The 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs are all set to kickstart on Friday. “The players on PGA Tour Champions have been playing all year for the opportunity to qualify for the playoffs and compete for the Charles Schwab Cup,” said Executive Director Steve Schoenfeld. The event will be a 69-player field competing at the Country Club of Virginia’s James River Course in Richmond, Virginia. From World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els and Steven Alker in the top positions to Stephen Amednand and Richard Green sitting in third and fourth, the field will be filled with some of the top players of the PGA Tour Champions.

The Dominion Energy Charity Classic is the first of three events of playoffs that will eventually determine the Player of the Year. Pretty much like the FedEx Cup playoffs. If you have tickets booked for the tournament scheduled from October 18 to October 20, you are in for a thrilling weekend. However, if you cannot make it, you can still be part of the fun from the comfort of your house.

To watch it from home, all you need to do is stream on the Golf Channel. It will be broadcasting all the rounds at the same time from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, as per the PGA Tour. All the times are ET. You can also tune in to the NBC Sports App for live streaming. Purse of $2,300,000 is up for grabs wherein the winner will take home $350,000.

We know how players qualify for the DP World Tour and the FedEx Cup playoffs but how are the top players of the Charles Schwab Cup determined? And what is the process of winning the title? Let us find out.

Charles Schwab Cup Championship: The ultimate battle of the season

The Charles Schwab Cup playoffs are played through three tournaments: the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the Simmons Bank Championship, and finally the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in November. Now, before the playoff begins, the season-long money list is converted into the Charles Schwab Points list. All three playoffs give double points to the players competing in them. Which means $1 constitutes 2 points. 

To begin with, the top 72 players on the list after the conversion at the end of the regular season make it to the first tournament. After the leaderboard is finalized on Sunday, the top 54 players on the list will make it to the Simmons Bank Championship in the upcoming week. Then comes the finale of the playoffs, after two weeks. Unlike the other two tournaments, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship is played over four days, and the top 36 make it to the field.

Whoever wins bags the final title and the trophy, with the prize money, of course. What are your thoughts about the playoffs? Let us know in the comments section below!