This is the second year of the Hainan Classic. This event is the first tournament of four in the 2026 Asian Swing. The three leading DP World Tour members at the end of the Asian Swing will qualify for the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in May.
This year, the event will be played on two of ten courses at Mission Hills Haikou in China. The first two rounds of the tournament are a pro-am competition that sees a professional paired with an amateur playing in a four-ball format.
Marco Penge won the inaugural tournament last year by defeating Sean Crocker and Kristoffer Reitan by three strokes.
About the Mission Hills Haikou Golf Courses
The Blackstone Course at Mission Hills Haikou plays 7,637 yards as a par 72. It is set on top of an ancient lava field and navigates through jungle and open wetlands. You may also recognize the Blackstone Course’s name as the venue of the 2011 World Cup of Golf, when Matt Kuchar and Gary Woodland won.
The Vintage Course plays 7,331 as a par 72 and features abrupt mounds and long, thin bunkers near a variety of green sizes.
Who to Watch at the Hainan Classic
Dan Bradbury, the DP World Tour’s most recent champion from the 2026 Joburg Open, is in the field with Francesco Molinari and Calum Hill. With eyes on Francesco Molinari, he shared this about the conditions this week:
“It’s not easy. It’s very tricky. The wind obviously is up. It’s sort of switching between northwest and north. And the greens, I think, are the biggest difficulty. They are fast and firm. They are getting to the point where your putter has leaves on it, always a sign of firm greens.”
We predict Jorge Campillo will win his fourth career tournament. He has two top-20 finishes in his last three starts and finished T36 at last year’s event.
