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Charles Schwab Cup Championship field is set, headlined by Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington

Phoenix Country Club is host of the 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship. (Golfweek)
Phoenix Country Club is host of the 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship. (Golfweek)

The 36-man field for the 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship was made official Friday afternoon.

Ernie Els, who tied for the most wins on the circuit this season with three, comes into the PGA Tour Champions season finale No. 1 in the points. He's been No. 1 for the last three months.

Steven Alker is second. Stephen Ames and Padraig Harrington, each with three wins, are third and fourth, with Y.E. Yang checking in at No. 5. Alker and Yang each have one win.

Charles Schwab Cup rankings

Rank

Golfer

Events

Wins

1

Ernie Els

22

3

2

Steven Alker

21

1

3

Stephen Ames

23

3

4

Padraig Harrington

14

3

5

Y.E. Yang

26

1

6

Richard Green

25

0

7

K.J. Choi

24

1

8

Steve Stricker

12

1

9

Ricardo Gonzalez

24

1

10

Paul Broadhurst

23

2

11

Jerry Kelly

19

1

12

Stewart Cink

10

1

13

Doug Barron

18

1

14

Tim O\'Neal

25

1

15

Retief Goosen

20

1

16

Thomas Bjørn

19

0

17

Darren Clarke

23

0

18

Ken Tanigawa

27

1

19

Alex Cejka

19

0

20

Rocco Mediate

18

1

21

Bob Estes

23

0

22

Bernhard Langer

15

0

23

Miguel Angel Jiménez

23

0

24

Ken Duke

26

0

25

Joe Durant

25

1

26

Tim Petrovic

25

0

27

Thongchai Jaidee

21

0

28

Greg Chalmers

19

0

29

Mark Hensby

23

0

30

Vijay Singh

21

0

31

Shane Bertsch

25

0

32

Hiroyuki Fujita

5

0

33

Rod Pampling

26

0

34

Stuart Appleby

24

0

35

Jason Caron

9

0

36

Cameron Percy

15

0

Richard Green is sixth, the highest ranking for anyone who has yet to win in 2024.

Other notables in the field include Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jerry Kelly, Bernhard Langer, Retief Goosen and Darren Clarke as well as three first-time winners making their Charles Schwab Cup Championship debut: Ricardo Gonzalez, Stewart Cink and Tim O'Neal.

Jason Caron, No. 35th in the points, is a full-time club pro in New York who has earned his card for the 2025 PGA Tour Champions season. He last had status on the PGA Tour in 2009.

How it works

Unlike the PGA Tour's post-season – where the Tour Championship winner is declared the FedEx Cup champion – it's possible to have someone win this event while someone else captures the Schwab season title.

The winner of the tournament wins the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. The winner of the season-long race is the Charles Schwab Cup champion.

Only three golfers have won both in the same season:

  • Bernhard Langer: 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

  • Tom Lehman: 2012

  • Kevin Sutherland: 2017

Charles Schwab Cup Championship winners

Year

Winner

2023

Steven Alker

2022

Padraig Harrington

2021

Phil Mickelson

2020

Kevin Sutherland

2019

Jeff Maggert

2018

Vijay Singh

2017

Kevin Sutherland

2016

Paul Goydos

2015

Billy Andrade

2014

Tom Pernice Jr.

2013

Fred Couples

2012

Tom Lehman

2011

Jay Don Blake

2010

John Cook

2009

John Cook

2008

Andy Bean

2007

Jim Thorpe

2006

Jim Thorpe

2005

Tom Watson

2004

Mark McNulty

2003

Jim Thorpe

2002

Tom Watson

2001

Bob Gilder

2000

Tom Watson

1999

Gary McCord

1998

Hale Irwin

1997

Gil Morgan

1996

Jay Sigel

1995

Jim Colbert

1994

Raymond Floyd

1993

Simon Hobday

1992

Raymond Floyd

1991

Mike Hill

1990

Mike Hill

Charles Schwab Cup champions

Year

Name

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

Because of his regular-season dominance a year ago, Stricker won the season-long title without having to enter any of the three postseason events.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Charles Schwab Cup Championship field is set