2026 Soudal Open key details
Dates: May 21-24
Venue: Rinkven International Golf Club, Antwerp, Belgium
Course: Par-71; 6,940 yards
Format: 72-hole stroke play with halfway cut
Purse: $2,750,000
Race to Dubai: 3,500 points
Defending champion: Kristoffer Reitan (-13)
Soudal Open tee times
The full field and tee times from the 2026 Soudal Open can be found on the DP World Tour website.
Soudal Open TV schedule
US viewers can catch the action on the Golf Channel.
Thursday: Golf Channel from 7am
Friday: Golf Channel from 7am
Saturday: Golf Channel from 3pm
Sunday: Golf Channel from 7am
All times EDT.
If you’re in the UK, you can catch the action on Sky Sports.
Thursday: Sky Sports Golf from 12pm
Friday: Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event from 12pm
Saturday: Sky Sports Golf from 12.30pm
Sunday: Sky Sports Golf from 12pm
All times BST.
Soudal Open prize money
The full Soudal Open purse breakdown can be found here.
2026 Soudal Open betting tips
Right, let’s get into my picks. Remember, all prices are correct at the time of publishing and subject to change. And please gamble responsibly.
The Banker: Ewen Ferguson
22/1 e/w (Coral, Ladbrokes 7 Places 1/5 Odds)
We are sticking with Ewen Ferguson in the banker position this week, as the Scotsman looks to make it a fifth top 25 finish in his last seven starts, with three top 9 finishes in his last six starts highlighting a clear run of form.
When we backed him at a similar price in Catalunya he started brightly, sitting 2nd after round 1, following a Thursday 65. What followed was a second round 76 which saw him play his way out of the tournament, but he rebounded nicely with rounds of 70 and 69 to save face and record a top 25 finish.
He has hit the ball well of late, ranking 3rd and 19th in SG Approach in his past two starts, and ranking 1st and 38th in those same two events in SG Tee to Green.
Twice Ferguson has impressed here as well, first when finishing 3rd on debut in the Belgian Knockout, and again here last year, when he made it into a playoff, eventually losing out to now-PGA Tour winner, Kristoffer Reitan.
That was the first time Ferguson played in a playoff and he ultimately lost, but that form looks better now with what Reitan has gone on to achieve, and with three wins under his belt already on Tour, he is one of the more accomplished at the top of this market.
While the potential of Ballester and Chacarra appeal at the top of the market, Ferguson is the more proven commodity, and I thought the 22/1 was fair enough, with good course form and plenty of winning experience to lean on.
The Outsider: Darius Van Driel
50/1 e/w (Betfred 8 Places 1/5 Odds)
Darius Van Driel is another who enjoys this course, twice finishing runner-up, first in the Knockout event, and then again last year, as the other playoff protagonist alongside Reitan and Ferguson.
We know this is the sort of course Van Driel thrives on, and with 18th, 8th and 4th place finishes before an untimely missed cut in Catalunya, he has clearly shown form in the buildup to this one.
A tidy operator, who focuses on accuracy over distance, this is the right test for him, and given there are limited spots in which he comes to the fore in this way, I think it’s worthwhile taking him at an event he will clearly circle on his calendar.
When he’s in form, he’s one to take note of, now that he’s got that maiden win under his belt, and while he might not ever be prolific, I could certainly see him ticking off wins here and the likes of Kenya before he hangs up his clubs.
The Long Shot: Andrew Johnston
110/1 e/w (Coral, Ladbrokes 7 Places 1/5 Odds)
Andrew Johnston has had a tough time on and off the course in recent years, with his mental health struggles well documented, but beyond being a very likeable character, he’s a very talented golfer, and he’s starting to show that again.
Sure, the results are modest at best on paper, but he’s got better in each of the last three starts in SG Approach, ranking 26th, 10th and 8th, while also ranking 35th, 17th and 12th in SG Tee to Green in that time.
It’s not hard to work out what the issue is then and that’s his putting, which has been incredibly poor, and while we should sometimes acknowledge that bad putters may just continue putting poorly, I have just watched Aaron Rai turn into Tiger Woods down the stretch at Aronimink, and Johnston’s putting woes are likely down to tournament rust, more than anything else.
The more reps he gets, the more his ball striking should start to pay off, and considering he’s been 25th and 37th within his past three starts, it won’t take a whole lot of improvement for him to start getting into contention.
He hasn’t played at this venue on the DP World Tour, but he likes this sort of test, as evidenced by his win at Valderrama and multiple strong finishes at Wentworth, and given his ability to win on a bigger stage than this, we should look for him to add to his solitary win on the Tour.
The Bonus Bet: Sam Bairstow
80/1 e/w (BetMGM 6 Places 1/5 Odds)
Finally, I will take a punt on Sam Bairstow, who has played better in recent weeks, ranking 18th, 9th and 5th in SG Approach, and inside the top 20 in each of his last two starts in SG Tee to Green.
This improvement comes at a great time, as Bairstow has finished 10th and 16th in his two visits to Rinkven, with rounds of 65, 63 and 68 a huge bounce back from an opening 74 on day one two years ago.
A better start here both times would have given him half a chance, as once again he saved his best until later in the week, shooting a final round 66 here last year, to show his suitability to the course, even if he is yet to show it for all four rounds in Belgium.
2nd in France and 3rd in Singapore where he had a great chance to win, remain his best two efforts on Tour, and while both of those best attempts came in 2024, he has since added five top 10s, and he’s working his way back to form here again.
At 27 there is plenty of time ahead of him, but he will surely see this as a big opportunity to get into the winners’ circle at a time where the field is fairly limited beyond the very top of the market, and while some of the better players are having to travel back from a mentally challenging week at the PGA Championship.