Major champions, Hall of Famers fill 2026 World Champions Cup rosters

European Team captain Darren Clarke, International Team captain Retief Goosen and U.S. Team captain Justin Leonard unveiled their rosters that includes main champions, World Golf Hall of Fame members and some of the most recognizable names in skilled golf Monday for the 2026 Skechers World Champions Cup supporting Shriners Children’s.

The three groups will compete Dec. 3-6 at Feather Sound Country Club in Clearwater, Florida, in the occasion’s distinctive head-to-head format. Included in this 12 months’s subject are Skechers model ambassadors Leonard, Goosen, Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer.

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“Claiming the title last year was incredibly special, and I couldn’t be more excited to bring this European Team back together to defend in 2026,” Clarke said in a assertion. “There’s a tremendous amount of pride that comes with representing Europe, and this group understands what it means to compete for one another. We know the U.S. and International Teams will be coming in strong, and we wouldn’t want it any other way as we look to top our winning score of 230 points. We’re looking forward to getting back to Feather Sound Country Club and doing everything we can to keep that trophy in European hands.”

European Team roster for Skechers World Cup 2026

Clarke returns to lead the European Team, joined by vice captain Jesper Parnevik, as effectively as Montgomerie, Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and newcomer Henrik Stenson.

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The European roster consists of main champions, Ryder Cup legends and some of the most profitable gamers in the historical past of golf. Stenson, the 2016 Open champion who debuted on PGA Tour Champions this summer season after leaving LIV Golf, will make his first look this 12 months.

Clarke is back as captain for the third time. He led the Euros to a win in 2025. The Northern Irishman is the 2011 Open Championship winner, a six-time PGA Tour Champions winner and a five-time Ryder Cup workforce member who also captained the European Ryder Cup Team in 2016. In 2022, Clarke turned the fourth participant in historical past to win both the Open Championship and the Senior Open Championship. His newest win came in June at the American Family Insurance Championship at TPC Wisconsin, a two-man workforce occasion with companion Ben Crane.

Parnevik will return as vice captain for the Europeans. The native of Stockholm, Sweden, is a five- time PGA Tour winner and six-time worldwide winner. Parnevik captured the 2016 Insperity Invitational on PGA Tour Champions and represented Team Europe in three Ryder Cups (1997, 1999, 2002). He competed in the World Champions Cup in 2023 and 2025, serving as a vice captain for the European Team in both competitions.

A member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Montgomerie is broadly regarded as one of the best Ryder Cup gamers of all time, having represented Europe eight occasions from 1991 to 2006 and having served as a captain for the profitable European workforce in 2010. Monty has won seven Champions occasions, including three senior majors: Senior PGA Championship and U.S. Senior Open in 2014 and the Senior PGA in 2015. He returns to the World Champions Cup for the third time.

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Langer returns to play for the third time as the most achieved participant in PGA Tour Champions historical past with 47 victories and 12 senior main championships. The 69-year-old German won thrice on the PGA Tour, including the Masters in 1985 and 1993, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Langer performed on 10 Ryder Cup groups from 1981 to 2002 and captained the victorious European workforce in 2004.

Jimenez brings with him an achieved profession spanning more than 4 many years. The Spaniard has recorded 17 PGA Tour Champions victories, 21 wins on the DP World Tour and three PGA Tour Champions majors. He has also represented Europe in 4 Ryder Cups. In 2026, Jimenez has eight top-10s, including a runner-up at the Boeing Classic, and at the moment ranks tenth in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. He returns to the World Champions Cup for the third time in 2026.

Stenson makes his World Champions Cup debut. The Swede is a six-time PGA Tour winner, including victories at the Players Championship in 2009 and the Open Championship in 2016, turning into the first Swedish man to win a main championship. Stenson also earned a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and represented Europe in 5 Ryder Cups. In 2026, he has made six PGA Tour Champions begins, highlighted by a runner-up end at the Pure Insurance Championship and a T-11 end at the U.S. Senior Open, along with three extra top-25 finishes.

International Team roster for Skechers World Cup 2026

Goosen, a two-time U.S. Open champion, will captain the Internationals, with Rod Pampling serving as vice captain alongside Vijay Singh, Scott Hend, Angel Cabrera and Steven Alker.

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Pampling and Hend will each make their match debuts, becoming a member of an International workforce roster with in depth main championship, Presidents Cup and worldwide skilled golf expertise.

Goosen brings a Hall of Fame profession to his function as captain. He won seven occasions on the PGA Tour and represented the International workforce in six Presidents Cups. He has 5 PGA Tour Champions wins, including the 2026 Mitsubishi Electric Classic. Goosen competed in the inaugural Skechers World Champions Cup in 2023.

“Coming back to the Skechers World Champions Cup supporting Shriners Children’s brings back a lot of memories from 2023, especially how close we came to winning it,” said Goosen. “Finishing second by just two points stays with you, and I think everyone who was part of that team remembers how close we were. This time, I have the opportunity to come back as captain, and our goal is pretty simple; we want to finish one spot better.”

Pampling, a native of Queensland, Australia, will make his debut as vice captain. He is a three-time PGA Tour winner and two-time PGA Tour Champions winner. He has also recorded a number of victories on the PGA Tour of Australasia. In 2026, Pampling made 14 PGA Tour Champions begins, highlighted by a T-7 end at the Chubb Classic, along with two extra top-25 finishes.

