Updated October 2, 2026 — First Stage complete: 182 players through from 10 sites, including 16 amateurs and all four remaining LIV Golf entrants. Second Stage is next, Oct. 29–Nov. 1 in Spain.
Welcome to AmateurGolf.com’s complete guide to the 2026 DP World Tour Qualifying School — the three-stage, 252-hole marathon that decides who earns playing opportunities on Golf’s Global Tour for 2027. It began on August 25 at ten First Stage sites across seven countries and ends with the Final Stage at INFINITUM in Tarragona, Spain, November 6–11, where the top 15 and ties will walk away with DP World Tour cards.
Bookmark this page. We’ll update it after every site and every stage with results, qualifying lines, advancing players, and the amateurs and Americans making noise along the way — the European companion to our 2026 PGA TOUR Q-School hub.
🏆 What’s at Stake at 2026 DP World Tour Q-School
The top 15 finishers and ties after six rounds at Final Stage earn DP World Tour playing opportunities for the 2027 season, along with full status on the HotelPlanner Tour (the DP World Tour’s developmental circuit, formerly the Challenge Tour) as a safety net.
That’s a smaller prize pool than a year ago. Through 2025, Q-School handed out 20 cards; as part of a broader tightening of DP World Tour membership for 2027 — the Race to Dubai retention line also drops from the top 110 to the top 100, and the HotelPlanner Tour graduating class shrinks from 20 to 15 — the Q-School allocation was cut to 15. European Tour Group CEO Guy Kinnings framed it as giving card-holders “greater playing certainty.” For the 156 players who reach INFINITUM, it means roughly one in ten gets through.
Everyone else at Final Stage still leaves with something: finishers outside the top 15 receive HotelPlanner Tour status in a category determined by finishing position (players who miss the card line by a shot or two typically land in a strong category, as nine-time DP World Tour winners Alexander Levy and Marc Warren did last November). Players who fall at Second Stage generally receive lower-priority HotelPlanner Tour categories, keeping a foothold in the European system.
📖 How DP World Tour Q-School Works: Three Stages, 252 Holes
First Stage (Aug. 25–Sept. 25) — Ten sites in seven countries (England x4, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Denmark), 72 holes of stroke play each, with fields of roughly 80 players and a 36-hole cut (introduced in 2023) that trims anyone more than 10 shots outside a qualifying position. Advancement is pro rata by field size — top 19 and ties at a full-field site, fewer at smaller ones (Northumberland’s 48-player field sends 11 and ties). This is where the amateurs, college grads, and mini-tour pros enter.
Second Stage (Oct. 29–Nov. 1) — Four sites in Spain, 72 holes each. First Stage survivors join players exempt from First Stage by virtue of tour status, Official World Golf Ranking position, or past results. Roughly the top 23–24 and ties at each site advance to the Final Stage.
Final Stage (Nov. 6–11) — INFINITUM, Tarragona, hosting for the eighth straight year. 156 players, six rounds: two apiece on the Lakes and Hills courses, a cut after 72 holes (top 65 and ties in recent years), then 36 more on the Lakes to decide it. Fifteen cards and ties. In 2025 the field included former Ryder Cup players, multiple-time DP World Tour winners, and six players who came through all three stages.
