Opening Swing: Where will the Qualifying School graduates be playing?

The new DP World Tour season begins next week at the BMW Australian PGA Championship, providing an opportunity for a host of Qualifying School graduates to make an early impression on the Race to Dubai.

Across a four-week spell, five events will encompass the Opening Swing as visits to Australia, South Africa and Mauritius are made before the year end.

Following the BMW Australian PGA Championship, some players will remain Down Under for the Crown Australian Open which is also co-sanctioned by the PGA TOUR of Australasia. In the same week, a limited field will contest the Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player at Sun City.

The third week of the 2026 season will remain in South Africa for the Alfred Dunhill Championship which this year takes place at Royal Johannesburg Golf Club, as the Leopard Creek course undergoes a period of recovery.

The final event of the year will then once again be the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at La Réserve Golf Links.

With playing opportunities towards the second half of the season not a guarantee for the Qualifying School graduates as Category 18 members, the opening events of the campaign represent an important chance to pick up Race to Dubai Rankings points and help boost their hopes of retaining DP World Tour membership at the end of the season.

Here, we map out where the 20 players who secured DP World Tour playing privileges through Q-School intend to play during the Opening Swing*.

*Subject to change, with entry lists for the Alfred Dunhill Championship and AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open to be confirmed two weeks prior to each event.