Charles Schwab Cup Championship

The Charles Schwab Cup Championship is the final stop on the Champions Tour . Though another three tournaments are there on the roster, the money won there does not count in the Official Money List of the tour. It was first played in 1990 as the New York Life Champions. After that till 2002, the name of the tournament was changed almost every year due to change in sponsors. The meet got its present name in 2003. Qualifying for this tournament is slightly different in respect to other ones. Here invitation is sent to the top 30 players on the money list.

• New York Life Champions (1990-91)
• Senior Tour Championship (1992)
• Hyatt Senior Tour Championship (1993)
• Golf Magazine Senior Tour Championship (1994)
• Energizer Senior Tour Championship (1995-98)
• Ingersoll-Rand Senior Tour Championship (1999)
• IR Senior Tour Championship (2000)
• Senior Tour Championship (2001)
• Senior Tour Championship at Gaillardia (2002)
• Charles Schwab Cup Championship (2003- )

The 2006 Charles Schwab Cup Championship was won by Jim Thorpe with a two-stroke victory over Tom Kite. He received $440,000 in prize money. The tournament was held at the Sonoma Golf Course and had a prize fund of $2.5 million.

Past Winners

Mike Hill, Jim Thorpe and Tom Watson have both won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship twice. Here is a list of winners who have won here since it became part of the Champions Tour .

• Jim Thorpe 2006; 2003
• Tom Watson 2005
• Mark McNulty 2004
• Tom Watson 2002; 2000
• Bob Gilder 2001
• Gary McCord 1999
• Hale Irwin 1998
• Gil Morgan 1997
• Jay Sigel 1996
• Jim Colbert 1995
• Raymond Floyd 1994; 1992
• Simon Hobday 1993
• Mike Hill 1991-90

The Charles Schwab Cup Championship is the 30th tournament on the tour's roster. As we continue on this tour we will learn about the other tournaments in the Champions Tour .