The PGA Tour Champions's 2026 Charles Schwab Cup playoffs begin with the first stage, the Stifel Charity Classic, played in St. Louis, Missouri at Norwood Hills Country Club.
The Stifel Charity Classic field has the top 72 players in Charles Schwab Cup points through the regular season.
Stewart Cink is first in the rankings, earning the most so far this season on PGA Tour Champions with a $3,798,700 tally to have a significant lead over No. 2 Zach Johnson heading into the playoffs.
With the start of the playoffs, points are multiplied by two, with each dollar earned equaling two points. At the end of the Stifel Charity Classic, the top 54 players in total points, adding in the Stifel Charity Classic, qualify for the Simmons Bank Championship in Arkansas.
One player played his way into the playoffs through the regular season-ending SAS Championship: Matt Goggin.
Matt Gogel is ineligible to compete in the playoffs, as he is serving a suspension related to gambling.
2026 Charles Schwab Cup standings: 72 PGA Tour Champions players who qualified for the 2026 Stifel Charity Classic
| POS | PLAYER | POINTS |
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| 1 | Stewart Cink | 3798699.67 |
| 2 | Zach Johnson | 3314368.33 |
| 3 | Steven Alker | 2265086.79 |
| 4 | Padraig Harrington | 1792376.57 |
| 5 | Retief Goosen | 1648566.5 |
| 6 | Ernie Els | 1453013.66 |
| 7 | Boo Weekley | 1426710.84 |
| 8 | George McNeill | 1368478.77 |
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| 9 | Ben Crane | 1365068.63 |
| 10 | Alex Cejka | 1217540.78 |
| 11 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 1151766.53 |
| 12 | Darren Clarke | 1046480.83 |
| 13 | Y.E. Yang | 1042150.29 |
| 14 | Søren Kjeldsen | 1031719.86 |
| 15 | Jerry Kelly | 1029182.15 |
| 16 | Tag Ridings | 1019281.83 |
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| 17 | Scott Hend | 996851.29 |
| 18 | Tommy Gainey | 980923.19 |
| 19 | Freddie Jacobson | 903833.45 |
| 20 | Richard Green | 903118.57 |
| 21 | Vaughn Taylor | 859612.42 |
| 22 | Cameron Percy | 847452.67 |
| 23 | Rory Sabbatini | 829025.54 |
| 24 | Tim O'Neal | 821689.73 |
| 25 | Michael Wright | 815826.63 |
| 26 | Charlie Wi | 780720 |
| 27 | Matt Gogel | 776133.31 |
| 28 | Dicky Pride | 774779.77 |
| 29 | Stephen Ames | 702785.71 |
| 30 | Thongchai Jaidee | 700130.71 |
| 31 | Jason Caron | 697516.94 |
| 32 | David Toms | 696437.62 |
| 33 | Vijay Singh | 669000.37 |
| 34 | Ryan Armour | 659757.12 |
| 35 | Steve Allan | 659383.48 |
| 36 | Bo Van Pelt | 646185.87 |
| 37 | Ángel Cabrera | 623608.75 |
| 38 | Greg Chalmers | 609000.22 |
| 39 | Paul Stankowski | 589448.03 |
| 40 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 575503.43 |
| 41 | Bernhard Langer | 564612.14 |
| 42 | Michael Block | 506421.29 |
| 43 | Darren Fichardt | 503439.17 |
| 44 | Brian Gay | 486096.76 |
| 45 | Steve Flesch | 474239.29 |
| 46 | Paul Goydos | 460314.67 |
| 47 | Robert Karlsson | 451458.13 |
| 48 | K.J. Choi | 423938.67 |
| 49 | Mario Tiziani | 408484.16 |
| 50 | Chad Campbell | 406003.67 |
| 51 | Jamie Donaldson | 402453.24 |
| 52 | Justin Leonard | 389385.48 |
| 53 | J.J. Henry | 368552.38 |
| 54 | Scott Parel | 357090.4 |
| 55 | Ken Tanigawa | 355092.34 |
| 56 | Henrik Stenson | 348125.34 |
| 57 | Doug Barron | 339146.42 |
| 58 | Colin Montgomerie | 329868.9 |
| 59 | David Duval | 317371.5 |
| 60 | Tim Petrovic | 305613.98 |
| 61 | Rod Pampling | 301863.07 |
| 62 | Mark Hensby | 301808.5 |
| 63 | Stuart Appleby | 285018.33 |
| 64 | John Rollins | 284942.36 |
| 65 | David Bransdon | 280430.07 |
| 66 | Kevin Sutherland | 265247.96 |
| 67 | Brett Quigley | 259404 |
| 68 | Mike Weir | 248614 |
| 69 | Mathew Goggin | 239243.93 |
| 70 | Shane Bertsch | 226074.79 |
| 71 | Kenny Perry | 225788 |
| 72 | Harrison Frazar | 212847 |
