The 2026 Kaulig Companies Championship format remains unchanged this year, with the PGA Tour Champions major championship event played at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
The 2026 Kaulig Companies Championship field is 78 players, with many earning exemptions based on their play this year.
The Kaulig Companies Championship field is made up of a variety of players, namely the players who qualified via different exemption categories.
Kaulig Companies Championship format
The Kaulig Companies Championship format is a 72-hole event. The 78 players -- pros and amateurs -- are split into threesomes for each of the first two days.
The field is divided into morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, with players competing in threesomes each day. The same threesomes play together in each of the first two rounds, with each group getting one time in the morning and one in the afternoon, as well as one starting on the first tee and one starting on the 10th tee.
A cut is not made after 36 holes. All players who make the field are eligible to finish the event.
For the third and fourth rounds, the pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through two and three rounds, respectively. Players with the highest total score go first, then in descending order until the two players with the lowest total score in the final group.
The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and will earn the 2026 Kaulig Companies Championship winner's share of the purse.
The winning player is exempt into the Kaulig Companies Championship for 5 years, as well as the other majors for five years. The winner earns Charles Schwab Cup points in the value of the first-place dollars, and each playing making the cut earns points converted 1-to-1 dollars for points.
Kaulig Companies Championship playoff format
A playoff to settle any ties after 72 holes will be played under USGA rules. The Kaulig Companies Championship playoff format is a sudden-death playoff, with playoff holes being 18 played repeatedly by any qualifying players. In the event of a tie after two holes, the tied players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players.
