These 36 golfers qualified for the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup Championship - Golfweek

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?

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.

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.

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