OVERVIEW: The Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs began in 2016. It is a three-tournament, season-ending competition to determine the Charles Schwab Cup Champion.

The first Playoffs event in 2018 will be the Dominion Charity Classic (Oct. 19-21) at Richmond’s Country Club of Virginia James River Course. Next up is the PowerShares QQQ Championship (Oct. 26-28) at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California. The finale is the the Charles Schwab Cup Championship (Nov. 9-11), the traditional season-ending event which will be held at Phoenix Country Club for the second year in a row.

For the first time in 2018, there will be no points reset entering the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Instead, double points will be awarded to the 36 players in the finale.

The Charles Schwab Cup winner will earn a $1 million bonus and the top five finishers will also receive bonus payouts.

WILDCARD WEEKEND, HOW TO ADVANCE: At the completion of the 2018 SAS Championship the leading 72 players on the money list will advance to the first Playoffs event, the Dominion Charity Classic. ‘Wildcard Weekend’ at the SAS Championship allows for one player who finishes in the top 10 on the week, but finishes outside the top 72 on the season-long money list, to advance to the Playoffs.

The second Playoffs event, the PowerShares QQQ Championship, will feature the top 54 players who advanced from the Dominion Charity Classic. The Charles Schwab Cup Championship will then feature the leading 36 players who will compete for the Charles Schwab Cup trophy, designed by Tiffany & Co.

POINTS SYSTEM: A points system will commence starting with the Dominion Charity Classic. Each player’s current money total before the start of the Playoffs will become the equivalent number of points ($330,000 equals 330,000 points). Double points will be earned by each player competing in all three Playoffs events, including the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

CHARLES SCHWAB CUP WINNERS

PRIZE MONEY ($2.1 million annuity to the top-five point earners at season's end)