29th October 2026
I am following all of the amateur players as well as the Great British & Irish (GB&I) professionals through the 2026 DP World Tour Qualifying School series.
Q-School consists of three stages; First, Second and Final.
This article covers SECOND STAGE QUALIFYING which is being played in Spain on 29th October-1st November.
An earlier article covered the FIRST STAGE, which was played between 25th August and 25th September 2026, whilst an additional one will be penned prior to the FINAL STAGE commencing.
Final Stage will be played at Infinitum Golf in Spain on 6th-11th November where 156 players will battle over six rounds for a top 15 and ties finish and a place on the DP World Tour for the 2027 season. Last year the top 20 and ties earned playing privileges.
Additional background on the 2026 Qualifying School can be found in the Appendix below.
SECOND STAGE
The Second Qualifying Stage consists of four separate events played at Desert Springs Resort & Golf Club, Isla Canela Links, Golf Las Pinaillas and Fontanals Golf Club, all in Spain.
72-holes of stroke play are being played. There will be no cuts but players are able to withdrawal after each round if they wish to.
Sudden death play-offs will be held to resolve ties for the final spots at this Stage with alternates also determined to deal with any future Final Stage withdrawals.
The DP World Tour will allocate the total number of places available in the Final Stage shortly after play commences. Alternates will also be called up to Final Stage.
321 players are competing including 76 from Great Britain & Ireland – 23.6% of the overall field. There are 15 players at Second Stage who are still amateurs.
Dean Greyserman (USA), Segundo Oliva Pinto (ARG) and Filippo Ponzano (ITA) earned exemptions to Second Stage via their Global Amateur Pathway Rankings (GAPR) as at 11th August 2026. Both have retained their amateur status for the time being.
The other amateur First Stage exemption, relating to the leading three amateur entrants to a limit of 20th place in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) as at 11th August 2026, was again not utilised.
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Here is a summary of the four events with the results for my selected players*, as well as their routes to Second Stage, all shown: –
* I also include all of the First Stage Winners here.
30th October – 2nd November 2025
DESERT SPRINGS RESORT & GOLF CLUB, ALMERIA, SPAIN
80 players (inc. 21 GB&I and 2 amateurs are competing)
Qualifiers: XX / Alternates: X of X
Qualified
Did Not Qualify
Competitors
Jake AYRES (ENG) – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil
Matthew BALDWIN (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025/26
Bradley BALDEN (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Steven BROWN (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Aaron EDWARDS-HILL (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club
Angus FLANAGAN (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest Winner
Jack HAWKSBY (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest
Tom HUGHES (ENG) AM – 1st Stage The Northumberland
Ryan LUMSDEN (SCO) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Paul MADDY (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield
Alex MAGUIRE (IRL) – Clutch Pro Tour 2025/26
Miikka MAKINEN (FIN) – 1st Stage G&CC Seddiner See Winner
George MASON (ENG) – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil
Paul MCBRIDE (IRL) – Clutch Pro Tour 2025/26
Robbie MORRISON (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour 2025/26
Liam MURRAY (ENG) – 1st Stage GC Schloss Ebreichsdorf Winner
Segundo OLIVA PINTO (ARG) AM – Global Amateur Pathway
Joe PAGDIN (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield
Taylor PAUL (ENG) – 1st Stage G&CC Seddiner See
Graeme ROBERTSON (SCO) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Jordan SUNDBORG (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest
Matthew WILSON (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest
Jack YULE (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Click here for the full – Desert Springs Q-School Results
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30th October – 2nd November 2025
FONTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN
82 players (inc. 17 GB&I and 5 amateurs are competing)
Qualifiers: XX / Alternates: X of X
Qualified
Did Not Qualify
Competitors
Paul BEAUVY (FRA) TURNED PRO 10/26 – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil Winner
Bernardo COSTA PINHEIRO (POR) AM – 1st Stage G&CC Seddiner See
Robert DINWIDDIE (ENG) – 1st Stage The Northumberland
Hunter EPSON (USA) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn Winner
Giles EVANS (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club
Dean GREYSERMAN (USA) AM – Global Amateur Pathway
William HARROLD (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest
Gary HURLEY (IRL) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Tom LEWIS (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Sam LOCKE (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour 2025/26
