Shortly after the LPGA Final Qualifier, the Epson Tour announced its 2026 schedule. Players who do not finish within the top 25 and do not reach a tie on the final stage of Q-School will be eligible to participate in next season’s LPGA Official Qualifying Tour.
The 2026 Epson Tour schedule has 19 events scheduled, one less than 2025. Athletes will compete for a total prize money of $4.7 million, down from this season’s $5 million. Prize money for several events has decreased by $25,000, with the Greater Toledo Classic decreasing by $50,000.
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The first swing of the season will feature three tournaments, once again held in Florida, but the kickoff event will not be in Central Florida as it has been for years. Instead, the Atlantic Beach Classic will begin March 5-7 at Atlantic Beach Country Club on the northeast coast.
The tour then heads to Longwood, Fla., near Orlando, for the IOA Golf Classic, before heading to Lakeland, Fla., for the inaugural Orlando Health Championship at Grasslands Golf and Country Club. Lakeland hosted its first Epson Tour event (formerly the Futures Tour) in 1997 at the Lakeland Futures Classic held at the club in Eaglebrook. Grasslands previously hosted events with Nike/Web.com Tours.
The Orlando Health Championship, which will replace the longtime Winter Haven event, will feature $250,000 in prize money.
The second new event, the Smoky Mountain Championship, will be held August 6-8 in Alcoa, Tennessee. This will be the first time the tour has stopped in the area since the 1991 Chattanooga Futures Classic. The tournament also features a $250,000 prize pool.
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Additionally, Firekeepers Casino Hotel Championship and Hartford Healthcare Women’s Championship have extended their contracts through 2028. The 2026 edition of Firekeepers will be held at Medalist Golf Club in Battle Creek, Michigan, while Hartford will relocate to Avon Golf Club.
Other changes for 2026 include the return of the Four Winds Invitational to Blackthorn Golf Club in South Bend, Indiana, for the first time since Tour veteran and breast cancer survivor Kim Kaufman won it in 2020. The Four Winds is in its 15th year, as is the Island Resort Championship in Harris, Michigan.
Two venues removed from the schedule include the Otter Creek Championship in Columbus, Indiana and the Casella Golf Championship in Guilderland, New York.
The 2026 season will once again conclude with the Tour Championship at Indian Wells (California) Golf Resort, with 15 players receiving LPGA cards.
date | tournament | Course/location | wallet |
March 5th to March 7th | Atlantic Beach Classic Presenter by Access Golf | Atlantic Beach Country Club – Atlantic Beach, Florida | $250,000 |
March 13th to 15th | IOA Golf Classic | Alaqua Country Club – Longwood, Florida | $200,000 |
March 20th to 22nd | orlando health championship | Grasslands Golf & Country Club – Lakeland, Florida | $250,000 |
April 24th to 26th | IOA Championship Presented by Morongo Casino Resort and Spa | Morongo Golf Club at Tuckwet Canyon – Champions Course – Beaumont, California | $200,000 |
April 30th – May 3rd | Carlisle Arizona Women’s Golf Classic | TPC Scottsdale – Champions Course – Scottsdale, Arizona | $400,000 |
May 7th to 10th | Reliance Matrix Championship Presented by Epson | Spanish Trail Country Club – Las Vegas, NV | $250,000 |
May 14th to 16th | copper rock championship | Copper Rock Golf Course – Hurricane, Utah | $250,000 |
June 12th to 14th | Firekeepers Casino Hotel Championship | Medalist Golf Club – Battle Creek, Michigan | $200,000 |
June 19th to 21st | Great Lakes Championship at Highland | The Heather at the Highlands – Harbor Springs, Michigan | $250,000 |
June 26th to 28th | Island Resort Championship Presented by Delta County Chamber of Commerce | Sweetgrass Golf Club – Harris, Michigan | $225,000 |
July 10th to 12th | Four Winds Invitational | Blackthorn Golf Club – South Bend, Indiana | $225,000 |
July 17th-19th | Greater Toledo Classic | Highland Meadows Golf Club – Sylvania, Ohio | $250,000 |
July 23rd to 26th | Hartford Healthcare Women’s Championship presented by Munich Re | Avon Golf Club – Avon, CT | $250,000 |
August 6th – August 8th | Smoky Mountain Championship Presented by Food City | Green Meadow Country Club – Alcoa, Tennessee | $250,000 |
August 21st to 23rd | Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic | Wildhorse Golf Course – Pendleton, Oregon | $250,000 |
August 28th to 30th | Dream First Bank Charity Classic | Buffalo Dunes Golf Course – Garden City, Kansas | $200,000 |
September 11th-13th | guardian championship | RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill – Platteville, AL | $250,000 |
September 18th-20th | murphy usa eldorado gunfight | Mystic Creek Golf Club – El Dorado, AR | $300,000 |
October 1st to 4th | Epson Tour Championship (Indian Wells) | Indian Wells Golf Resort – Players Course – Indian Wells, California | $250,000 |
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Epson Tour announces 2026 schedule including 19 events
