Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank: Pre-tournament notes, storylines and more
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The 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season continues with the Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank, the sixth tournament of the 25-event schedule and the fourth of five events to be contested in Latin America.
This will mark the eighth playing of the Astara Chile Classic presented by Scotiabank. Prince of Wales Country Club in Santiago, Chile, will play host to the event for the seventh time and for the fourth consecutive season.
Logan McAllister earned his first career Korn Ferry Tour victory in the 2025 event. With a final-round, 7-under 64, McAllister captured a one-stroke victory over runner-up and 2025 Korn Ferry Tour graduate Davis Chatfield. McAllister, who began the 2025 season with conditional membership, secured full Korn Ferry Tour status for the remainder of the 2025 and 2026 seasons with his win. He went on to finish No. 29 on the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points List.
Storylines
- Three players in the field stand inside the top 200 of the Official World Golf Ranking: Ian Holt (No. 106), Alistair Docherty (No. 189), and Barend Botha (No. 200).
- Holt stands No. 1 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List through five events off the strength of his back-to-back victories at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club and The Panama Championship. With a third victory, Holt would earn an automatic promotion to the PGA TOUR via the Three-Victory Promotion.
- Docherty won last week's 119 Visa Argentina Open presented by Macro. As part of The Open Qualifying Series, the victory earned Docherty an exemption for the 154th The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale this July.
- The field features five Chileans, including 2024 Korn Ferry Tour graduate Cristobal Del Solar, as well as 18-year-old Martin Sandoval, who is making his first PGA TOUR-sanctioned start this week on a sponsor exemption.
- The 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season, the 36th in the Tour's history, will feature 25 events across seven countries and 15 states. There will be 10 televised events throughout the season.
- Two new events are featured on the 2026 schedule: Colonial Life Charity Classic (May 14-17) in Columbia, South Carolina, and the OccuNet Classic presented by Amarillo National Bank (June 11-14) in Amarillo, Texas.
- At the conclusion of the 25-event Korn Ferry Tour season, the top 20 players on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List will be awarded PGA TOUR cards (i.e., membership) for the 2027 season. Additionally, the player who finishes No. 1 on the Points List will earn exemptions for THE PLAYERS Championship and U.S. Open in 2027.
- Following the Compliance Solutions Championship, the third of four season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Finals events, the top 60 players on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List will qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia's Richmond Region at The Federal Club in Glen Allen, Virginia. Those 60 players will also earn full status for the 2027 Korn Ferry Tour season.
Tournament notes
- Course: Prince of Wales Country Club, par 71, 7,134 yards
- Field: 156 players
- Defending champion: Logan McAllister
- Purse: $1,000,000 ($180,000/winner)




