The 25-event regular season is in the history books. Now it's time for the three-tournament Charles Schwab Cup playoffs, the postseason on the PGA Tour Champions.

The setup is mostly the same, though the series includes a new tournament. The Dominion Energy Classic at the Country Club of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, has been replaced by a new event in St. Louis. The top 72 in the Schwab points will make the postseason. After the first playoff event, only the top 54 advance. From there, only the top 36 make the finale, which, for the ninth year in a row, will be contested at Phoenix Country Club.

Charles Schwab Cup playoff schedule 2026

Stifel Charity Classic

• When: Oct. 23-25

• Where: Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri

• Purse: $2.3 million

• Defending champion: Thomas Bjorn

• Winner's share: $315,000

• Field: 72

Simmons Bank Championship

• When: Oct. 30-Nov. 1

• Where: Pleasant Valley Country Club, Little Rock, Arkansas

• Purse: $2.3 million

• Defending champion: Steven Alker

• Winner's share: $365,000

• Field: 54

Charles Schwab Cup Championship

• When: Nov. 12-15

• Where: Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix

• Purse: $3 million

• Defending tournament champion: Stewart Cink

• Winner's share: $528,000

• Field: 36

• Format: 72 holes, stroke play. It's the only non-major on the circuit that is 72 holes.

How is the Charles Schwab Cup different from the FedEx Cup?

The major difference is that on that PGA Tour, the winner of the Tour Championship is the FedEx Cup champion, whereas on the PGA Tour Champions, one golfer can win the final playoff event, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, as someone else is clinching the season-long Charles Schwab Cup.

This is quite common and produces a photo opp on the 18th green for two different guys hoisting two different tropies.

However, in 2025, Stewart Cink broke the mold by winning both titles and thus, claiming both trophies.

Who made the 72-man field for the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs?

These are the 72 players who made the postseason:

1. Stewart Cink

2. Zach Johnson

3. Steven Alker

4. Padraig Harrington

5. Retief Goosen

6. Ernie Els

7. Boo Weekley

8. George McNeill

9. Ben Crane

10. Alex Cejka

11. Miguel Angel Jimenez

12. Darren Clarke

13. Y.E. Yang

14. Soren Kjeldsen

15. Jerry Kelly

16. Tag Ridings

17. Scott Hend

18. Tommy Gainey

19. Freddie Jacobson

20. Richard Green

21. Vaughn Taylor

22. Cameron Percy

23. Rory Sabbatini

24. Tim O'Neal

25. Michael Wright

26. Charlie Wi

27. Matt Gogel

28. Dicky Pride

29. Stephen Ames

30. Thongchai Jaidee

31. Jason Caron

32. David Toms

33. Vijay Singh

34. Ryan Armour

35. Steve Allan

36. Bo Van Pelt

37. Angel Cabrera

38. Greg Chalmers

39. Paul Stankowski

40. Ricardo Gonzalez

41. Bernhard Langer

42. Michael Block

43. Darren Fichardt

44. Brian Gay

45. Steve Flesch

46. Paul Goydos

47. Robert Karlsson

48. K.J. Choi

49. Mario Tiziani

50. Chad Campbell

51. Jamie Donaldson

52. Justin Leonard

53. J.J. Henry

54. Scott Parel

55. Ken Tanigawa

56. Henrik Stenson

57. Doug Barron

58. Colin Montgomerie

59. David Duval

60. Tim Petrovic

61. Rod Pampling

62. Mark Hensby

63. Stuart Appleby

64. John Rollins

65. David Bransdon

66. Kevin Sutherland

67. Brett Quigley

68. Mike Weir

69. Mathew Goggin

70. Shane Bertsch

71. Kenny Perry

72. Harrison Frazar

Charles Schwab Cup winners

Bernhard Langer has the most career Charles Schwab Cup titles with seven.

All the winners on the PGA Tour Champions in 2026

• Zach Johnson, 6

• Stewart Cink, 5

• Steven Alker, 4

• Darren Clarke, 1

• Ben Crane, 1

• Retief Goosen, 1

• Padraig Harrington, 1

• Scott Hend, 1

• Jerry Kelly, 1

• Dicky Pride, 1

• Vaughn Taylor, 1

• David Toms, 1

• Boo Weekley, 1

Thirteen different golfers have won the 25 Champions events in 2026.