The Charles Schwab Cup Championship is the biggest event on the PGA Tour Champions after the five majors. The event is the season finale where the golfer who enjoyed the most season-long success is crowned champion.
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 the final tournament 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 |