Joe LONG (ENG) – Clutch Pro Tour 2025/26
Ash MANSELL (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield
Eric MCINTOSH (SCO) – The Nordic League 2025/26
Robert MORAN (IRL) – Alps Tour 2025/26
Max ORRIN (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club
Alfie PLANT (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Mateo PULCINI (ARG) AM – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil
Robert ROCK (ENG) – DP World Tour Career
Dylan SHAW-RADFORD (ENG) AM – 1st Stage Huddersfield
Oliver SULLIVAN (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield
Aidan TRAN (USA) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt
Nathan WANG (USA) AM – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil
Altruj WINAICHAROENCHAI (THA) – 1st Stage Hulencourt Winner
Lewis WRIGHT (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club
Daniel YOUNG (SCO) – DP World Tour 2025/26
Click here for the full – Fortanals Q-School Results
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30th October – 2nd November 2025
ISLA CANELA LINKS, HUELVA, SPAIN
80 players (inc. 21 GB&I and 4 amateurs are competing)
Qualifiers:XX / Alternates: X of X
Qualified
Did Not Qualify
Competitors
Joe BROOKS (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield
Jamie DICK (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest
Riccardo FANTINELLI (ITA) AM – 1st Stage Players Club
OJ FARRELL (ENG) – Clutch Pro Tour 2025/26
Rory FRANSSEN (SCO) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Robert HOLDEN (ENG) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest
Will HOPKINS (ENG) – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn
Sam HORSFIELD (ENG) – DP World Tour Event Winner
Sam HUTSBY (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Frank KENNEDY (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Max KENNEDY (IRL) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Gary KING (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club
Aiden KRAFFT (USA) AM – 1st Stage Arlandastad
Jakob LOTSCHAK (AUT) AM – 1st Stage GC Schloss Ebreichsdorf Winner
Maxwell MARTIN (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club
Dermot MCELROY (N.I.) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest
Michael MJAASETH (DEN) – 1st Stage Huddersfield Winner
Ronan MULLARNEY (IRL) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest
Aidan O’HAGAN (SCO) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest
Will PORTER (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour 2025/26
Conor PURCELL (IRL) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Nevill RUITER (NED) – 1st Stage Arlandastad Winner
Sakke SILTALA (FIN) AM – 1st Stage Fredrikshavn
Callum TARREN (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Thomas THURLOWAY (ENG) – 1st Stage The Northumberland
Ashton TURNER (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield
James WILSON (ENG) – 1st Stage The Northumberland
Click here for the full – Golf Isla Canela Q-School Results
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30th October – 2nd November 2025
GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN
79 players (inc. 17 GB&I and 4 amateurs are competing)
Qualifiers: XX / Alternates: X of X
Qualified
Did Not Qualify
Competitors
Joshua BERRY (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025/26
George BLOOR (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Ryan BROOKS (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Taylor CARTER (ENG) – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil
Jack DAVIDSON (WAL) – Mena Golf Tour 2025/26
John-Ross GALBRAITH (N.I.) – 1st Stage The Northumberland
Wolfgang GLAWE (GER) AM – 1st Stage France du Vaudreuil
Harry GODDARD (ENG) – 1st Stage Huddersfield
John GRECO (USA) – 1st Stage GC Schloss Ebreichsdorf Winner
Josef HACKER (JER) – 1st Stage Dunham Forest
Matthew HIBBS (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club
Thomas HIGGINS (IRL) AM – 1st Stage Players Club
Philipp KATICH (GER) – 1st Stage Players Club Winner
Niall KEARNEY (IRL) – 1st Stage Huddersfield
Louis KLEIN (CZH) AM – 1st Stage Hulencourt
Tyler KOWACK (USA) AM – 1st Stage The Northumberland
Jakob MELIN (SWE) AM – 1st Stage Arlandastad
David NYFJALL (SWE) – 1st Stage The Northumberland Winner
John PATERSON (SCO) – 1st Stage Arlandastad
Filippo PONZANO (ITA) AM – Global Amateur Pathway
Mark POWER (IRL) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Ben SCHMIDT (ENG) – DP World Tour 2025/26
Tom SLOMAN (ENG) – HotelPlanner Tour 2025/26
Michael STEWART (SCO) – Tartan Pro Tour 2025/26
George TOONE (ENG) – 1st Stage Players Club
Click here for the full – Golf Las Pinaillas Q-School Results
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Click here to view the official – DP World Tour Qualifying School Website
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APPENDIX
THE 2026 DP WORLD TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL SERIES
The DP World Tour (previously known as the European Tour) Qualifying School was first played in 1976, four years after the European Tour was founded. What started out as a 72 hole test has grown into potentially a 252 hole marathon.
