DP World Tour 2026: The Full Calendar & Race to Dubai Journey
All Square 5min read •
30 Jan
The DP World Tour 2026 season is a truly global spectacle — a minimum of 42 Race to Dubai tournaments played across more than 25 countries from late November 2025 to mid-November 2026. This wrap-around calendar blends desert precision, high-altitude chaos, classic links battles, major championship drama, and elite Rolex Series showdowns, all feeding into one ultimate goal: winning the Race to Dubai and being crowned champion at the season finale in Dubai.
With five Rolex Series events offering elevated points and prize money, the four majors providing massive boosts to standings, and a revamped structure featuring the Opening Swing, International Swing, European core, Back 9, and DP World Tour Play-Offs, every performance matters. Breakthroughs happen in unexpected places, momentum builds week by week, and only the most consistent and clutch performers survive to the final two weeks in the UAE.
Below is the complete 2026 DP World Tour calendar, grouped by phase with brief context for each stretch of the season.
The season ignites in Australia and South Africa with strong early fields, warm-weather golf, and the chance to grab an advantage before the calendar flips to 2026.
BMW Australian PGA Championship — November 27–30, 2025, Royal Queensland GC, Brisbane, Australia
Crown Australian Open — December 4–7, 2025, Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia
Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player — December 4–7, 2025, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa
Alfred Dunhill Championship — December 11–14, 2025, Royal Johannesburg Club East Course, Johannesburg, South Africa
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open — December 18–21, 2025, Heritage La Réserve Golf Links, Bel Ombre, Mauritius
International Swing (January–March 2026 – Middle East, Africa, Asia Momentum Builders)
The early desert classics and exotic venues deliver the first Rolex Series points and often set the tone for the year with fast fairways, tricky greens, and surprise contenders.
Dubai Invitational — January 15–18, 2026, Dubai Creek Resort, Dubai, UAE (Rolex Series)
Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship — January 29–February 1, 2026, Royal GC, Kingdom of Bahrain, Bahrain
Qatar Masters — February 5–8, 2026, Doha GC, Doha, Qatar
Magical Kenya Open presented by Absa — February 19–22, 2026, Karen Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya
Investec South African Open Championship — February 26–March 1, 2026, Stellenbosch GC, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Joburg Open — March 5–8, 2026, Houghton GC, Johannesburg, South Africa
Hainan Classic — March 19–22, 2026, Mission Hills, Hainan, China
Hero Indian Open — March 26–29, 2026, DLF G&CC, New Delhi, India
European Swing & Summer (April–July 2026 – Majors Season and Links Tests)
The heart of the season arrives with the majors, co-sanctioned elite fields, and classic European tracks — the stretch where careers are elevated, and the Race to Dubai leaderboard takes dramatic shape.
THE MASTERS — April 9–12, 2026, Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA, USA (Major)
Volvo China Open — April 23–26, 2026, Enhance Anting GC, Shanghai, China
Turkish Airlines Open — April 30–May 3, 2026, National GC, Belek, Antalya, Turkey
Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship — May 7–10, 2026, Real Club de Golf El Prat, Barcelona, Spain
U.S. PGA CHAMPIONSHIP — May 14–17, 2026, Aronimink GC, Newton Square, PA, USA (Major)
Soudal Open — May 21–24, 2026, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium
Austrian Alpine Open presented by Kitzbühel Tirol — May 28–31, 2026, Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith, Kitzbühel, Austria
KLM Open — June 4–7, 2026, The International, Amsterdam, Netherlands
U.S. OPEN — June 18–21, 2026, Shinnecock Hills GC, Southampton, NY, USA (Major)
Open d’Italia — June 25–28, 2026, Circolo Golf Torino, Fiano, Torino, Italy
BMW International Open — July 2–5, 2026, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany
Genesis Scottish Open — July 9–12, 2026, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland (Rolex Series, co-sanctioned with PGA Tour)
ISCO Championship — July 9–12, 2026, Hurstbourne CC, Louisville, KY, USA
THE 154TH OPEN — July 16–19, 2026, Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, England (Major)
Back 9 (August–October 2026 – Late-Season Pressure and Playoff Qualification)
The final push before the Play-Offs brings historic venues, flagship events, and intense battles for the last qualifying spots — nerves and shot-making are tested like never before.
Danish Golf Championship — August 13–16, 2026, Great Northern, Kerteminde, Funen, Denmark
Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo — August 27–30, 2026, The Belfry Hotel & Resort, Sutton Coldfield, England
Omega European Masters — September 3–6, 2026, Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland
Amgen Irish Open — September 10–13, 2026, Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg, Ireland
BMW PGA Championship — September 17–20, 2026, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England (Rolex Series)
FedEx Open de France — September 24–27, 2026, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship — October 1–4, 2026, Old Course St Andrews, Carnoustie, Kingsbarns, Scotland
Open de España presented by Madrid — October 8–11, 2026, Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
DP World India Championship — October 15–18, 2026, Delhi GC, New Delhi, India
Genesis Championship — October 22–25, 2026, TBC (likely South Korea)
DP World Tour Play-Offs (November 2026 – The Grand Finale)
The season reaches its crescendo in the UAE. Only the year’s best remain in serious contention, with two Rolex Series events deciding who lifts the Race to Dubai trophy.
Abu Dhabi Championship — November 5–8, 2026, Yas Links GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Rolex Series)
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai — November 12–15, 2026, Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, UAE (Rolex Series)
The Season in Perspective
From the opening shots in Brisbane to the final putt on the Earth Course, the 2026 DP World Tour is more than a series of tournaments — it is a year-long story of ambition, resilience, and excellence. Every event adds a chapter: early momentum in the desert, breakthrough wins in unexpected places, major glory under the spotlight, and late-season heroics that separate contenders from champions.
As the calendar unfolds across continents and conditions, one truth remains constant — golf at its highest level rewards the players who adapt, perform under pressure, and seize their moments. By November 15, 2026, when the confetti falls in Dubai, we will know who wrote the defining story of the season.
Whether you follow from the first tee or tune in for the Play-Offs drama, 2026 promises another unforgettable chapter in the DP World Tour’s global legacy.
