The 2026 DP World Tour season continues with the European Swing - six events across as many countries over a two-month span.
Running from the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship to the BMW International Open, it is the fourth and penultimate of the five individual Swings on the Race to Dubai.
Where does the action unfold and what is at stake? Here, we explain all you need to know…
Where does the European Swing visit?
Just days on from the climax of the Asian Swing in Türkiye, the European Swing will begin in Barcelona with the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship at Real Club de Golf el Prat - a venue which last hosted a DP World Tour event in 2015.
The first of two Swing breaks then takes place for the US PGA Championship, before the Tour's global odyssey continues with the Austrian Alpine Open presented by Kitzbühel Tirol at Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith - a new venue for the DP World Tour - and the KLM Open over back-to-back weeks.
International attention will then fall upon the U.S. Open - the third of the four men's Major Championships - before the DS Automobiles 83° Open d'Italia followed by the BMW International Open in Germany conclude the Swing.
Across the European Swing, there are four national opens and the DP World Tour's country count will move to 17 for the 2026 season.
*Major Championships do not count towards the individual Swings
| Date | Event | Venue | Prize Fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 07-10 | Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship | Real Club de Golf El Prat | US$2,750,000 |
| May 21-24 | Soudal Open | Rinkven International Golf Club | US$2,750,000 |
| May 28-31 | Austrian Alpine Open presented by Kitzbühel Tirol | Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith | US$2,750,000 |
| June 04-07 | KLM Open | The International | US$2,750,000 |
| June 25-28 | DS Automobiles 83° Open d'Italia | Circolo Golf Torino | US$3,000,000 |
| July 02-05 | BMW International Open | Golfclub München Eichenried | US$2,750,000 |
What is on offer?
As well as six prestigous trophies and valuable Race to Dubai points, there is plenty to play for on the European Swing.
The player who earns the most Race to Dubai points across the six events will be crowned European Swing champion and earn entry into all events in Phase Two of the season - the Back 9: the Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, Omega European Masters, Amgen Irish Open, BMW PGA Championship, FedEx Open de France, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Open de España presented by Madrid, DP World India Championship and Genesis Championship.
The Swing champion will also take home a US$200,000 bonus, while the player who finishes highest in the Swing Rankings and is not already exempt will join the field for the second Rolex Series event of the season - the Genesis Scottish Open.
The DS Automobiles 83° Open d'Italia - part of the Open Qualifying Series - will also offer a spot to The Open for the highest placed finisher, not already exempt, who makes the cut.
At the completion of the BMW International Open, the fiirst five DP World Tour members and any DP World Tour members tying for fifth place, not otherwise exempt, in the top 20 of the Race to Dubai Rankings will also
What are the formats?
All six counting events are 72-hole stroke play events with a 36-hole cut to the top 65 players and ties.
How can I watch it?
European Tour Productions, the DP World Tour’s in-house production company, will produce and distribute coverage of the six counting events in the European Swing.
For specific broadcast timings of all territories please check your local listings.
Who won last year's European Swing?
Kristoffer Reitan won his first DP World Tour title at the Soudal Open, finished tied second, added another top five and finished no worse than a tie for 46th as he won the European Swing title last season.
The Norwegian - the second player from his country after Viktor Hovland to win on golf's Global Tour - went on to finish eighth on the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World and earn dual membership with the PGA TOUR.
What's still to come?
After the European Swing, the DP World Tour schedule will move straight into the Closing Swing.
Starting at the Genesis Scottish Open, it will feature six tournaments with a three-week break before the concluding two events.
The Closing Swing will be followed by the Back 9 which leads into the DP World Tour Play-Offs.
All five 2025 Swing champions: John Parry, Laurie Canter, Keita Nakajima, Reitan and Marco Penge all ended the season with dual membership with the PGA TOUR so on the Race to Dubai in 2026, it really is All to Play For.
