{"id":949567,"date":"2026-11-02T06:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T06:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949567\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T06:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T06:26:12","slug":"aussies-galore-here-are-the-36-players-who-qualified-for-the-2026-charles-schwab-cup-championship-australian-golf-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949567\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussies galore! Here are the 36 players who qualified for the 2026 Charles Schwab Cup Championship \u2013 Australian Golf Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final 36 players have been determined for the PGA Tour Champions finale. Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson top the Charles Schwab Cup points list and head into the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in two weeks as the favourites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be two winners at Phoenix Country Club (November 12-15) \u2013 a tournament winner and a season-long points winner. They could be the same person of course, just as it was last year when Cink took home both titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/jason-norris-delivers-grandstand-finish-to-claim-nsw-senior-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Norris delivers grandstand finish\u00a0to claim NSW Senior Open<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few things of note. South Africa\u2019s Darren Fichardt made an eagle on the last hole of the Simmons Bank Championship in Arkanas on Sunday to play his way into the championship field, jumping from 46th to 17th in points. Ricardo Gonzalez and Bo Van Pelt also played their way into the field at the last moment. Mario Tiziani dropped from 34th in points to 37th and was the first man out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henrik Stenson, returning from his stint with LIV Golf, ended 40th and Michael Block\u2019s season came to an end as he finished 42nd in points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiangolfdigest.com.au\/closed-shop-why-securing-playing-rights-on-the-pga-tour-champions-just-got-significantly-tougher\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why securing playing rights on the PGA Tour Champions is now significantly tougher<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bernhard Langer will miss the Charles Schwab Cup Championship for the first time since 2007. Yes, the 69-year-old legend had made it to the last event of the season for 18 consecutive years. He ended the year 45th in points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the top 36 (with the first few who missed out):<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1: Stewart Cink<br \/>2: Zach Johnson<br \/>3: Steven Alker<br \/>4: Padraig Harrington<br \/>5: Retief Goosen<br \/>6: George McNeill<br \/>7: Boo Weekley<br \/>8: Ernie Els<br \/>9: Rory Sabbatini<br \/>10: Darren Clarke<br \/>11: Ben Crane<br \/>12: Alex Cejka<br \/>13: Jerry Kelly<br \/>14: Soren Kjeldsen<br \/>15: Y.E. Yang<br \/>16: Scott Hend<br \/>17: Darren Fichardt<br \/>18: Miguel Angel Jimenez<br \/>19: Tag Ridings<br \/>20: Richard Green<br \/>21: Tommy Gainey<br \/>22: Freddie Jacobson<br \/>23: Vaughn Taylor<br \/>24: Michael Wright<br \/>25: Cameron Percy<br \/>26: Tim O\u2019Neal<br \/>27: Dicky Pride<br \/>28: Charlie Wi<br \/>29: Stephen Ames<br \/>30: Steve Allan<br \/>31: Ricardo Gonzalez<br \/>32: Vijay Singh<br \/>33: Matt Gogel<br \/>34: Bo Van Pelt<br \/>35: Thongchai Jaidee<br \/>36: David Toms<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FIRST SIX OUT<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mario Tiziani<br \/>Jason Caron<br \/>Greg Chalmers<br \/>Henrik Stenson<br \/>Ryan Armour<br \/>Michael Block<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The final 36 players have been determined for the PGA Tour Champions finale. 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