Rankings
2026 Rankings
PGA Tour Champions Players
Through Kaulig Companies Championship
July 22, 2026
Zach Johnson won his first PGA Tour Champions major at the Kaulig Companies Championship held at historic Firestone CC in Akron, Ohio.
He said he hoped that Firestone would return as a site for professional golf soon.
“My understanding, experience and knowledge of the course, but then also as I've mentioned throughout the week, my complete affinity and respect and love of it has never wavered,” he said about the track. “It's very sad that this may be the last year. I'm going to go glass half full, we'll come back somehow, somewhere.”
Johnson did not have what a typical round for him.
“There's no other explanation other than I was off,” he admitted. “For the most part I know when it's off, I know where to miss it. I can manage it.”
The only real problem he had during the round was that he got sunscreen on his glove, and so he switched to an old one and played on.
While many courses have been obsoleted by the distance players hit the ball these days, Johnson felt Firestone has held up.
“There are tee boxes that we did not play or we played up or what have you, but we're 50 and over. This place, it's still really good,” he added.
Others in the field are also fans of the course.
“It is a major championship caliber golf course,” said Rory Sabbitini. “I've always said this is a course that in a heartbeat could be ready to host any major if a course fell through.”
Firestone’s career as a championship course began with the Rubber City Open Invitational, played from 1954-1959. Then the PGA Championship was played in 1960. The American Golf Classic began its run, starting in 1961 and going through 1976, except for 1966 and 1975. In those two years, the PGA Championship was held.
In 1974 American Golf Classic and the CBS Golf Classic, televised events, were held at the club.
In 1962, the World Series of Golf, an event for four players, was contested at Firestone, and it continued until 1975 when it the field was expanded. The event continued through 1998.
The Senior PGA Championship was played at the club in 2002, and after that, the Senior Players Championship moved in beginning in 2019 and remained until Kaulig Companies became the sponsor of the event.
Moves This Week:
Biggest Moves Up: Cameron Percy, from 16th to 7th; Jason Caron, from 28th to 7th; Tim Petrovic, from 41st to 35th.
Biggest Moves Down: George McNeill, from 6th to 14th; Alex Cejka, from 11th to 18th; Doug Barron, from 26th to 31st; Thongchai Jaidee, from 27th to 33rd; Bernhard Langer, from 33rd to 40th.
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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