THE OPEN QUALIFYING SERIES
The road to The 154th Open Championship will stop in Canada once again, as the 2026 RBC Canadian Open contested June 10th to June 14th at TPC Totonto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ont. will be among 15 events in 13 countries to make up The Open Qualifying Series for 2026.
The 2026 RBC Canadian Open will offer up three qualifying places to the leading three players, not already exempt, who make the cut at the 115th playing of Canada’s National Open Championship.
Mark Darbon, Chief Executive of The R&A, said, “The Open is one of the world’s great sporting events and its global nature is reflected in the number of outstanding opportunities we offer to golfers to qualify for the Championship through our exemptions and professional tour events held internationally each year.
“The Open Qualifying Series generates great excitement and intrigue each year as players compete to earn a coveted place in the Championship and so we look forward to seeing what stories emerge in the months ahead and the field coming together as we get closer to staging another memorable Open at Royal Birkdale next July.”
On the PGA TOUR, places will be available via the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, the RBC Canadian Open, while the Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro in South America will also offer a spot.
Where any golfer who earns a qualifying place through an Open Qualifying Series event before the closing date for entries then becomes exempt under one or more other categories, that qualifying place will be awarded to the next best placed non-exempt golfer at that qualifying event.
The R&A will confirm the exemptions for The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale early in the new year.
The 154th Open will be played at Royal Birkdale, taking place July 12-19, 2026. The Open Qualifying Series will offer the following qualification places in The 154th Open:
| Date | Event | ||
| Spain | 9 – 12 Oct 2025 | Open de España Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid | 1 place to the leading player, not already exempt, who makes the cut |
| Japan | 16 – 19 Oct 2025 | Japan Open Golf Championship Nikko Country Club, Tochigi | 1 place to the leading player, not already exempt, who makes the cut |
| Hong Kong | 30 Oct – 2 Nov 2025 | Link Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong | 1 place to the leading player, not already exempt, who makes the cut |
| Australia | 4 – 7 Dec 2025 | Australian Open Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne | 3 places to the leading three players, not already exempt, who make the cut |
| New Zealand | 26 Feb – 1 Mar 2026 | New Zealand Open Millbrook Resort, New Zealand | 1 place to the leading player, not already exempt, who makes the cut |
| South Africa | 26 Feb – 1 Mar 2026 | Investec South African Open Championship Stellenbosch Golf Club, Cape Town | 3 places to the leading three players, not already exempt, who make the cut. |
| Argentina | 26 Feb – 1 Mar 2026 | Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro Jockey Club, Buenos Aires | 1 place to the leading player, not already exempt, who makes the cut |
| USA | 5 – 8 Mar 2026 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard Bay Hill, Florida | 1 place to the leading player, not already exempt, who makes the cut |
| TBC | TBC | Open Qualifying Series Asia TBC | Two places to the leading two players, not already exempt, who make the cut. |
| South Korea | TBC | KOLON Korea Open Woo Jeong Hills Country Club, Cheonan | One place to the leading player, not already exempt, who makes the cut |
| Japan | 28 – 31 May 2026 | Mizuno Open JFE Setonaikai Golf Club, Okayama | 3 places to the leading three players, not already exempt, who make the cut |
| USA | 4 – 7 Jun 2026 | Memorial Tournament presented by Workday Muirfield Village Golf Club, Ohio | 1 place to the leading player, not already exempt, who makes the cut |
| Canada | 11 – 14 Jun 2026 | RBC Canadian Open TPC Toronto, Ontario | 3 places to the leading three players, not already exempt, who make the cut |
| Italy | 25 – 28 Jun 2026 | Open d’Italia TBC | 1 place to the leading player, not already exempt, who makes the cut |
| Scotland | 9 – 12 Jul 2026 | Genesis Scottish Open The Renaissance Club, North Berwick | 3 places to the leading three players, not already exempt, who make the cut |
For more information visit www.TheOpen.com.