The 2026 Charles Schwab Cup Championship field is set, with the top players in the season-long standings teeing it up Nov. 12 to 15 at Phoenix Country Club. Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson and Steven Alker lead the way.
It’s the PGA Tour Champions season finale and the last of three Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs events. The tournament has a $3 million purse.
2026 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Field: Top Players
Cink enters at No. 1 in the standings. He won both this event and the season-long Charles Schwab Cup last year.
Johnson sits No. 2 and has a tour-best six wins in his rookie season. Cink has five wins and Alker, No. 3 in the standings, has four.
Padraig Harrington and Retief Goosen round out the top five. Ernie Els, Darren Clarke, Vijay Singh and Miguel Angel Jimenez are also in the field, along with Darren Fichardt, who jumped from 46th to 17th with his Simmons Bank Championship win.
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What’s at Stake at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Two titles are on the line Sunday: the tournament and the season-long Charles Schwab Cup. The tournament winner doesn’t automatically take the Cup, which goes to whoever leads the standings after the final round.
Prize money counts double in the playoffs, with every dollar converting into two Charles Schwab Cup points. Last year, the Cup winner earned a $1 million bonus.
Phoenix Country Club
Phoenix Country Club is a par 71 that plays 6,860 yards. It has hosted the season finale since 2017.
It’s a 72-hole event with no cut. Every player in the field plays all four rounds.
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Who Won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship Last Year?
Cink won the 2025 Charles Schwab Cup Championship, closing with a bogey-free 67 to finish at 20 under. He beat Alker by three shots and earned $528,000.
It was Cink’s fourth PGA Tour Champions win. He also passed Alker for the season-long Cup and its $1 million bonus.
Full 2026 Charles Schwab Cup Championship Field
Matt Gogel finished 33rd in the standings but is not in the field. Bernhard Langer finished 45th, missing the finale for the first time since 2007.
| Player |
|---|
| Steven Alker |
| Steve Allan |
| Stephen Ames |
| Alex Cejka |
| Stewart Cink |
| Darren Clarke |
| Ben Crane |
| Ernie Els |
| Darren Fichardt |
| Tommy Gainey |
| Ricardo Gonzalez |
| Retief Goosen |
| Richard Green |
| Padraig Harrington |
| Scott Hend |
| Freddie Jacobson |
| Thongchai Jaidee |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez |
| Zach Johnson |
| Jerry Kelly |
| Soren Kjeldsen |
| George McNeill |
| Tim O’Neal |
| Cameron Percy |
| Dicky Pride |
| Tag Ridings |
| Rory Sabbatini |
| Vijay Singh |
| Vaughn Taylor |
| David Toms |
| Bo Van Pelt |
| Boo Weekley |
| Charlie Wi |
| Michael Wright |
| Y.E. Yang |
With Gogel out, 35 players will tee it up Thursday. There are no alternates for this event, since only the top 36 in the standings qualify.
