The 2026 Mitsubishi Electric Classic format is new this year, with the PGA Tour Champions event played at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, Georgia.
The 2026 Mitsubishi Electric Classic field is 78 players.
The Mitsubishi Electric Classic field is made up of many top players from the PGA Tour Champions, who all have to be 50 years old or older to compete.
Mitsubishi Electric Classic Modified Stableford scoring system points
The Mitsubishi Electric Classic is the only PGA Tour Champions stroke-play event that uses the Modified Stableford scoring system. The Modified Stableford scoring system is a version of stroke or medal play that awards points based on how a player scores against par on each hole. Here's how the points are distributed at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic.
- Albatross: 8 points
- Eagle: 5 points
- Birdie: 2 points
- Par: 0 points
- Bogey: -1 points
- Double bogey or worse: -3 points
The format promotes risk-taking because there is a limit on what can be lost (players can pick up when they know they're going to make no better than double bogey), while only awarding points to those that can go low. Positions can change quickly in this event.
Mitsubishi Electric Classic format
The Mitsubishi Electric Classic format is a 54-hole event. The field is divided into threesomes for the first two rounds, with players competing in threesomes each day. The same threesomes play together in each of the first two rounds. The field will start one round off the 1st tee and one off the 10th tee.
For the third round, pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total points through two rounds. Players with the lowest total points go first, then in descending order until the two players with the highest total points in the final group.
The player with the highest total points after 54 holes is the winner.
A playoff to settle any ties after 54 holes will be played under PGA Tour rules. The Mitsubishi Electric Classic playoff format is a sudden-death format, with playoff holes being 18 played by any qualifying players. The players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players.
The winning player will get a two-season PGA Tour Champions exemption. The winner is exempt into other tournaments as well. The winner earns $300,000 as the winner's share of the purse.
