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

By Rolf Joho November 2, 2024 Golf 0 Comments

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 Bjorn	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 Jimenez	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