PGA Tour China seasons

This page lists all PGA Tour China seasons from its inaugural season in 2014.

Since its inception, most tournaments on PGA Tour China have been played in China.

2014 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2014 season.[1]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(CN¥)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points
20 Apr Mission Hills Haikou Open Hainan 1,200,000 South Korea Wang Jeung-hun (1) 6
4 May Buick Open Guangdong 1,200,000 United States Sam Chien (1) 6
18 May United Investment Real Estate Wuhan Open Hubei 1,200,000 Australia Brett Drewitt (1) 6
8 Jun Lanhai Open Shanghai 1,200,000 Australia David McKenzie (1) 6
15 Jun Earls Beijing Open Beijing 1,200,000 China Zhang Xinjun (1) 6
10 Aug Yulongwan Yunnan Open Yunnan 1,200,000 Thailand Gunn Charoenkul (1) 6
7 Sep Chateau Junding Penglai Open Shandong 1,200,000 South Korea Todd Baek (1) 6
14 Sep Cadillac Championship Beijing 1,200,000 Australia David McKenzie (2) 6
28 Sep Jianye Tianzhu Henan Open Henan 1,200,000 China Li Haotong (1) 6
16 Nov Nine Dragons Open Zhejiang 1,200,000 China Jin Cheng (a) (1) 6
23 Nov Hainan Open Hainan 1,200,000 China Li Haotong (2) 6
30 Nov CTS Tycoon Championship Guangdong 1,200,000 China Li Haotong (3) 6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[2] The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2015 Web.com Tour.[3]

Position Player Prize money (CN¥)
1 China Li Haotong 967,788
2 China Zhang Xinjun 650,600
3 Australia Brett Drewitt 585,196
4 United States Sam Chien 573,951
5 South Korea Todd Baek 535,920

2015 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2015 season.[4]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(CN¥)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points
5 Apr Buick Open Hainan 1,200,000 New Zealand Josh Geary (1) 6
17 May Eternal Courtyard Open Henan 1,200,000 Taiwan Chan Shih-chang (1) 6
24 May United Investment Real Estate Wuhan Open Hubei 1,200,000 Canada Shin Yong-gu (1) 6
31 May Lanhai Open Shanghai 1,200,000 New Zealand Josh Geary (2) 6
13 Sep Pingan Bank Open Beijing 1,200,000 Canada Eugene Wong (1) 6
27 Sep Cadillac Championship Beijing 1,200,000 Australia Bryden Macpherson (1) 6
4 Oct Yulongwan Yunnan Open Yunnan 1,200,000 New Zealand Josh Geary (3) 6
11 Oct Lushan Open Jiangxi 1,200,000 Australia Bryden Macpherson (2) 6
18 Oct Chongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun Open Chongqing 1,200,000 China Zhang Xinjun (2) 6
22 Nov Nine Dragons Open Zhejiang 1,200,000 China Chao Haimeng (1) 6
29 Nov Hainan Open Hainan 1,200,000 China Zhang Huilin (1) 6
6 Dec Capital Airline – HNA Real Estate Championship Guangdong 1,200,000 China He Zeyu (1) 7

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[5] The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2016 Web.com Tour.[6]

Position Player Prize money (CN¥)
1 Australia Bryden Macpherson 769,960
2 New Zealand Josh Geary 747,230
3 China Zhang Xinjun 545,046
4 China Dou Zecheng 483,813
5 Canada Eugene Wong 454,768

