Faridabad, February 23, 2026: The 2026 DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) NexGen season is set to begin from February 24.

The NexGen Tour was launched by the DP World PGTI last year with the objective of providing equal playing opportunities to all Professional Golfers of India and to increase the bench strength in Indian golf which in turn increases competition and the level of golf. The NexGen also aims to take professional golf to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities in India, thus expanding the reach of the sport within the country.

The prize purse for each NexGen event has been increased from INR 20 lakh to INR 25 lakh this season.

The 2026 DP World PGTI Qualifying School participants are eligible to play on the NexGen Tour in 2026. The winner of this year’s NexGen Order of Merit will earn an exemption on the main tour (DP World PGTI) for the 2027 season.

The NexGen season gets underway with the first event – DP World PGTI NexGen 2026 which will be played from February 24 – 26 at the Aravalli Golf Club in Faridabad. The field in the season-opener will feature a total of 72 players.

The second event of the season will be DP World PGTI NexGen Phillaur Open 2026 presented by R S Gill which will be played from March 3 – 5 at the Ranjitgarh Golf Club in Phillaur. The next three NexGen events of the season will be played at Lucknow Golf Club (March 10 – 12), Golden Greens Golf & Country Club, Gurugram (March 17 – 19) and Patna Golf Club (March 24 – 26).

Mr. Amandeep Johl, CEO, PGTI, said, “After the grand success of the DP World PGTI NEXGEN in 2025, we are excited about the 2026 NexGen season. The competition is expected to be more intense this year as there is an extremely talented crop of young golfers who have come through the DP World PGTI Qualifying School this year. The enhanced prize purse is an added incentive. The NexGen is a part of our President Mr. Kapil Dev’s vision of spreading the game to all parts of the country especially the Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. We thank our Umbrella Partner DP World, our Tour Partners, Event Partners, all golf clubs hosting the events and all other stakeholders for their continued support.”