Tartan Pro Tour unveils epic 2026 schedule
- SHANK
- Jan 30
- 2 min read
The 2026 Tartan Pro Tour season will begin on 28 April with a 54-hole tournament on the Championship Course at Royal Dornoch, it was announced today as the tour unveiled an epic 16-tournament schedule.
The 'Royal Dornoch Masters' will make its debut from Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 April, and surely be the most anticipated event of the entire season for most players. The event becomes the very first Official World Golf Ranking tournament ever staged at the iconic course in the highlands.
St Andrews will host two legs of the Tour, with the Fairmont St Andrews Torrance Course, and the Jubilee Course at St Andrews Links welcoming some of the rising stars of Scottish Golf. St Andrews' John Paterson claimed his maiden professional title on the Jubilee last September, and went on to play in the weather-affected Alfred Dunhill Links Championship two weeks later.
Leven Links will also host once again, along with Downfield, Blairgowrie, Montrose, Newmacher, Porthleven, Cardrona, the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre and Duddingston. 1 venue is still to be confirmed.
The season will climax in the Perthshire hills, as the Gleneagles event is elevated to the finale of the tour, played during the week after the 2026 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Surprisingly, the Farmfoods Aberdeen Links Pro-am, which takes place 22-24 April is not part of the Tartan Pro Tour in 2026. The event is run by the Paul Lawrie Foundation, who also run the Tartan Pro Tour, and was on the schedule in 2024 and 2025. The Tour Championship, which has been played at Trump International Golf Links in 2024 and 2025 is also omitted in 2026.
The leading 2 players on the Tartan Pro Tour Order of Merit will qualify for the 2027 Hotel Planner Tour.
In 2025 St Andrews' John Paterson came 7th in the rankings, and he will be desperate to improve on that ranking by making a fast start this season. He will surely fancy his chances round the Torrance Course, where he has vast experience, and successfully navigated qualifying for the 2023 St Andrews Bay Championship, a former Asian Tour International Series event.
SHANK will cover every event on the 2026 Tartan Pro Tour, particularly following John Paterson's journey along with coverage of any other local talents, with reports and updates throughout the season. Keep an eye out for confirmation of events which will be covered on site.
SHANK, by Matt Hooper
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