Rankings
2026 Rankings
PGA Tour Champions Players
Through the Portugal Invitational
August 11th, 2026
Zach Johnson won his 4th PGA Tour Champions tournament in his rookie season when he captured the Portugal Invitational at The Els Club Vilamoura golf course in the Algarve region of Portugal. Johnson edged Stewart Cink by two shots to put the two players in a tie for most victories on PGA Tour Champions this season.
“Very special to be the inaugural champion, certainly to be the champion of a tournament that is directly associated with Ernie and Liezl and the whole Els family, obviously The Els Club,” Johnson said after winning.
He and Cink are also contending for the Charles Schwab Cup.
“I'm going to work like heck to get that. At the same time, if I don't and Stewart does or somebody else, I'm going to be the first one to take my hat off and give them a handshake,” he added.
Johnson said he enjoyed more than the golf in the past week, mainly the food.
“Whether it's sushi, sashimi or prepared fish or prawns, it's been outstanding,” he continued. “I don't eat to live. I live to eat, if that makes sense. I really enjoy food. I have been not disappointed this week.”
He said he was going to eat an embarrassing amount of food to celebrate his victory.
While Johnson has had great success so far in his first season, he believes he was playing well before he turned 50. He pointed to his top-10 finish at the John Deere last month on the PGA Tour, where he felt he had a chance to win.
“I've always felt I'm a competitor first, golfer second if that makes sense, and there's a lot of those out here,” he commented about the PGA Tour Champions players. “They want to win. They want to get better, and they're great dudes. Man, just great guys. It's an amazing tour.”
The Els Club Vilamoura was designed by Champions player Ernie Els, his first original design in continental Europe. Els also redesigned the West Course at Wentworth in England.
Changes in The Rankings:
Move Up: Jason Caron, from 24th to 20th.
Move Down: Matt Gogel, from 15th to 19th.
Rankings are based on 12-month performances of Champions Tour players. When a tournament is played, the previous year’s results are dropped. Losing a high finish, dropping a low finish, adding a new high finish or a new low finish affects standings. Players must have a minimum number of points to be included in the rankings, but all players are tracked.
In the chart: Blue bold italic indicates change from last week. Shaded with yellow indicates largest changes. Orange is for dropped players and Green is for returning or entering players. Red is for winners. $$ column of numbers reflects position on Champions Tour money list.
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