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The NEXT Golf Tour
Development Fund


Reinvesting prize money into $5,000–$10,000 grants that support emerging players, expanding access to professional golf.

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Grant Size

Grants range from $5,000 to $10,000.

Number of Grants

Grant size and number may vary annually at the discretion of the Grant Committee, provided total distributions remain within available funding.

Application deadline

Applications for the 2026 grant are now closed. More information about the 2027 grant will follow.
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"Professional golf has seen incredible financial growth at the very top. But the pathway below that level remains fragile. NEXT was created to widen access to competition. Reinvesting these funds back into player development is fully aligned with why we built this tour in the first place."
Klaus Eldrup-Jørgensen, CEO and co-founder of Trackman
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"What NEXT Golf Tour has done for players' careers is unmatched. This player fund is just yet another example of the great things that NEXT Golf Tour is doing. Down the road, I truly believe that leaderboards all over the world will be littered with players that jumpstarted their carer on the NEXT Golf Tour."
Ryan French, founder of Monday Q Info