2016 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2016 season.[7]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(CN¥)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points
15 May St. Andrews Henan Open Henan 1,200,000 China Dou Zecheng (1) 6
29 May United Investment Real Estate Wuhan Open Hubei 1,200,000 China Dou Zecheng (2) 6
5 Jun Cadillac Championship Sichuan 1,200,000 United States Alexander Kang (1) 6
12 Jun Lanhai Open Shanghai 1,200,000 Australia Rohan Blizard (1) 6
26 Jun Sunning Estate Nanjing Zhongshan Open Jiangsu 1,200,000 China Dou Zecheng (3) 6
3 Jul Ping An Private Bank Wanda Open Jilin 1,200,000 South Korea Kim Tae-woo (1) 6
4 Sep Yulongwan Yunnan Open Yunnan 1,200,000 China Dou Zecheng (4) 6
11 Sep Chongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun Open Chongqing 1,200,000 Thailand Gunn Charoenkul (2) 7
18 Sep Pingan Bank Open Beijing 1,200,000 United States Charlie Saxon (1) 7
6 Nov Clearwater Bay Open Hong Kong 1,200,000 Australia Daniel Nisbet (1) 7
13 Nov Putian Open Fujian 1,200,000 South Korea Kim Tae-woo (2) 7
20 Nov Zhuhai Hengqin Phoenix Tree Open Guangdong 1,200,000 United States Charlie Saxon (2) 7
27 Nov Buick Open Guangdong 1,200,000 China Zhang Huilin (2) 7

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[8][9] The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2017 Web.com Tour.[9]

Position Player Prize money (CN¥)
1 China Dou Zecheng 1,144,350
2 United States Charlie Saxon 871,395
3 United States Alexander Kang 597,575
4 South Korea Kim Tae-woo 578,886
5 China Zhang Xinjun 504,675

2018 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[10]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(CN¥)		 Winner[a] OWGR
points
18 Mar Chengdu Championship Sichuan 1,500,000 United States Jeffrey Kang (1) 6
25 Mar Chongqing Championship Chongqing 1,500,000 China Cao Yi (1) 6
6 May Changsha Championship Hunan 1,500,000 United States Charlie Saxon (3) 6
13 May Haikou Championship Hainan 1,500,000 South Korea Todd Baek (2) 6
10 Jun Guilin Championship Guangxi 1,500,000 United States Charlie Saxon (4) 6
17 Jun Kunming Championship Yunnan 1,500,000 Hong Kong Yeung Motin (1) 6
15 Jul Yantai Championship Shandong 1,500,000 United States Joseph Winslow (1) 6
22 Jul Qingdao Championship Shandong 1,500,000 China Yuan Yechun (1) 6
29 Jul Beijing Championship Beijing 1,500,000 Canada Peter Campbell (1) 6
2 Sep Suzhou Open Jiangsu 1,500,000 Canada Richard Jung (1) 6
9 Sep Qinhuangdao Championship Hebei 1,500,000 New Zealand Nick Voke (1) 6
30 Sep Macau Championship Macau 1,500,000 New Zealand Nick Voke (2) 6
7 Oct Zhuhai Championship Guangdong 1,500,000 United States Kevin Techakanokboon (1) 6
14 Oct Clearwater Bay Open Hong Kong 2,000,000 New Zealand Nick Voke (3) 6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[11] The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour.[11]

Position Player Prize money (CN¥)
1 England Callum Tarren 1,094,600
2 United States Charlie Saxon 1,092,224
3 New Zealand Nick Voke 987,500
4 Japan Yuwa Kosaihira 732,832
5 South Korea Todd Baek 660,700

2019 season

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[12]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(CN¥)		 Winner[b] OWGR
points
31 Mar Chongqing Championship Chongqing 1,500,000 Japan Taihei Sato (1) 6
7 Apr Sanya Championship Hainan 1,500,000 United States Trevor Sluman (1) 6
14 Apr Haikou Championship Hainan 1,500,000 United States David Kocher (1) 6
12 May Beijing Championship Beijing 1,500,000 Canada Richard Jung (2) 6
19 May Qinhuangdao Championship Hebei 1,500,000 South Korea Luke Kwon (1) 6
26 May Nantong Championship Jiangsu 1,500,000 United States Kevin Techakanokboon (2) 6
16 Jun Suzhou Open Jiangsu 1,500,000 France Cyril Bouniol (1) 6
23 Jun Huangshan Championship Anhui 1,500,000 China Bai Zhengkai (1) 6
21 Jul Guangzhou Open Guangdong 1,500,000 United States Max McGreevy (1) 6
28 Jul Dongguan Open Guangdong 1,500,000 United States Joey Lane (1) 6
15 Sep Haikou Classic Hainan 1,500,000 Singapore Quincy Quek (1) 6
22 Sep Zhuzhou Classic Hunan 1,500,000 Hong Kong Yeung Motin (2) 6
13 Oct Macau Championship Macau 1,500,000 Canada Shin Yong-gu (2) 6
20 Oct Clearwater Bay Open Hong Kong – Cancelled[c] –

