charles Schwab Cup point. First Quarter Bonus Points To Be Determined At Emerald Coast Classic For the first time, quarterly bonus points will be awarded this year to players who are among the top-10 point earners each quarter, with performances at Champions Tour majors, as well as the season-ending Champions Tour Championship, worth three times those of all other official events. The first quarter concludes at the Champions Tour's next event, the Emerald Coast Classic (Apr. 20). The other three segments end at the Farmers Charity Classic (June 22), Allianz Championship (Aug. 24) and Champions Tour Championship (Oct. 26). Quarterly points will be added to the point totals of the top 10 finishers as follows (the equivalent of a $1.6 million purse, the average tournament purse in 2002): Position Points 1st 240 2nd 141 3rd 115 4th 96 5th 77 6th 64 7th 58 8th 51 9th 45 10th 42 Designed to recognize the leading player on the Champions Tour, the winner collects a $1 million annuity from a $2.1 million annuity purse.