2026 Challenge Tour
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Duration29 January 2026 – 1 November 2026
Number of official events29[a]
| Duration | 29 January 2026 – 1 November 2026 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 29[a] |
← 2025 2027 → | |
The 2026 Challenge Tour, titled as the 2026 HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the 38th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.
The following table lists official events during the 2026 season.[1][2][3]
| Date | Tournament | Host country | Purse (€) | Winner[b] | OWGR points | Other tours[c] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb | SDC Open | South Africa | US$375,000 |  M. J. Viljoen (1) | 9.05 | AFR | |
| 8 Feb | Circa Cape Town Open | South Africa | US$375,000 |  Will Enefer (1) | 8.72 | AFR | |
| 15 Feb | NTT Data Pro-Am | South Africa | R7,000,000 | M. J. Daffue (1) | 7.14 | AFR | Pro-Am |
| 22 Feb | Jonsson Workwear Durban Open | South Africa | US$375,000 | Oliver Bekker (2) | 6.57 | AFR | |
| Indorama Ventures Open Golf Championship | India | – | Removed[d] | – | New to Challenge Tour | ||
| 22 Mar | DP World PGTI Open | India | US$300,000 | M. J. Daffue (2) | 6.68 | PGTI | New to Challenge Tour |
| 10 May | Italian Challenge Open | Italy | 300,000 |  | |||
| 17 May | Challenge de Catalunya | Spain | 300,000 | | New tournament | ||
| 24 May | Danish Golf Challenge | Denmark | 300,000 | | |||
| 31 May | Challenge de España | Spain | 300,000 | | |||
| 7 Jun | Swiss Challenge | Switzerland | 300,000 | | |||
| 14 Jun | Interwetten Open | Austria | 300,000 | | |||
| 21 Jun | England Golf Challenge | England | £250,000 | | New tournament | ||
| 28 Jun | Blot Open de Bretagne | France | 300,000 | | |||
| 5 Jul | Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge | France | 300,000 | | |||
| 12 Jul | German Challenge | Germany | 300,000 | | |||
| 26 Jul | Raiffeisenbank Golf Challenge | Czech Republic | 300,000 | | |||
| 2 Aug | Infortar Estonian Challenge | Estonia | 300,000 | | New tournament | ||
| 9 Aug | Farmfoods Scottish Challenge | Scotland | £250,000 | | |||
| 16 Aug | Irish Challenge | Ireland | 300,000 | | |||
| 23 Aug | Vierumäki Finnish Challenge | Finland | 300,000 | | |||
| 30 Aug | Dormy Open | Sweden | 300,000 | | |||
| 6 Sep | Rosa Challenge Tour | Poland | 300,000 | | |||
| 13 Sep | English Challenge | England | £250,000 | | |||
| 20 Sep | Open de Portugal | Portugal | 300,000 | | |||
| 27 Sep | RAKBANK UAE Challenge | UAE | US$350,000 | | |||
| 4 Oct | Abu Dhabi Challenge | UAE | US$350,000 | | |||
| 11 Oct | Hainan Open | China | US$500,000 | | CHN | ||
| 18 Oct | Hangzhou Open | China | US$500,000 | | CHN | ||
| 1 Nov | Rolex Grand Final | Spain | 500,000 | | Tour Championship |