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[14] The top five players on the tour earned status to play on the 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour.[14]

Position Player Prize money (CN¥)
1 United States Max McGreevy 974,153
2 United States Trevor Sluman 787,865
3 United States David Kocher 771,337
4 France Cyril Bouniol 674,968
5 South Korea Luke Kwon 668,359

2020 season

The 2020 season was announced in January with a 14 tournament schedule which ventured outside Greater China for the first time with the Phuket Championship in Thailand.[15] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was initially postponed,[16] before being cancelled in late July, with all exemptions being carried forward to 2021.[17] Earlier in July, China had announced the cancellation all international sporting events for the year.[18] All players who qualified for PGA Tour China during the 2020 season were eligible for the LocaliQ Series.

Schedule

The following table lists intended official events during the 2020 season.

Date Tournament Location
29 Mar Sanya Championship Hainan
5 Apr Haikou Classic Hainan
12 Apr Chongqing Championship Chongqing
19 Apr Guangzhou Open Guangdong
10 May Clearwater Bay Open Hong Kong
17 May Phuket Championship Thailand
24 May Beijing Championship Beijing
13 Sep Suzhou Championship Jiangsu
20 Sep Shanghai Open Shanghai
27 Sep Macau Championship Macau

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour China events they had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour China members. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on PGA Tour China as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Web.com Tour.
  2. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour China events they had won up to and including that tournament. It is rare for someone to accumulate many wins on PGA Tour China as success at this level usually leads to promotion to the Korn Ferry Tour.
  3. ^ Cancelled due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.[13]

References

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  2. ^ "2014 Order of Merit". China Tour. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "港中旅聚豪冠军赛完美落幕 李昊桐豪夺两连冠 封王奖金榜" [The Hong Kong CTS Tycoon Championship ended perfectly, Li Haotong won two consecutive championships and won the king prize list] (in Chinese). PGA Tour China. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "赛事日程表" [2015 Tournament schedule] (in Chinese). PGA Tour China. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2015 Order of Merit". China Tour. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ "North Vancouver's Eugene Wong Earns 2016 Web.com Tour Membership". British Columbia Golf. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "赛事日程表" [2016 Tournament schedule] (in Chinese). PGA Tour China. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ^ "奖金榜" [2016 Order of Merit] (in Chinese). PGA Tour China. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b "别克公开赛张蕙麟-3夺冠 窦泽成问鼎赛季奖金王" [Buick Open Zhang Huilin won the championship; Dou Zecheng won the season prize money]. Sohu (in Chinese). 29 November 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2024. 查利-萨克森、亚历山大-康、金兑祐和张新军等其余四位进入奖金榜前五的选手则获得了韦巡赛部分赛事的参赛资格。 [The remaining four top-five players in the money list, including Charlie Saxon, Alexander Kang, Kim and Zhang Xinjun, qualified for events on the Web.com Tour.]
  10. ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Tarren wins Order of Merit title, four others join him as PGA Tour Series-China players ready for the 2019 Web.com Tour". PGA Tour. 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  12. ^ "2019 Tournament schedule". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  13. ^ "PGA Tour cancels China Series' Hong Kong event". ESPN. Associated Press. 23 September 2019.
  14. ^ a b "McGreevy takes Order of Merit title as four others will join him on 2020 Korn Ferry Tour". PGA Tour. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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  16. ^ Stafford, Ali (11 March 2020). "Coronavirus: PGA Tour-Series China postpones four more events". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Officials cancel the 2020 PGA Tour Series-China season". PGA Tour. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  18. ^ Williams, Julie (9 July 2020). "Report: China cancels all 2020 sports events, including two golf events". Golfweek. Retrieved 13 July 2023.