Opening Swing: Where will the Qualifying School graduates be playing?
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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.*
Player | Nationality | Event |
|---|---|---|
Zander Lombard | South African | Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Connor McKinney | Australian | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Shubhankar Sharma | Indian | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Aaron Cockerill | Canadian | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Daniel Rodrigues | Portuguese | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Nathan Kimsey | English | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Quentin Debove | French | Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Davis Bryant | American | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Benjamin Follett-Smith | Zimbabwean | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Matthew Baldwin | English | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Gregorio de Leo | Italian | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Andreas Halvorsen | Norwegian | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, |
Adri Arnaus | Spanish | Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Eddie Pepperell | English | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Jack Yule | English | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Andres German Gallegos | Argentinean | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Sadom Kaewkanjana | Thai | Crown Australian Open, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Frederico Biondi Figueiredo | Brazilian | BMW Australian PGA Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Hunter Logan | American | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
Mike Toorop | Dutch | BMW Australian PGA Championship, Crown Australian Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open |
