PHOENIX — The 2021 Charles Schwab Cup Championship put a cap on the PGA Tour Champions “super” season.
Phil Mickelson won the season-finale by a shot over Steven Alker. It’s Lefty’s fourth win in six outings on the senior circuit, matching Jack Nicklaus. Mickelson earned $440,000 for the victory at Phoenix Country Club.
Bernhard Langer finished 17th but it was good enough for him to secure the season-long Charles Schwab Cup points title.
Darren Clarke and David Toms finished tied for third at 17 under. Brandt Jobe and Jim Furyk ended up in a tie for fifth.
This was the 20th Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Check out the final payout from the event.
Position |
Player |
Score |
Earnings |
1 |
Phil Mickelson |
-19 |
$440,000 |
2 |
Steven Alker |
-18 |
$250,000 |
T3 |
Darren Clarke |
-17 |
$192,500 |
T3 |
David Toms |
-17 |
$192,500 |
T5 |
Brandt Jobe |
-16 |
$138,125 |
T5 |
Jim Furyk |
-16 |
$138,125 |
T7 |
Paul Goydos |
-15 |
$75,000 |
T7 |
Miguel Angel Jiménez |
-15 |
$75,000 |
T7 |
Steve Flesch |
-15 |
$75,000 |
T7 |
Brett Quigley |
-5 |
$227,813 |
T7 |
Stephen Ames |
-5 |
$227,813 |
T7 |
Kirk Triplett |
-5 |
$227,813 |
T13 |
Doug Barron |
-13 |
$53,750 |
T13 |
Vijay Singh |
-13 |
$53,750 |
T13 |
Fred Couples |
-13 |
$53,750 |
T13 |
Scott Parel |
-13 |
$53,750 |
17 |
Bernhard La |
-12 |
$47,500 |
T18 |
Ernie Els |
-11 |
$42,500 |
T18 |
Alex Cejka |
-11 |
$42,500 |
T20 |
Retief Goosen |
-10 |
$29,375 |
T20 |
Woody Austin |
-10 |
$29,375 |
T20 |
Wes Short, Jr. |
-10 |
$29,375 |
T20 |
Kenny Perry |
-10 |
$29,375 |
T24 |
Kevin Sutherland |
-9 |
$22,500 |
T24 |
Jerry Kelly |
-9 |
$22,500 |
T24 |
K.J. Choi |
-9 |
$22,500 |
T27 |
Paul Broadhurst |
-8 |
$18,958 |
T27 |
Rod Pampling |
-8 |
$18,958 |
T27 |
Glen Day |
-8 |
$18,958 |
30 |
Dicky Pride |
-7 |
$17,500 |
31 |
Colin Montgomerie |
-5 |
$16,875 |
T32 |
Tim Petrovic |
-2 |
$15,937 |
T32 |
Mike Weir |
-2 |
$15,937 |
34 |
Gene Sauers |
-1 |
$15,000 |
In addition to the tournament payouts, the top-five finishers in the season-long points race earn a chunk of money that will be paid out in an annuity.
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Bernhard Langer, $1 million
-
Jim Furyk, $500,000
-
Miguel Angel Jiménez, $300,000
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Ernie Els, $200,000
-
Jerry Kelly, $100,000
The annuity is set to pay out over 10 years.