Through The SAS Championship

October 21,  2026
 

Vijay Singh, winner of 34 PGA Tour events, won his 6th PGA Tour Champions tournament at the SAS Championship. He finished two strokes ahead of long-time competitor Ernie Els. He credited a rededication to practice.  

“It's nice to win when you haven't won in a while. I think I haven't won in -- I don't know how many years I haven't won, four, five years,” Singh said after the victory.

“I think I kind of rededicated myself a little bit. I have been very lazy practicing,” he admitted. “I've been working out, but I haven't been practicing very much. So I think I have to start doing that, which I started doing that again, and I think that's why I won today, I guess.”

While Singh’s victory is remarkable at age 63, he will have to do a lot more work to pass Bernhard Langer, who became the oldest PGA Tour Champions winner in 2024 at age 67.

In a strange set of circumstances, Singh’s caddie had “fired” him the week before the SAS.  And one of his previous caddies also had a separation from his player.  That allowed a reunion between Singh and Wayne De Haas.

Singh shot three 69s for 9-under par over the three days of the SAS Championship.

Changes in the rankings:  

Biggest Moves Up: Ernie Els, from 15th to 11th; Tim O’Neal, from 26th to 16th.

Biggest Moves Down: Stephen Ames, from 34th to 38th.  

Returning: Vijay Singh

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:  lue bold italic indicates change from last week. Shaded with yellow indicates largest changes. Orange 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.