The Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship and a new venue for the Amgen Irish Open headline the 2026 DP World Tour global schedule.
Featuring a minimum of 42 Race to Dubai tournaments in 25 different countries, the schedule will once again comprise three distinct phases, beginning with five ‘Global Swings’ followed by the ‘Back 9’, with the season then culminating with the ‘DP World Tour Play-Offs’ in November 2026. Members will compete for a record total prize fund of $157.5 million (outside the Major Championships) on golf’s global Tour next season.
The Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship, the first tournament on the European Swing, will take place from 7-10 May 2026 at Real Club de Golf El Prat in Barcelona.
It is a new event on the 2026 schedule following the agreement announced earlier this summer that the 2031 Ryder Cup will be played at Camiral in Catalunya, with Spain becoming the first continental European country to host the biennial contest twice. El Prat will host a DP World Tour event for the first time since the 2015 Open de España.
In addition to the ISCO Championship from 9-12 July, DP World Tour members will also have access to the PGA TOUR’s Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic, which features as part of the Race to Dubai for the first time from 16-19 July.
The Genesis Scottish Open, at the Renaissance Club from 9-12 July, will once again be co-sanctioned with the PGA TOUR and is one of five Rolex Series events on the 2026 global schedule, along with: the Hero Dubai Desert Classic (22-25 January), the BMW PGA Championship (17-20 September) and the two Play-Off events, the Abu Dhabi Championship (5-8 November) and season finale DP World Tour Championship (12-15 November), where the 2026 Race to Dubai Champion will be crowned.
In total, the DP World Tour will play three times in Dubai in 2026, with the Dubai Invitational (15-18 January) returning to the schedule after alternating with the Team Cup during the current 2025 season.
There is a new venue for the Amgen Irish Open, which will be played at Trump International Golf Links Ireland, Doonbeg, for the first time from 10-13 September. The tournament, which was won in spectacular fashion by Rory McIlroy in 2025, will again form part of the ‘Back 9’.
Guy Kinnings, the DP World Tour’s chief executive, said: “Our 2026 schedule once again showcases our global talent in global destinations as we celebrate the diversity of the courses and cultures we visit. The five Global Swings, the Back 9 and the DP World Tour Play-Offs provide a compelling season-long narrative on the Race to Dubai, comprising many historic national Opens and international events that have an enduring appeal to our members and our fans.”
DP World Tour 2026 calendar
Opening Swing
- 27-30 November 2025: BMW Australian PGA Championship (Royal Queensland GC, Brisbane, Australia)
- 4-7 December 2025: Australian Open (Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia)
- 4-7 December 2025: Nedbank Golf Challenge (Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa)
- 11-14 December 2025: Alfred Dunhill Championship (Royal Johannesburg Club, Johannesburg, South Africa)
- 18-21 December 2025: AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (Heritage La Réserve GC, Heritage Bel Ombre, Mauritius)
International Swing
- 16-19 January 2026: Dubai Invitational (Dubai Creek Resort, Dubai, UAE)
- 22-25 January 2026: Hero Dubai Desert Classic (Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE)
- 29 January-1 February 2026: Bahrain Championship (Royal GC, Kingdom of Bahrain)
- 5-8 February 2026: Middle East event (TBA)
- 19-22 February 2026: Magical Kenya Open (TBA, Kenya)
- 26 February- 1 March 2026: Investec South African Open Championship (Stellenbosch GC, Stellenbosch, South Africa)
- March 5-8 – Joburg Open (Houghton GC, Johannesburg, South Africa)
Asian Swing
- 19-22 March 2026: Hainan Classic (Mission Hills Hainan, China)
- 26-29 March 2026: Hero Indian Open (TBA, India)
- 9-12 April 2026: The Masters (Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA, USA)
- 23-26 April 2026: Volvo China Open (Shanghai Enhance Anting GC, Shanghai, China)
- 30 April-3 May: Turkish Airlines Open (TBA, Turkey)
European Swing
- 7-10 May 2026: Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship (Real Club de Golf El Prat, Barcelona, Spain)
- 14-17 May 2026: PGA Championship (Aronimink GC, Newtown Square, PA, USA)
- 21-24 May 2026: Soudal Open (Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium)
- 28-31 May 2026: Austrian Alpine Open presented by Kitzbühel Tirol (Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith, Kitzbühel, Austria)
- 4-7 June 2026: KLM Open (The International, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- 18-21 June 2026: US Open (Shinnecock Hills GC, Southampton, NY, USA)
- 25-28 June 2026: Open d’Italia (TBA, Kenya)
- 2-5 July 2026: BMW International Open (Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany)
Closing Swing
- 9-12 July 2026: Genesis Scottish Open (The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland)
- 9-12 July 2026: ISCO Championship (Hurstbourne CC, Louisville, KY, USA)
- 16-19 July 2026: The 154th Open (Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, England)
- 16-19 July 2026: Corales Puntacana Championship (Puntacana Resort & Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic)
- 13-16 August 2026: Danish Golf Championship (Great Northern, Kerteminde, Funen, Denmark)
- 20-23 August 2026: European event (TBA)
Back 9 events
- 27-30 August 2026: Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo (The Belfry Hotel and Resort, Sutton Coldfield, England)
- 3-6 September 2026: Omega European Masters (Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland)
- 10-13 September 2026: Amgen Irish Open (Trump International Golf Links & Hotel Ireland, Doonbeg, Ireland)
- 17-20 September 2026: BMW PGA Championship (Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England)
- 24-27 September 2026: FedEx Open de France (Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France)
- 1-4 October 2026: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Old Course St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Scotland)
- 8-11 October 2026: Open de España presented by Madrid (Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain)
- 15-18 October 2026: DP World India Championship (Delhi GC, New Delhi, India)
- 22-25 October 2026: Genesis Championship (TBA, South Korea)
DP World Tour Play-Offs
- 5-8 November 2026: Abu Dhabi Championship (TBA, Abu Dhabi, UAE)
- 12-15 November 2026: DP World Tour Championship (Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth Course, Dubai, UAE)
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