📅 2026 DP World Tour Q-School Schedule
| Stage | Dates | Format & Sites |
|---|---|---|
| First Stage | Aug. 25–Sept. 25 | 72 holes, 36-hole cut — 10 sites in England, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Austria & Denmark |
| Second Stage | Oct. 29–Nov. 1 | 72 holes — 4 sites in Spain (Desert Springs, Isla Canela Links, Las Pinaillas, Fontanals) |
| Final Stage | Nov. 6–11 | 108 holes, cut after 72 — INFINITUM (Lakes & Hills), Tarragona, Spain — 156 players, top 15 & ties earn cards |
👀 Storylines to Watch
The LIV Golf contingent — four of five through. Five LIV players entered at First Stage, and four are headed to Spain. At Huddersfield, 2024 U.S. Amateur champion José Luis Ballester was 2-over and outside the number through 54 holes before a bogey-free 65 vaulted him 19 spots to T8; fellow Fireballs GC member Luis Masaveu had to par his last four holes to finish exactly on the line at even par. A week later at Seddiner See, Michael La Sasso — the 2025 NCAA individual champion who left Ole Miss for LIV in January — was 3-over at the halfway point, then closed with a 67 that included birdies on four of his last six holes to qualify on the number at T18, and 2025 Singapore Open winner Yosuke Asaji advanced comfortably. The exception: Peter Uihlein, the 2010 U.S. Amateur champion, was disqualified at Huddersfield after failing to appear for his third-round tee time.
The amateurs. Q-School is open to amateurs, and they’ve been a force: 16 amateurs advanced from the ten First Stage sites, headlined by France’s Paul Beauvy, who closed with a 64 to win the Le Vaudreuil qualifier outright at 20-under — three clear of a field of professionals. Two U.S. amateurs got through in the back half — Tyler Kowack at Northumberland and Aiden Krafft in Sweden — joining Nathan Wang (France) and Aidan Tran (Belgium). Amateurs can advance through every stage, but must turn professional to accept tour membership.
The Americans. A record U.S. entry this year, and it shows. Two of the last three sites were won by Americans: John Greco shot a closing 64 to win in Austria at 20-under, two clear of compatriot Owen Stamper, and Hunter Epson won in Denmark at 17-under. Also through: Ben Hoagland, Ryan Eshleman and Beau Titsworth (Belgium); Marcus Byrd, Christian Banke and John DuBois (Huddersfield); Taylor Funk (Sweden); 2021 Walker Cupper Austin Greaser (Austria); Hunter Swanson, Tee-K Kelly and David Pastore (Dunham Forest); and Patrick Cover and Clay Seeber (Northumberland). The DP World Tour’s PGA TOUR pathway (the top 10 in the Race to Dubai not otherwise exempt earn PGA TOUR cards) makes this an increasingly attractive route for Americans.
The veterans and the fallen. Former DP World Tour winner Max Orrin advanced from The Players Club. The familiar names arrive at Second Stage, where players who lost their cards on the Race to Dubai and HotelPlanner Tour enter the field — last year that group included Eddie Pepperell, Shubhankar Sharma, Marc Warren, George Coetzee and Lucas Bjerregaard. The DP World Tour typically publishes the exempt entries about a week before play; we’ll post the notable names here.
⏮️ What Happened Last Year: 2025 Q-School Recap
South Africa’s Zander Lombard turned the 2025 Final Stage into a procession, going 64-69-67-64-64-63 to finish 37-under and win by 13 shots — a year after knee surgery had him “learning how to walk again.” India’s Shubhankar Sharma, Australia’s Connor McKinney and Canada’s Aaron Cockerill shared second at 24-under.
The drama was further down the board: Eddie Pepperell birdied his last four holes to sneak inside the top 20 after missing by one the year before, while Alexander Levy and Marc Warren each missed by a single shot. Six players — including American Hunter Logan and McKinney — went the full distance through all three stages to earn cards. The 2026 class will be five cards smaller.
🚦 Stage-by-Stage Tracker
Results, qualifying lines, and advancing players are posted below as each site completes. Leaderboard links go to official DP World Tour scoring.
