The 72 golfers who made the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs include Michael Block

The 26th and final regular-season event on the PGA Tour Champions 2026 schedule is in the books. Now it's time for the postseason.

The Charles Schwab Cup playoffs consist of three tournaments over the next four weeks. There will be a week off before the grand finale at Phoenix Country Club, Nov. 12-15, for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

The postseason starts with 72 golfers, then gets whittled to 54 for the Week 2 playoff event. The final will have 36 players, and a real prize for many will be that making the Charles Schwab Cup Championship guarantees a 2027 tour card for those 36.

Who's leading the Charles Schwab Cup points race?

Heading into the playoffs, there's two golfers clearly ahead of the rest: Stewart Cink (1), who has five wins in 2026, and Champions rookie Zach Johnson (2) who leads the circuit with six wins. Steven Alker (3) has four wins but is about $1 million or so back in the race. Padraig Harrington (4) and Retief Goosen (5) round out the top five.

Is Michael Block going to qualify for the Charles Schwab Cup playoffs?

Yes, the Malbon-sponsored club pro, playing on sponsor invitations all year, has done enough to make the postseason. He'll start in the 42nd spot, which should get him into the first two tournaments. Again, he'll need to climb into the top 36 to make the final but also to lock up a 2027 tour card.

Who made the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup playoffs?

These are the 72 players who made the postseason:

1. Stewart Cink
2. Zach Johnson
3. Steven Alker
4. Padraig Harrington
5. Retief Goosen
6. Ernie Els
7. Boo Weekley
8. George McNeill
9. Ben Crane
10. Alex Cejka
11. Miguel Angel Jimenez
12. Darren Clarke
13. Y.E. Yang
14. Soren Kjeldsen
15. Jerry Kelly
16. Tag Ridings
17. Scott Hend
18. Tommy Gainey
19. Freddie Jacobson
20. Richard Green
21. Vaughn Taylor
22. Cameron Percy
23. Rory Sabbatini
24. Tim O'Neal
25. Michael Wright
26. Charlie Wi
27. Matt Gogel
28. Dicky Pride
29. Stephen Ames
30. Thongchai Jaidee
31. Jason Caron
32. David Toms
33. Vijay Singh
34. Ryan Armour
35. Steve Allan
36. Bo Van Pelt
37. Angel Cabrera
38. Greg Chalmers
39. Paul Stankowski
40. Ricardo Gonzalez
41. Bernhard Langer
42. Michael Block
43. Darren Fichardt
44. Brian Gay
45. Steve Flesch
46. Paul Goydos
47. Robert Karlsson
48. K.J. Choi
49. Mario Tiziani
50. Chad Campbell
51. Jamie Donaldson
52. Justin Leonard
53. J.J. Henry
54. Scott Parel
55. Ken Tanigawa
56. Henrik Stenson
57. Doug Barron
58. Colin Montgomerie
59. David Duval
60. Tim Petrovic
61. Rod Pampling
62. Mark Hensby
63. Stuart Appleby
64. John Rollins
65. David Bransdon
66. Kevin Sutherland
67. Brett Quigley
68. Mike Weir
69. Mathew Goggin
70. Shane Bertsch
71. Kenny Perry
72. Harrison Frazar

Who played themselves into or out of the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup playoffs?

Mathew Goggin entered the week 74th and climbed five spots to make the playoffs. He was the lone climber and that meant someone had to fall out and that someone was Heath Slocum, who was 71st when the SAS started and slipped to 73rd, first man out.

Who else just missed out on the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup playoffs?

The first five out were Slocum (73), Tom Pernice Jr. (74), Fred Couples (75), Kirk Triplett (76) and Jeff Maggert (77).

Others who saw their 2026 campaigns come to an end were Thomas Bjorn (79), Scott McCarron (81), Chris DiMarco (82), Billy Andrade (87), Rocco Mediate (92), John Daly (94), Steve Stricker (95), Notah Begay (99) and Jim Furyk (114).

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