Nowadays there are three stages of stroke play qualifying; First, Second and Final.
The 2026 European Tour Q-School entrance fee has been maintained at £2,750 (2024 & ’23: £2,500, 2022: £2,000, 2019: £1,800) with entries closed on 11th August 2026.
Male amateur golfers who are listed in positions 1-2,000 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) or have a handicap index of not more than +2.5 can enter (in 2024 this was +1.5).
Some entrants are exempted straight into Second Stage or Final Stage based on their past results and ranking.
From an amateur perspective, and subject to entering First Stage, exemptions into Second Stage are available to: –
- the leading 3 entrants as at 11th August 2026 to a limit of 20th place in the WAGR; and
- the leading 3 entrants (increased from 2 in 2025) as at 11th August 2026 to a limit of 10th place in the Global Amateur Ranking.
FIRST STAGE
First Stage consists of ten 72 hole stroke play qualifying events.
Around 20% of each field, normally 15-30 players, progress from each event. The actual number of places are confirmed after all the players have teed off on Day 1 of each qualifier.
The DP World Tour introduced a 36 hole cut to First Stage in 2023. Originally it removed players not within 12-shots of the projected final qualifying place but since 2025 this has been tightened to 10 shots.
Any ties for the final qualifying place at the end of play proceed too.
Here are links to all of the results from the First Stage events:-
25th-28th August 2026 1. GOLF PGA FRANCE DU VAUDREUIL, FRANCE – Results
25th-28th August 2026 2. THE PLAYERS CLUB, BRISTOL, ENGLAND – Results
1st-4th September 2026 3. HULENCOURT, BELGIUM – Results
2nd-5th September 2026 4. HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND – Results
8th-11th September 2026 5. GOLF-UND-COUNTRY CLUB SEDDINER SEE, GERMANY – Results
8th-11th September 2026 6. THE NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND – Results
15th-18th September 2026 7. ARLANDASTAD GOLF, SWEDEN – Results
15th-18th September 2026 8. DUNHAM FOREST G&CC, ENGLAND – Results
21st-24th September 2026 9. GOLFCLUB SCHLOSS EBREICHSDORF, AUSTRIA – Results
22nd-25th September 2026 10. FREDRIKSHAVN GOLFKLUB, DENMARK – Results
SECOND STAGE
The Second Qualifying Stage consists of four separate 72-hole events with c.78 players competing at each one.
29th October-1st November 2026
DESERT SPRINGS RESORT, ALMERIA, SPAIN
FORTANALS GOLF CLUB, GIRONA, SPAIN
ISLA CANELA (LINKS COURSE), HUELVA, SPAIN
GOLF LAS PINAILLAS, ALBACETE, SPAIN
There is no cut but players are able to withdrawal after each round if they wish to.
The actual number of places available for Final Stage are again confirmed after all of the players have teed off on Day 1 of each event. Sudden death play-offs are held to resolve ties at this Stage.
FINAL STAGE
The Final Qualifying Stage consists of 108 holes on the Lakes and Hills Courses at Infinitum Golf, previously known as Lumine GC, in Tarragona, Spain.
6th-11th November 2025
INFINITUM, TARRAGONA, SPAIN
Infinitum replaced PGA Catalunya Resort in 2017 and will be hosting Final Stage for the eighth time this year. No Q-School was held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new 3 year contract through to 2027 was announced on 12th November 2024 which will see the Tarragona venue continue to stage the Finals.
156 players will play two rounds over each of the Lakes and Hills Courses. After these 72 holes the field will be cut to the leading 60 players and ties who will play a final 36 holes.
The leading 15 players (plus those tied for 15th place) in the Final Stage competition will earn Category 18 membership of The DP World Tour (and fully exempt Category 5 status on the HotelPlanner Tour) for the 2027 season. In 2025 the medalist had 21 tournament playing opportunities whilst the 20th qualifier had just 9.
Those who make the 72 hole cut but finish outside the Top 15 and ties but within the leading 40 players and ties will earn Category 9 status on the HotelPlanner Tour for the 2027 season. Other player who make the cut but finish beyond 40th place and ties will be eligible for Category 15 membership on the HotelPlanner tour next year.
Every player is ranked according to their finishing score, card count backs assisting in this process, and this ranking matters when it comes to future playing opportunities.
ME.
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