First Stage (Aug. 25–Sept. 25) — 10 Sites
| Venue | Country | Dates | Status | Medalist / Qualifying line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Club (Codrington) | England | Aug. 25–28 | ✅ Complete — 20 advance | Philipp Katich (GER), −4 · line +1 |
| Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil | France | Aug. 25–28 | ✅ Complete — 19 advance | Paul Beauvy (FRA, am), −20 · line −7 |
| Hulencourt | Belgium | Sept. 1–4 | ✅ Complete — 19 advance | Atiruj Winaicharoenchai (THA), −18 · line −4 |
| Huddersfield Golf Club | England | Sept. 2–5 | ✅ Complete — 19 advance | Michael Mjaaseth (NOR), −9 · line E |
| Golf- und Country Club Seddiner See | Germany | Sept. 8–11 | ✅ Complete — 19 advance · Leaderboard | Miikka Mäkinen (FIN), −15 · line −4 |
| The Northumberland Golf Club | England | Sept. 8–11 | ✅ Complete — 12 advance · Leaderboard | David Nyfjäll (SWE), −12 · line −6 |
| Arlandastad Golf (Masters) | Sweden | Sept. 15–18 | ✅ Complete — 19 advance · Leaderboard | Nevill Ruiter (NED), −11 · line −2 |
| Dunham Forest Golf & Country Club | England | Sept. 15–18 | ✅ Complete — 20 advance · Leaderboard | Angus Flanagan (ENG), −13 · line +1 |
| Golfclub Schloss Ebreichsdorf* | Austria | Sept. 21–24 | ✅ Complete — 22 advance · Leaderboard | John Greco (USA), −20 · line −9 |
| Frederikshavn Golf Klub | Denmark | Sept. 22–25 | ✅ Complete — 13 advance · Leaderboard | Hunter Epson (USA), −17 · line −7 |
*The Austrian site moved from Golfclub Donnerskirchen, announced in the original schedule, to Golfclub Schloss Ebreichsdorf.
First Stage final tally: 182 players through from ten sites, including 16 amateurs, from a starting field of roughly 746. Full qualifier lists for the first four sites are in our First Stage results roundup.
✅ Frederikshavn Golf Klub, Denmark (Sept. 22–25)
American Hunter Epson closed with a 67 to win the final First Stage site at 17-under. A 56-player field sent 13 through at 7-under or better; Finland’s Sakke Siltala was the only amateur to make it. Spain’s Borja Virto and Albert Boneta and a trio of Danes — John Axelsen, Søren Broholt Lind and Jonas Lykke Petersen — also advanced.
Qualified: Hunter Epson, Will Hopkins, Jerry Ji, Mats Ege, Borja Virto, John Axelsen, Søren Broholt Lind, Jamie Nielsen, Thomas Schmidt, Jonas Lykke Petersen, Albert Boneta, Sakke Siltala (AM), Mads Fugl Rasmussen.
✅ Golfclub Schloss Ebreichsdorf, Austria (Sept. 21–24)
The deepest scoring of the entire First Stage. American John Greco fired a final-round 64 to reach 20-under and win by two over compatriot Owen Stamper, and it took 9-under just to get through — the toughest line of the ten sites — with 22 players advancing, the most of any site. Austria’s Jakob Lotschak was the lone amateur to advance; U.S. Walker Cupper Austin Greaser was among the Americans through, alongside a strong Italian contingent.
Qualified (22): John Greco, Owen Stamper, Filippo Bergamaschi, Flavio Michetti, Lucas Nicolas Fallotico, Lukas Boandl, Filippo Grossi, Martin Obtmeier, Tim Tillmanns, Alessandro Nodari, Jakob Lotschak (AM), Austin Greaser, Alessandro Nardini, Liam Murray, Jiri Zuska, Mattia Comotti, Louis Bonte, Mateusz Gradecki, and four others tied at the number — see the official leaderboard for the full list.
✅ Dunham Forest Golf & Country Club, England (Sept. 15–18)
England’s Angus Flanagan, the former Minnesota Gopher, closed with a 68 to win by five at 13-under over New Zealand’s Sam Jones. On a demanding course 1-over par got through, with 20 advancing — the only site of the ten where no amateur qualified. Americans Hunter Swanson, Tee-K Kelly and David Pastore are through.
