The Official Qualifying Tour of the LPGA set to play 19 events, including two new tournaments

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 11, 2025) – The Epson Tour today unveiled its 2026 schedule, delivering another year of exhilarating competition as the Official Qualifying Tour of the LPGA. To accompany returning favorites, new stops across the country provide more opportunities than ever for the talented athletes chasing their dreams of playing on the biggest stage in women’s golf.

“We’re excited to announce the 2026 schedule, which brings new and elevated opportunities for our athletes,” said Jody Brothers, Chief Business and Operating Officer of the Epson Tour. “Next season, we’ll expand into new markets and welcome back familiar events, with some being played on exciting new courses. These refinements are designed to create a more efficient, thoughtful travel flow for our athletes as they compete for their spot on the LPGA Tour.”

One of the biggest adjustments to the 2026 season is the starting location, as the Tour will begin on the Northeast Coast of Florida rather than in Central Florida. While the Road to the LPGA will continue to make both stops, this year, these two events will be in a different order. To open the season, the Epson Tour will travel to Atlantic Beach, Fla., for the Atlantic Beach Classic presented by Access Golf, where the fan-favorite tournament will kick off a new season of competitive and career-defining golf.

Two new events have been added to the 2026 Epson Tour schedule. The Orlando Health Championship will mark the final tournament of the opening stretch of events contested in Florida. In addition to the $250,000 prize pool, the Orlando Health Championship will bring the Epson Tour to Lakeland, Fla., where athletes will tee it up at Grasslands Golf & Country Club.

The second new event will bring the Tour back to a historic state. The Smoky Mountain Championship will take place in Alcoa, Tenn., at Green Meadow Country Club from Aug. 3-9, marking the Tour’s first appearance in the area since the Chattanooga FUTURES Classic in 1991. The tournament has a $250,000 purse and will be run by Tour Vision Promotions, the same team operating the 2026 Atlantic Beach Classic presented by Access Golf.

Additionally, three tournaments will celebrate milestones in 2026. The Island Resort Championship in Harris, Mich., and Four Winds Invitational in South Bend, Ind., will each reach their 15th editions, respectively, and athletes will tee it up in the fifth edition of the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic in Pendleton, Ore.

In 2026, the Epson Tour returns to familiar stops while testing players on fresh courses. The combination of established events and new championship venues creates a competitive landscape designed to challenge athletes in meaningful ways and support their continued rise toward the LPGA Tour.

The FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship and Hartford HealthCare Women’s Championship presented by Munich Re are proud to announce tournament extensions, both through 2028. The 2026 edition of each tournament will take place at The Medalist Golf Club in Battle Creek, Mich., and Golf Club of Avon in Avon, Conn., respectively.

The Four Winds Invitational will return to Blackthorn Golf Club in South Bend, Ind., for the first time since LPGA Tour veteran and breast cancer survivor Kim Kaufman won in 2020. The tournament will continue to serve as a springboard to the LPGA Tour, with other notable champions being 14-time LPGA Tour winner Brooke Henderson and two-time Olympian Perrine Delacour.

The Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic continues to boast the largest purse in Epson Tour history, as players will once again compete for $400,000 at TPC Scottsdale’s Champions Course in Scottsdale, Ariz. The tournament will be the second of four events contested out West between April and May.

To conclude the season, the third edition of the Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells will be played in Indian Wells, Calif. The season-ending event will return to Indian Wells Golf Resort’s newly renovated Players Course. Upon the Championship’s conclusion, 15 LPGA Tour cards will be distributed based on the Epson Tour’s season-long Race for the Card point standings.

The Epson Tour prides itself on preparing talented athletes to compete among the best on the LPGA Tour, and many who got their start on the Official Qualifying Tour have found early success in their careers on the biggest stage in the women’s game.

In all, over 400 LPGA Tour titles have been won by Epson Tour alumni, including over 50 major championships. Current notable alumni include LPGA Tour winners Nelly Korda, Ingrid Lindblad, Grace Kim, Celine Boutier, Lilia Vu, Hannah Green and Linnea Strom, among others.

2026 Epson Tour Schedule

(Bold = four-day tournament, Italics = Saturday finish)

Date	Tournament \| Course \|State	Purse
March 5-7	Atlantic Beach Classic presented by Access Golf Atlantic Beach Country Club Atlantic Beach, FL	$250,000
March 13-15	IOA Golf Classic Alaqua Country Club Longwood, FL	$200,000
March 20-22	Orlando Health Championship Grasslands Golf & Country Club Lakeland, FL	$250,000
April 24-26	IOA Championship presented by Morongo Casino Resort and Spa Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon - Champions Course Beaumont, CA	$200,000
April 30-May 3	Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic TPC Scottsdale - Champions Course Scottsdale, AZ	$400,000
May 7-10	Reliance Matrix Championship presented by Epson Spanish Trail Country Club Las Vegas, NV	$250,000
May 14-16	Copper Rock Championship Copper Rock Golf Course Hurricane, UT	$250,000
June 12-14	FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship The Medalist Golf Club Battle Creek, MI	$200,000
June 19-21	Great Lakes Championship at the Highlands The Heather at The Highlands Harbor Springs, MI	$250,000
June 26-28	Island Resort Championship presented by Delta County Chamber Sweetgrass Golf Club Harris, MI	$225,000
July 10-12	Four Winds Invitational Blackthorn Golf Club South Bend, IN	$225,000
July 17-19	Greater Toledo Classic Highland Meadows Golf Club Sylvania, OH	$250,000
July 23-26	Hartford HealthCare Women’s Championship presented by Munich Re Golf Club of Avon Avon, CT	$250,000
Aug. 6-8	Smoky Mountain Championship presented by Food City Green Meadow Country Club Alcoa, TN	$250,000
Aug.21-23	Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic Wildhorse Golf Course Pendleton, OR	$250,000
Aug. 28-30	Dream First Bank Charity Classic Buffalo Dunes Golf Course Garden City, KS	$200,000
Sept. 11-13	Guardian Championship RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill Prattville, AL	$250,000
Sept. 18-20	Murphy USA El Dorado Shootout Mystic Creek Golf Club El Dorado, AR	$300,000
Oct.1-4	Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells Indian Wells Golf Resort – Players Course Indian Wells, CA	$250,000

Epson Tour Releases 2026 Tournament Lineup

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