Spain hosts from this Thursday until Sunday the second stage of the DP World Tour School, or in other words, the semi-finals. They are held at four different courses across our geography: Desert Springs (Almería), Isla Canela Golf Links (Huelva), Las Pinaíllas (Albacete), and Fontanals (Girona). A total of 14 Spaniards will seek their pass to the grand final at Infinitum Golf and, consequently, continue aspiring for one of the European circuit cards for 2026.
First up is the weather. It seems that, in general, it will be quite good. The worst was experienced at the Huelva venue last Tuesday, when 65 litres of water fell in a very short time. In any case, yesterday was already a calmer day and good weather is expected until Sunday. Wind may blow today and tomorrow at Las Pinaíllas, and some rain was forecast for Fontanals. Be that as it may, it seems it won’t be too bad at any venue and, therefore, the four days can be completed normally, something that in recent years has not been easy in this stage of the School.
The strongest Spanish representation is at Desert Springs. There we have five players: Joel Moscatel, Joseba Torres, Alejandro Cañizares, Javier Barcos, and Álvaro Hernández. At Fontanals, there are four of ours: Borja Virto, Santi Tarrio, Luis Masaveu, and Scott Fernández. We have three at Isla Canela Golf Links: Javier Calles, Borja Martín, and David Borda. And we finish with two Spaniards at Las Pinaíllas: Albert Boneta and Pablo Ereño.
Of all of them, the only one who has had full rights on the DP World Tour this year is Moscatel. Meanwhile, Cañizares seeks a high-profile return after combining the national circuit with some of the Challenge and the Asian Development Tour; Barcos, Hernández, Martín, and Calles come from the Alps Tour; Boneta, Virto, Tarrio, and Torres have mainly played the Challenge; Masaveu has played half a season in LIV Golf and has played where he could in the Challenge, DP World Tour, and Asia; Ereño comes from the Korn Ferry Tour and some forays into the DP World Tour and, finally, Scott and Borda have patiently awaited their opportunity from the first stage of the School while playing where they could.
The DP World Tour has not yet specified how many will enter the Final at each venue, although it is usually between 17 and 21 players each year.