Qualified: Angus Flanagan, Sam Jones, Robert Holden, Blake Elliott, Matthew Wilson, Ronan Mullarney, Michael McGowan, Jordan Sundborg, Aidan O’Hagan, Hunter Swanson, Jamie Dick, David Pastore, Dermot McElroy, Jack Hawksby, Josef Hacker, Jeremy Freiburghaus, Tee-K Kelly, Ignacio Arcaya, Alvaro Hernandez Cabezuela, William Harrold.
✅ Arlandastad Golf, Sweden (Sept. 15–18)
The Netherlands’ Nevill Ruiter closed with a 66 to win by one at 11-under over Sweden’s Jakob Hansson; 2-under was the line and 19 advanced. Two amateurs got through — American Aiden Krafft (7-under) and Sweden’s Jakob Melin — along with Americans Taylor Funk and Brandon Fahrny.
Qualified: Nevill Ruiter, Jakob Hansson, Oliver Gillberg, Taylor Funk, Aiden Krafft (AM), Oliver Lilliedahl, Fabian Wennerlöf, Ralf Johan Kivi, Cince Covello, Oskari Nikku, Brandon Fahrny, Connor McDade, KK Limbhasut, Ben Carpenter, Phoenix Campbell, Jakob Melin (AM), Gustav Slander, Richard Teder, John Paterson.
✅ The Northumberland Golf Club, England (Sept. 8–11)
The smallest field of the First Stage (47 players) produced the tightest door: 11th and ties, which became 12 at 6-under or better. Sweden’s David Nyfjäll won at 12-under, one clear of Northern Ireland’s John-Ross Galbraith and Spain’s Manuel Morugán. Two of the three amateurs in the field got through — American Tyler Kowack (8-under) and England’s Tom Hughes, right on the number.
Qualified: David Nyfjäll, John-Ross Galbraith, Manuel Morugán, Patrick Cover, Tyler Kowack (AM), Robert Dinwiddie, Thomas Thurloway, Michael Sanders, Clay Seeber, Cameron Harlock, James Wilson, Tom Hughes (AM).
✅ Golf- und Country Club Seddiner See, Germany (Sept. 8–11)
Finland’s Miikka Mäkinen ran down 36-hole leader Martin Gründemann with a weekend charge, closing with a 66 to win at 15-under by three over Pakistan’s Ahmad Baig. The line was 4-under, with 19 advancing — including both LIV players: Yosuke Asaji comfortably in ninth at 8-under, and Michael La Sasso on the number after a closing 67 with birdies on four of his last six holes. Portugal’s Bernardo Costa Pinheiro was the only amateur through from 13 in the field.
Qualified: Miikka Mäkinen, Ahmad Baig, Martin Gründemann, Pedro Lencart Silva, Tim van der Steen, Bastien Amat, Dagbjartur Sigurbrandsson, Benjamin Reuter, Yosuke Asaji, Vasco Alves, Pierce Grieve, Alexander Settemsdal, Sigurdur Arnar Gardarsson, Alexander Scott, Ragnar Gardarsson, Bernardo Costa Pinheiro (AM), Taylor Paul, Michael La Sasso, Yannick Gumowski.
✅ Huddersfield Golf Club, England (Sept. 2–5)
Norway’s Michael Mjaaseth closed with a 69 to win at 9-under, two clear of Daniel Cronje; level par got through. Amateur Dylan Shaw-Radford (ENG) was the lone amateur to advance. Also through: LIV’s José Luis Ballester and Luis Masaveu, Americans Marcus Byrd, Christian Banke and John DuBois, and England’s Joseph Pagdin. Peter Uihlein was disqualified after two rounds (74-73) when he failed to show for his third-round tee time.
✅ Hulencourt, Belgium (Sept. 1–4)
Thailand’s Atiruj Winaicharoenchai went 67-65-69-69 to win at 18-under by four over Czech amateur Louis Klein; 4-under was the number, with 19 advancing. American amateur Aidan Tran and U.S. pros Ben Hoagland, Ryan Eshleman and Beau Titsworth also got through.
