2026 Challenge Tour

The 2026 Challenge Tour, titled as the 2026 HotelPlanner Tour for sponsorship reasons, will be the 38th season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

2026 Challenge Tour season

Duration	29 January 2026 (2026-01-29) – November 2026 (2026-11)
Number of official events	TBA
← 2025 2027 →

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2026 season.^[1]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (€)	Winner[a]	OWGR points	Other tours[b]	Notes
1 Feb	SDC Open	South Africa	US$375,000			AFR
8 Feb	Circa Cape Town Open	South Africa	US$375,000			AFR
15 Feb	NTT Data Pro-Am	South Africa	R7,000,000			AFR	Pro-Am
22 Feb	Jonsson Workwear Open	South Africa	US$375,000			AFR

Notes

1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Challenge Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for Challenge Tour members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on the Challenge Tour as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the European Tour.
2. AFR − Sunshine Tour.