Next season's BMW Australian PGA Championship and Australian Open will both offer substantially increased prize purses on the 2026 Race to Dubai.
Co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, 'Australia's Majors' will form part of the early season schedule on the 2026 Race to Dubai for the fourth conecutive season.
The BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club from November 27-30 will offer AU$2.5 million, the most in the event’s 121-year history, an increase of $500,000 on 2024.
Meanwhile, the Australian Open at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club on December 4-7, where Grand Slam winner Rory McIlroy will be the headline act, will offer a minimum of $2 million in prize money.
Anthony Quayle - who earned a DP World Tour card for 2026 as one of the top-three finishers on last year’s Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit - hit a commemorative tee shot at Monday’s launch of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia schedule at Nudgee Golf Club in Brisbane.
PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman said: “The Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia season is all about ‘the chase’ and we’re delighted our professionals will be chasing record prize money across the first half of the season.
“They’ll also be chasing titles, exemptions and opportunities to compete internationally.
“There is so much on the line for our players as they try to follow the pathway that has been created all the way to the PGA TOUR.
“We saw what was possible with Elvis Smylie winning twice on our Tour last year and going on to win the Order of Merit, earn his DP World Tour card and starts in two Majors.
“Careers can be changed in just a few months.”
