The stretch might be $2 million on the Champions Tour.
Haas and Loren Roberts were the only players to surpass $2 million last year, and they combined to play 50 events. Prize money on the Champions Tour ranges from about $1.6 million to $2 million, meaning Funk might have to win seven times to reach $2 million playing such a limited schedule.
"I'd have to be Tiger Woods on the Champions Tour," he said. "It will be fun regardless. The biggest goal is to stay healthy and let it ride. I just threw those numbers out there as a fun number to go after. But it would be pretty fun if I could do it."
Funk said he'll switch to a full Champions Tour schedule one of these years, but for now, he's enjoying the competition on both. He is a peashooter on the PGA Tour — Funk ranked 184th in driving distance last year — and figures only a few dozen guys on the Champions Tour can hit it a mile.
The biggest difference?
"If you're playing well, I shouldn't finish out of the top 10 out there (on the Champions Tour)," he said. "And I've got to play extremely good to finish top 10 out here, even top 30. But I still feel competitive. And that's the biggest thing."
Mark Calcavecchia, 47, is the second-oldest player at Kapalua, coming off a year in which he won the PODS Championship and finished 13th on the money list.
He played with Funk the first two rounds in Mexico and said winning at that age anywhere is impressive.
"Winning a tournament on the PGA Tour is a very hard thing to do for most mortals, and being an older guy ... it's nice to know we can still do it," Calcavecchia said.
But don't look for Calcavecchia to double dip on the PGA and Champions tours when he comes of age.
"I've seen enough of these kids," he said. "I think I'll have a hell of lot more fun out there."