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Singh, a 2006 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee and three-time main champion, has won 34 occasions on the PGA Tour, including the 2000 Masters and the 1998 and 2004 PGA Championships. He spent 32 weeks as the world’s No. 1-ranked participant. Singh has 5 PGA Tour Champions wins and represented the International workforce in eight Presidents Cups. He competed the inaugural Skechers occasion in 2023.

Australia’s Hend recorded 13 worldwide victories, including 10 Asian Tour wins and a DP World Tour victory. He also won the Asian Tour Order of Merit in 2016 and has two Legends Tour victories.

Cabrera is a three-time PGA Tour winner, including main championship victories at the 2007 U.S. Open and 2009 Masters. The Argentina native has three PGA Tour Champions victories, including the Regions Tradition and Senior PGA Championship in 2025. Cabrera represented the Internationals in 4 Presidents Cups and has 5 DP World Tour victories. In 2025, Cabrera recorded three PGA Tour Champions victories along with six extra top-25 finishes this season. He was on the Skechers International workforce in 2025.

Alker is having fun with another standout season on PGA Tour Champions. The New Zealander has 4 wins in 2026, giving him 14 in his PGA Tour Champions profession, and is a two-time Charles Schwab Cup champion. He’s making his third look on the International Team.

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U.S. Team roster for Skechers World Cup 2026

Justin Leonard will captain a formidable American roster alongside vice captain Billy Andrade and gamers Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson, Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly.

“I’ve had the privilege of representing the United States throughout my career, and there’s simply nothing that compares to competing for your country,” said Leonard. “I know what it feels like to be a player for this event, but stepping into the captain’s role brings an entirely different sense of responsibility and pride.”

Leonard, a two-time PGA Tour Champions winner and a 12-time PGA Tour winner whose profession highlights embrace the 1997 Open Championship and the 1998 Players Championship. Leonard made three Ryder Cup appearances for the U.S., including the memorable 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline, where his 45-foot birdie putt on the seventeenth gap helped secure an American comeback. He represented the U.S. in 5 Presidents Cups and will signify the U.S. in the Skechers for the third time.

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Andrade returns for the third time as U.S. vice captain. A four-time PGA Tour winner, Andrade later won thrice on PGA Tour Champions in 2015, including the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Boeing Classic and Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge. Andrade also represented the U.S. in the 1987 Walker Cup.

Cink brings an achieved PGA Tour profession and one of the strongest current data on PGA Tour Champions. The eight-time PGA Tour winner has represented the U.S. in 5 Ryder Cups and 4 Presidents Cups. Since becoming a member of PGA Tour Champions, Cink has earned 9 victories, including 5 wins so far this season. In 2025, he won the season-long race for the Charles Schwab Cup.

Johnson, a new addition to the U.S. Team, brings a 12-win PGA Tour profession, two main championships and in depth worldwide workforce expertise to the U.S. facet. The Iowa native won the 2007 Masters and 2015 Open and represented the U.S. in 5 Ryder Cups and 4 Presidents Cups. He was the U.S. Ryder Cup captain in 2023. In his first season on PGA Tour Champions, Johnson has already earned a circuit-high six victories.

Stricker returns for his third Skechers look. He has won 12 occasions on the PGA Tour and 18 occasions on PGA Tour Champions, including seven majors. He represented the U.S. in three Ryder Cups and 5 Presidents Cups and has served as captain of both groups, main the U.S. to victories at the 2017 Presidents Cup and 2021 Ryder Cup.

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Kelly has earned 14 PGA Tour Champions victories, including three senior majors. Kelly is a three-time PGA Tour winner and represented the U.S. in the 2003 Presidents Cup. He is in the Skechers Champions Cup for a third time. Kelly obtained the award as the particular person highest level earner at the 2023 occasion. In 2026, Kelly captured the ISPS Handa Senior Open.

The ultimate two spots on each of the groups are play-in positions and will be decided primarily based on the Charles Schwab Cup standings at the finish of the common season, which concludes at the SAS Championship, Oct. 16-18. These two spots will consist of a sixth participant on each workforce as effectively as a enjoying vice captain, a new addition this 12 months. The enjoying vice captain can be substituted in for one participant in each spherical.

“The Skechers World Champions Cup supporting Shriners Children’s was created to bring together the personalities, rivalries and global team competition that golf fans love, and this year’s field delivers exactly that,” said Brittany Jeanis, VP of Golf at Intersport and Tournament Director of the Skechers World Champions Cup. “These players have competed and won at the highest levels of the game, and having them come together representing the European, International, and the U.S. Teams creates an extraordinary and unique experience for fans.”

According to match organizers:

The competitors will once again use the energy and attain of skilled golf to support Shriners Children’s, which offers specialty pediatric care to youngsters regardless of a household’s potential to pay or insurance coverage standing. Through its healthcare system, Shriners Children’s offers life-changing care to youngsters with orthopedic situations, burns, spinal twine accidents, and cleft lip and palate.

For extra info, go to WorldChampionsCup.com.

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Adam Schupak is a senior author for Golfweek protecting the PGA Tour.

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