The 2026 Irish Challenge will return to Killeen Castle from August 13-16 after a very successful staging this season.
The HotelPlanner Tour has today announced its global schedule for the 2026 Road to Mallorca, which will see Estonia make its debut as a host nation and mark a return to England for the first time in three years.
The 2026 Road to Mallorca will visit 19 countries across three continents, and will boast a prize fund of €9 million for the second successive year. It will also mark the second of a multi-year partnership with technology company HotelPlanner as Title Partner.
The 28-tournament HotelPlanner Tour schedule returns to England for the first time since 2023, with the England Golf Challenge supported by HotelPlanner taking place at The Vale Golf Club in June, before The Caversham plays host to the English Challenge in September.
Estonia will become the 52nd country to host a HotelPlanner Tour event since the Tour’s inception in 1989. The Infortar Estonian Challenge will take place at Estonian Golf & Country Club just outside the capital city of Tallinn in July, and will make Estonia the first new nation added to the schedule since 2020.
The season begins in South Africa for the sixth consecutive year, with the SDC Open at Zebula Golf Estate & Spa the first of four co-sanctioned events with the Sunshine Tour.
The HotelPlanner Tour returns to the United Arab Emirates in April for the Abu Dhabi Challenge and the RAKBANK UAE Challenge, which take place as part of the European Tour group’s long-term partnership with the Emirates Golf Federation.
The Road to Mallorca then touches down in Europe for the first time in May, with the Italian Challenge Open kick-starting a run of 19 tournaments in a 20-week stretch, weaving through 16 countries on the continent.
The Blot Open de Bretagne will take place at Golf Bluegreen de Pléneuf Val André for the 19th time after it first appeared as a host venue on the 2007 schedule, and the Vierumäki Finnish Challenge supported by Finnish Golf Union will make its tenth appearance on the HotelPlanner Tour.
Several new venues also feature on the 2026 schedule. The 27th edition of the Challenge de Espana heads to Isla Canela Links for the first time, with last year’s venue, Fontanals Golf Club, playing host to the Challenge de Catalunya. PGA Aroeira 1 in Lisbon will also make its maiden appearance on the schedule as host of the Open de Portugal.
The Road to Mallorca returns to China for back-to-back events in October, with the Hainan Open and the Hangzhou Open offering a final opportunity for players to make sure of their place in the field for the Rolex Grand Final supported by The R&A.
The end of season showpiece will take place at Club de Golf Alcanada in Mallorca for the sixth time, from October 29 – November 1, as the leading players on the Rankings battle it out for one of 15 life-changing DP World Tour cards.
Those 15 players who benefit from the formal pathway to the DP World Tour will then be eligible for the DP World Tour’s Earnings Assurance Programme, guaranteeing them minimum earnings of $150,000 for the 2027 season if they play in 15 or more events.
The top five graduates will also benefit from the John Jacobs Bursary, designed to provide security and a strong platform for the 2027 season on Golf’s Global Tour.
Jamie Hodges, HotelPlanner Tour Director, said: “It is a proud moment to unveil our schedule for the 2026 Road to Mallorca.
“This schedule allows us to build on the fantastic momentum gained in 2025, as we continue to provide the next generation of golfing talent with the best platform. Last year’s graduate class enjoyed four wins on the Race to Dubai, with three players achieving dual membership with the PGA TOUR upon the conclusion of the DP World Tour Championship.
“It’s incredibly pleasing to see that the pathway we’re offering continues to work. Each year, it is evident that our graduates are not only ready to compete on the DP World Tour, but they are ready to win.”
Last season, four of the 2024 HotelPlanner Tour graduates – John Parry, Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra and Nicolai von Dellingshausen – earned victories on the 2025 Race to Dubai, with ten players ending the season inside the top 50 on the Race to Dubai Rankings delivered by DP World.
Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, who ended 2024 as the Road to Mallorca Number One, joined Reitan and Parry in earning dual membership with the PGA TOUR for 2026.
Hodges added: “I would like to thank all of our promoters, national Federations, tournament sponsors, host venues and partner Tours for their commitment to the HotelPlanner Tour. Without their support, the schedule for 2026 wouldn’t be possible.
“I would also like to thank HotelPlanner who were announced as Title Partner back in January. We have enjoyed a groundbreaking year since, with their investment giving players on our Tour the best chance of success. We’re looking forward to continuing that work into the new season.”
The full 2026 Road to Mallorca schedule can be viewed by clicking here.
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