Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson Chase Champions Tour Wins Record

Stewart Cink and Zach Johnson are on pace to challenge the PGA Tour Champions' single-season wins record, with six tournaments remaining on the 2026 schedule.

How close are Cink and Johnson to the record?

Lee Trevino set the standard in 1990 with seven wins in his first senior season, also becoming the first player on the circuit to top $1 million in earnings and sweeping Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year. Peter Thomson in 1985 and Hale Irwin in 1997 each hold the outright record with nine wins in a season. With three regular-season events and three Charles Schwab Cup playoff events left in 2026, both Cink and Johnson remain in position to challenge that mark.

How did each player build his case?

Cink took control early, winning four of the season's first eight tournaments to build a lead in the Player of the Year race. Johnson, who joined the tour in late February after turning 50, has matched that pace since, winning four of his last eight starts to pull level in the season-long standings.

Two players matching each other win for win is rarer than one player running away with a season.

Is there a precedent for a race this tight?

The duel echoes the PGA Tour's 2019 Player of the Year debate between Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy. Koepka won the PGA Championship and finished top four in all four majors that year, while McIlroy won four times, including The Players Championship and the FedEx Cup. The PGA of America's points-based award went to Koepka, while PGA Tour members voted for McIlroy, the first split decision between the game's two season-ending honors since 1991. Whether the Champions Tour season ends in a similarly close call between Cink and Johnson remains to be decided over the final six events.