China Tour
The China Tour is a China-based men's professional golf tour run by the China Golf Association. An earlier tour, the Omega China Tour, ran from 2004 to 2009.
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 China Tour | |
| Sport | Golf |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | China Golf Association |
| Inaugural season | 2014 |
| Country | Based in China[lower-alpha 1] |
| Most titles | Tournament wins: Dou Zecheng (4) Charlie Saxon (4) |
| Related competitions | Omega China Tour PGA Tour China |
| Official website | http://competitions.cgagolf.org.cn/en |
From 2014 to 2016 the tour was organised in conjunction with the PGA Tour China. In 2017 the two tours split and ran a separate schedule of events. Tournaments as part of the PGA Tour gained world ranking points from 2014 to 2016 but not in 2017. Events regained OWGR status in 2018.[1] Since 2018, the Order of Merit winner has earnt a European Tour card for the following season.[2]
Order of Merit winners
| Season | Winner | Prize money (CN¥) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ma Chengyao | 279,808 |
| 2020–21 | Zhang Huilin | 536,425 |
| 2019 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Maverick Antcliff | 710,370 |
| 2018 | Charlie Saxon | 597,893 |
| 2017 |  Cho Rak-hyun | 873,935 |
| 2016 | Dou Zecheng | 1,144,350 |
| 2015 | Bryden Macpherson | 769,960 |
| 2014 | Li Haotong | 967,788 |
Notes
- Schedules also included events in Hong Kong.
References
- "Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- Powter, Anthony (3 December 2019). "Antcliff cruises to China Tour Order of Merit win". Golf Grinder. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
...and sees Antcliff gaining playing rights for 2020 on the European Tour.
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