The 72-man field is set for this week’s Dominion Energy Charity Classic, the first of three Charles Schwab Cup Playoff events.

It will be followed by the PowerShares QQQ Championship, where the field will be cut to 54, and the final event on the schedule, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, at Phoenix Country Club, November 10-12. The top 36 after PowerShares will advance to Phoenix in the season-long quest of the Charles Schwab Cup.

Scott McCarron made a 10-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to defeat Tom Byrum last year at the inaugural Dominion Energy Charity Classic. With the victory, McCarron moved into second place in the standings for the Charles Schwab Cup. He shot 13-under-par 203. This year, McCarron enters the event as No. 2 in the race behind three-time winner Bernhard Langer.

McCarron dominated the par 5 holes, making birdies on nine of 15, including the playoff hole. Kevin Sutherland and Brandt Jobe tied for third at The Country Club of Virginia (James River course).

POWER RANKINGS: DOMINION ENERGY CHARITY CLASSIC

RANK		PLAYER	COMMENT
1 Bernhard Langer He begins the playoffs entrenched as No. 1 in the Charles Schwab Cup points race but the list of pursuers has grown in recent weeks and he will be tested in the final three events. Still, the dominant force and his resolve is impeccable. He begins the playoffs entrenched as No. 1 in the Charles Schwab Cup points race but the list of pursuers has grown in recent weeks and he will be tested in the final three events. Still, the dominant force and his resolve is impeccable.
2 Colin Montgomerie The victory at the SAS Championship was his second in four events (including JAPAN AIRLINES) and moved him into 7th in the points race, and positions him to reach the top 5 entering the Charles Schwab Championship. Two-time runner-up to Langer in the CSC. The victory at the SAS Championship was his second in four events (including JAPAN AIRLINES) and moved him into 7th in the points race, and positions him to reach the top 5 entering the Charles Schwab Championship. Two-time runner-up to Langer in the CSC.
3 Jerry Kelly With 6th-place finish at SAS, closed out the regular season with five straight top 10 finishes – including victories at the Boeing Classic and Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship – to make the critical move into the top 5 in the CSC points race. With 6th-place finish at SAS, closed out the regular season with five straight top 10 finishes – including victories at the Boeing Classic and Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship – to make the critical move into the top 5 in the CSC points race.
4 Scott McCarron No. 2 in the CSC points race on the strength of his four victories. He’s posted four top 3 finishes in the last seven, with victories at Shaw Classic and Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. No. 2 in the CSC points race on the strength of his four victories. He’s posted four top 3 finishes in the last seven, with victories at Shaw Classic and Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.
5 Kenny Perry Now solidly positioned at No. 3 in points race with his T8 finish at SAS Championship despite injury woes. He’d love to add a second Charles Schwab Cup to his resume. The first came in 2013 at Harding Park.