PGA Tour of Australasia
Field ‘Beef’d up’ for second Webex Players Series Perth
To be staged at Royal Fremantle Golf Club for the second straight year from January 8-11, Webex Players Series Perth starts the second half of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia season and kicks off the WPGA Tour of Australasia 2026 schedule.
photo: PGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Tour
Two-time Asian Amateur champ Lin leads 35 school graduates
Lin Yuxin, a two-time Asia-Pacific Amateur champion, finished number one in class at the Final Stage of the Asian Tour’s Qualifying School today – leading 35 players who secured their cards for the 2026 season.
After five days of blood, sweat and tears, Lin, a lefthander, carded a four-under-par 67 to emerge victorious after a close finish.
The 23-year-old finished with a tournament total of 16-under to win by one from India’s Shaurya Bhattacharya.
photo: Jason Butler/Asian Tour
Japan Tour
JGTO unveils 2026 schedule with new points-based ranking system
The Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) has unveiled its 2026 schedule, highlighted by the introduction of a new points-based system that will be applied across all 22 events on the tour. Players will compete for a combined prize purse of nearly JPY 3 billion (approximately US$19 million).
The new system has been implemented to reduce fluctuations in player rankings caused by varying prize money levels between tournaments, including the four overseas majors.
photo: Japan Golf Tour
