World City Championship

The World City Championship is a golf tournament on the Asian Tour held at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Hong Kong.[1]

World City Championship
Tournament information
LocationNew Territories, Hong Kong
Established2023
Course(s)Hong Kong Golf Club
Par70
Length6,710 yards (6,140 m)
Tour(s)Asian Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,000,000
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate198 Kho Taichi (2023)
To par−12 as above
Current champion
Hong Kong Kho Taichi
Location Map
Hong Kong GC is located in China
Hong Kong GC
Hong Kong GC
Location in China
Hong Kong GC is located in Hong Kong
Hong Kong GC
Hong Kong GC
Location in Hong Kong

The inaugural tournament served as one of 11 events around the world in the Open Qualifying Series (OQS) for the 2023 Open Championship.[2] Kho Taichi, Kim Bi-o and Travis Smyth qualified, after Michael Hendry withdrew for medical reasons.[3]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
2023Hong Kong Kho Taichi198[lower-alpha 1]−122 strokesNew Zealand Michael Hendry

See also

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.[4]

References

  1. Ball, Josh (28 February 2023). "Asian Tour: Poulter and Stenson to headline World City Championship as top-flight golf returns to Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. "The Open Qualifying Series / All You Need To Know". The Open. The R&A. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. Webeck, Tony (16 May 2023). "Hendry withdraws from The Open to fight cancer battle". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. "Newcomer Kho claims maiden Asian Tour victory for Hong Kong". France24. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

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