- Continental Europe’s oldest national open collaborates with the Arbor Day Foundation and FedEx Cares to plant 500 trees on farmland in Noisy-le-Roi near Versailles this autumn.
- For every birdie scored on the par-3 16th hole at Le Golf National during tournament play, FedEx Cares will fund 10 additional trees dedicated to reforestation projects in French regions affected by wildfires.
The FedEx Open de France today announced the launch of the Birdies for Good initiative, continuing its collaboration with the Arbor Day Foundation through a community tree-planting program linked to this year’s championship.
As part of the initiative, FedEx has committed funding for 500 trees to be planted this autumn on farmland Noisy-le-Roi, near Versailles, returning to the site of the tournament’s 2025 planting project.
Ahead of the 108th edition of Continental Europe’s oldest national open – taking place at Le Golf National from September 24-27, 2026 – FedEx will also fund 10 additional trees for every birdie recorded on the par-3 16th hole throughout the four rounds of championship play. All additional trees funded through tournament scoring will be allocated to support reforestation initiatives in French regions affected by wildfires.
This year’s program builds on the format introduced during the 2025 tournament, when tree-planting contributions were similarly linked to competitive scoring. During the 2025 event, 36 eagles scored by competitors resulted in FedEx funding 1,400 trees total.
“Since 2014, FedEx has supported the Arbor Day Foundation through charitable grants and team member volunteering,” said April Britt, director of global citizenship at FedEx. “Through the FedEx Open de France, we are proud to focus our support locally, funding 500 trees in Noisy-le-Roi and contributing to French wildfire restoration based on tournament play.”
“We appreciate the continued collaboration between FedEx and the Arbor Day Foundation on this initiative,” said Victoria Watson, championship director of the FedEx Open de France. “The DP World Tour is pleased to see tournament competition directly linked to support for local French communities and landscapes.”
“Last year’s tournament turned exceptional play into funding for 1,400 trees planted on farmland near Versailles,” said Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “This year, we’re proud to build on that initiative and collaborate with FedEx to once again support tree planting near Versailles and in wildfire-affected regions of France.”
The FedEx Open de France, which was first staged in 1906 and became part of golf’s global Tour in 1972, returns to Le Golf National this year following course renovations since 2024.
Julien Guerrier, Martin Couvra, Antoine Rozner, Romain Langasque and Victor Perez are among the French favourites leading the home charge, while Ryder Cup trio Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Åberg, and Viktor Hovland bolster a world-class field.
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The DP World Tour is the main men’s professional golf tour of the European Tour group.
As golf’s global tour, we showcase global talent in global destinations and use our platform to build, entertain and connect our global community.
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Our 2026 Global Schedule features 42 tournaments in 25 different countries and comprises three distinct phases: five ‘Global Swings’, the ‘Back 9’ and the ‘DP World Tour Play-Offs’. It features five Rolex Series events – the premium category of events on the DP World Tour – and four Major Championships, all of which count towards the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World, the Tour’s season-long competition which concludes at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
DP World, the leading provider of global smart end-to-end supply chain and logistics solutions, has been the title partner of the DP World Tour since the start of the 2022 season, the Tour’s 50th season following its formation in 1972.
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The European Tour group administers the DP World Tour, the HotelPlanner Tour, the Staysure Legends Tour and, as the Managing Partner of Ryder Cup Europe LLP, stages golf’s greatest team contest, the Ryder Cup, in partnership with the PGA of America.
The European Tour group has Strategic Partnerships with the PGA TOUR, the Sunshine Tour and Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association (CGA), Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA), and the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India. These partnerships provide global pathways for players from across the world to compete internationally on the DP World Tour, the main men’s professional golf Tour of the European Tour group which was established in 1972, as well as the HotelPlanner Tour.
