Charles Schwab Cup Championship Celebrating 10 Years at Phoenix Country Club
This milestone marks a decade of memorable moments and significant contributions to Arizona charities.
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Charles Schwab Cup Championship will celebrate its 10th anniversary at Phoenix Country Club, when the PGA Tour Champions season-ending event is played November 12 - 15, 2026. This milestone marks a decade of memorable moments and significant contributions to Arizona charities.
Since its inaugural event at Phoenix Country Club in 2017, the Championship has produced incredible champions and hundreds of highlights, all while supporting local causes. In total, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship has raised more than $2.67 million for Arizona charities, including First Tee-Phoenix, Folds of Honor, Junior Golf Association of Arizona and many more.
Memorable Championship moments from Phoenix Country Club include:
- 2017 - Kevin Sutherland wins the inaugural Charles Schwab Cup Championship held at Phoenix Country Club, claiming both the tournament and the season-long Charles Schwab Cup title. The event marked the return of elite professional golf to Phoenix Country Club on a national stage.
- 2018 – World Golf Hall of Fame member Vijay Singh closed with a spectacular 10-under 61, one of the best final rounds in tournament history, to win by four shots.
- 2019 - Jeff Maggert holed out for a dramatic walk-off eagle in a playoff against World Golf Hall of Fame member Retief Goosen. The shot instantly became one of the most memorable finishes in tournament history, while also securing the season-long Charles Schwab Cup title for Scott McCarron.
- 2020 - Kevin Sutherland and Paul Broadhurst battled through the longest playoff in tournament history, requiring nine extra holes and carrying over to Monday morning due to darkness. Sutherland finally won with a birdie.
- 2021 – At age 64, World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer wins his sixth Charles Schwab Cup, underscoring his longevity, discipline, and work ethic, which have defined his career. Langer called it “an up‑and‑down week” and said he was “literally overwhelmed with emotion.”
- 2022 – World Golf Hall of Fame member Padraig Harrington set the tournament scoring record at 27-under-par (257) and won by seven shots. At the same time, Steven Alker completed his improbable rise from Monday qualifier to Charles Schwab Cup Champion.
- 2023 - Steven Alker captured the tournament title after winning the season-long Charles Schwab Cup title the previous year, edging World Golf Hall of Fame member Ernie Els and Stephen Ames by one shot in a tightly contested finale.
- 2024 - Bernhard Langer won the championship at age 67, adding yet another chapter to one of the greatest careers in PGA Tour Champions history and proving once again why he's considered the standard bearer of the Tour.
- 2025 - Stewart Cink won both the championship and the season-long Charles Schwab Cup, closing out the year with a two-shot victory over Steven Alker and establishing himself as the newest dominant force on PGA Tour Champions.
The 2026 Championship is set to feature a field of 36 top players competing over four days on the par-71, 6,860-yard layout. The event offers a $3 million purse and serves as the season finale for the PGA Tour Champions. The 2026 tournament will be the final professional event held at Phoenix Country Club before its scheduled renovations beginning in the spring of 2027. In 2027, the Championship will move to Papago Golf Club.