The 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, the three-event postseason on the PGA Tour Champions, are here.
Unlike the PGA Tour’s postseason, the senior ciruit’s playoffs can, and often does, produce one winner at the season finale who’s different from the season-long Charles Schwab Cup race.
A year ago, Steve Stricker enjoyed such a dominant regular season that he was able to skip all three playoff events and still claim the season-long title.
This year, Ernie Els will head into the postseason in the No. 1 spot.
Who qualifies for the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs?
The top 72 in the season-long race advance to the postseason. Es is No.1 with Steve Alker second, Stephen Ames third, Richard Green fourth and Stricker fifth. Jerry Kelly, who won the regular-season finale, climbed two spots into the top 10. Angel Cabrera, solo fourth at the season finale, had the biggest move up, as he jumped 15 spots to 54th. Lee Janzen, meanwhile, finished in the No. 72 spot, making him final man in the playoffs.
| Pos. | Player |
| 1 | Ernie Els |
| 2 | Steven Alker |
| 3 | Stephen Ames |
| 4 | Richard Green |
| 5 | Steve Stricker |
| 6 | K.J. Choi |
| 7 | Y.E. Yang |
| 8 | Paul Broadhurst |
| 9 | Jerry Kelly |
| 10 | Padraig Harrington |
| 11 | Doug Barron |
| 12 | Ricardo Gonzalez |
| 13 | Darren Clarke |
| 14 | Stewart Cink |
| 15 | Ken Tanigawa |
| 16 | Rocco Mediate |
| 17 | Alex Cejka |
| 18 | Retief Goosen |
| 19 | Bernhard Langer |
| 20 | Joe Durant |
| 21 | Greg Chalmers |
| 22 | Bob Estes |
| 23 | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 24 | Mark Hensby |
| 25 | Mike Weir |
| 26 | Shane Bertsch |
| 27 | Stuart Appleby |
| 28 | Thomas Bjørn |
| 29 | Ken Duke |
| 30 | Miguel Angel Jimenez |
| 31 | Scott Dunlap |
| 32 | Vijay Singh |
| 33 | Charlie Wi |
| 34 | Steve Allan |
| 35 | David Toms |
| 36 | Tim Petrovic |
| 37 | Paul Stankowski |
| 38 | Rod Pampling |
| 39 | Cameron Percy |
| 40 | Brian Gay |
| 41 | Kevin Sutherland |
| 42 | Robert Karlsson |
| 43 | Billy Andrade |
| 44 | Steve Flesch |
| 45 | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| 46 | Mario Tiziani |
| 47 | Matt Gogel |
| 48 | Michael Wright |
| 49 | Jason Caron |
| 50 | Justin Leonard |
| 51 | Chris DiMarco |
| 52 | Kenny Perry |
| 53 | Kirk Triplett |
| 54 | Angel Cabrera |
| 55 | Tim O’Neal |
| 56 | David Bransdon |
| 57 | David Duval |
| 58 | Dicky Pride |
| 59 | Paul Goydos |
| 60 | Marco Dawson |
| 61 | Scott Parel |
| 62 | Heath Slocum |
| 63 | John Senden |
| 64 | Harrison Frazar |
| 65 | Glen Day |
| 66 | Boo Weekley |
| 67 | Gene Sauers |
| 68 | Scott McCarron |
| 69 | Brett Quigley |
| 70 | Billy Mayfair |
| 71 | Woody Austin |
| 72 | Lee Janzen |
Who climbed into playoffs, who dropped out?
Woody Austin was 73rd heading into the regular-season finale but climbed two spots to 71 and on the good side of the line. Arjun Atwal, on the other hand, was 72nd but dropped to 73rd. Austin tied for 17th at the SAS Championship while Atwal did not play the event. Those were the only ones to flip from one side of the line to other.
Where are the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs tournaments?
The first two of the three playoff events use the Champions Tour’s typical 54-hole format. The finale is a 72-hole affair, the lone non-major on the Champions circuit to have 72 holes. The playoffs start with 72 players. The top 54 then advance with only the top 36 after two playoff events reaching the finale in Phoenix.
These are the tournaments:
Dominion Energy Charity Classic
The Country Club of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
Oct. 18-20
Field size: 72
Defending champion: Harrison Frazar
Simmons Bank Championship
Pleasant Valley Country Club, Little Rock, Arkansas
Oct. 25-27
Field size: 54
Defending champion: Padraig Harrington
Charles Schwab Cup Championship
Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix
Nov. 12-15
Field size: 36
Defending champion: Steven Alker
Past Charles Schwab Cup champions
| Year | Winner |
| 2023 | Steve Stricker |
| 2022 | Steven Alker |
| 2020-21 |
Bernhard Langer
|
| 2019 | Scott McCarron |
| 2018 |
Bernhard Langer
|
| 2017 |
Kevin Sutherland
|
| 2016 |
Bernhard Langer
|
| 2015 |
Bernhard Langer
|
| 2014 |
Bernhard Langer
|
| 2013 | Kenny Perry |
| 2012 | Tom Lehman |
| 2011 | Tom Lehman |
| 2010 |
Bernhard Langer
|
| 2009 | Loren Roberts |
| 2008 | Jay Haas |
| 2007 | Loren Roberts |
| 2006 | Jay Haas |
| 2005 | Tom Watson |
| 2004 | Hale Irwin |
| 2003 | Tom Watson |
| 2002 | Hale Irwin |
| 2001 | Allen Doyle |