✅ Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil, France (Aug. 25–28)
French amateur Paul Beauvy started the final round a shot behind Jake Scott and shot 64 to win by three at 20-under. Four amateurs qualified — Beauvy, Wolfgang Glawe (GER, −14), Nathan Wang (USA, −10) and Mateo Pulcini (ARG, −9) — and 7-under was required, the toughest line of the four completed sites.
✅ The Players Club, Bristol, England (Aug. 25–28)
Germany’s Philipp Katich closed 67 to win at 4-under, one ahead of Robbie Morrison (who shot a final-round 65) and Arron Edwards-Hill. Twenty players advanced at 1-over or better, including amateurs Riccardo Fantinelli and Thomas Higgins and former DP World Tour winner Max Orrin.
Second Stage (Oct. 29–Nov. 1) — 4 Sites, Spain
| Venue | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Desert Springs Resort | Almería | Field set after First Stage |
| Isla Canela Links | Huelva | Field set after First Stage |
| Golf Las Pinaillas | Albacete | Field set after First Stage |
| Fontanals Golf Club | Girona | Field set after First Stage |
The 182 First Stage survivors will be joined by players exempt directly into Second Stage — those who lost DP World Tour or HotelPlanner Tour status, plus entrants by world ranking and past performance — and split across the four Spanish venues, with roughly the top 23–24 and ties at each site advancing to fill the 156-player Final Stage field. Unlike First Stage, there is no 36-hole cut at Second Stage. The DP World Tour publishes venue allocations and the exempt list in the week before play (last year’s came October 22).
Venue fields, notable exempt names, and results will be posted here as they are released.
Final Stage (Nov. 6–11) — INFINITUM, Tarragona, Spain | LEADERBOARD
Six rounds across the Lakes and Hills courses at INFINITUM (formerly Lumine), with a cut after 72 holes and the final 36 on the Lakes. Fifteen DP World Tour cards and ties will be decided on Wednesday, November 11.
Field, storylines, and round-by-round coverage will be posted here in November.
📜 Why DP World Tour Q-School Matters
Qualifying School has been the DP World Tour’s open door since 1976, and its alumni include major champions, Ryder Cup players, and World No. 1s. Unlike the PGA TOUR’s version, which funnels most graduates to the Korn Ferry Tour, the European Q-School still delivers players straight onto the main tour — which is why it draws entries from six continents, a growing wave of Americans, and now LIV Golf players looking for a way back into the world-ranking ecosystem. For the amateur game, it’s the bridge: the same names atop the college leaderboards and amateur rankings all summer show up here in September, chasing the day job.
❓ 2026 DP World Tour Q-School FAQ
How many DP World Tour cards are awarded at 2026 Q-School?
Fifteen. The top 15 finishers and ties at Final Stage earn DP World Tour playing opportunities for 2027 plus full HotelPlanner Tour status. That’s down from 20 in 2025.
Where and when is the Final Stage?
INFINITUM in Tarragona, Spain, November 6–11, 2026 — 156 players over six rounds on the Lakes and Hills courses, with a cut after 72 holes.
How many players advance from First Stage?
Pro rata by field size — typically the top 19 and ties from an 80-player field, with all ties at the final qualifying position advancing. A 36-hole cut removes players more than 10 shots outside a qualifying position.
Can amateurs play DP World Tour Q-School?
Yes. Amateurs can enter and advance through every stage (16 reached Second Stage in 2026), but must turn professional to accept DP World Tour or HotelPlanner Tour membership.
What do players who miss the top 15 get?
Final Stage finishers outside the card line receive HotelPlanner Tour status in a category based on finishing position; players who fall at Second Stage receive lower HotelPlanner Tour categories.
Where can I follow live scoring?
The official DP World Tour Q-School site at europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/qschool/2026, and right here after every site.
Compiled by AmateurGolf.com Staff — the leading source for amateur and professional golf coverage since 1999. This page is updated throughout the 2026 DP World Tour Qualifying School season. See also: our Q-School preview and First Stage results roundup.