The Charles Schwab Cup race is down to 36 golfers. The PGA Tour Champions season finale will be held at Phoenix Country Club for a 10th time in two weeks, and there's now only 36 players left to contend for one last trophy.
It's also the final push for the season-long points title, called the Charles Schwab Cup. The top contenders include last year's winner as well as a Champions tour rookie who leads the circuit in wins.
Who made the 36? Who just missed out? And which big name is going to miss for the first time since 2007?
Who qualified for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship 2026?
This is the full list of 36 who qualified for Phoenix in two weeks:
- Stewart Cink
- Zach Johnson
- Steven Alker
- Padraig Harrington
- Retief Goosen
- George McNeill
- Boo Weekley
- Ernie Els
- Rory Sabbatini
- Darren Clarke
- Ben Crane
- Alex Cejka
- Jerry Kelly
- Soren Kjeldsen
- Y.E. Yang
- Scott Hend
- Darren Fichardt
- Miguel Angel Jimenez
- Tag Ridings
- Richard Green
- Tommy Gainey
- Freddie Jacobson
- Vaughn Taylor
- Michael Wright
- Cameron Percy
- Tim O'Neal
- Dicky Pride
- Charlie Wi
- Stephen Ames
- Steve Allan
- Ricardo Gonzalez
- Vijay Singh
- Matt Gogel
- Bo Van Pelt
- Thongchai Jaidee
- David Toms
Who moved up, who moved down in Charles Schwab Cup Championship 2026
There were three golfers who started the week outside the top 36 who moved up to make the finale:
- No. 17 Darren Fichardt (up from No. 46)
- No. 31 Ricardo Gonzlaez (up from No. 40)
- No. 34 Bo Van Pelt (up from No. 38)
First 5 out of Charles Schwab Cup Championship 2026
The first five out are:
- No. 37 Mario Tiziani
- No. 38 Jason Caron
- No. 39 Greg Chalmers
- No. 40 Henrik Stenson
- No. 41 Ryan Armour
Who made the final 36 but is ineligible for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship?
That would be Matt Gogel, who was suspended
by the PGA Tour Champions after he got popped for gambling in August. He missed the first two playoff events and managed to finish 33rd in the standings but his suspension started Aug. 23 and runs through Feb. 22, 2027.
Other notables who won't be in the Charles Schwab Cup Championship
- No. 42 Michael Block
- No. 44 Angel Cabrera
- No. 45 Bernhard Langer
- No. 54 Justin Leonard
How does the Charles Schwab Cup Championship differ from the FedEx Cup?
On the PGA Tour, the three-playoff postseason ends at the Tour Championship and, of course, whoever wins that is the FedEx Cup champion.
On the senior circuit, it doesn't work the same. There is often one winner of the finale, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, and a different winner of the season-long title, the Charles Schwab Cup.
Last year was one of the exceptions as Stewart Cink claimed both titles, something that's only happened three times since 2001.
- 2005: Tom Watson
- 2012: Tom Lehman
- 2025: Stewart Cink
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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: These 36 golfers qualified for the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
