2017 China Tour

The 2017 China Tour was the first season of the China Tour in which it had separated from the PGA Tour China. The season consisted of 15 events, two of which were co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and one by the Asian Tour.

2017 China Tour season
Duration8 June 2017 (2017-06-08) – 3 December 2018 (2018-12-03)
Number of official events15
Most wins2:
South Korea Cho Rak-hyun
Order of MeritSouth Korea Cho Rak-hyun
2016
2018

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(CN¥)
Winner[lower-alpha 1]Other
tours[lower-alpha 2]
11 JunSt. Andrews Henan OpenHenan1,350,000South Korea Cho Rak-hyun (1)
25 JunFragrant Hills Beijing OpenBeijing1,350,000Australia Bryden Macpherson (3)
2 JulWhite Mountain Wanda OpenJilin1,350,000South Korea Cho Rak-hyun (2)
13 AugYulongwan Yunnan OpenYunnan1,350,000New Zealand Josh Geary (4)
20 AugCGD Yunnan ChampionshipYunnan1,350,000Hong Kong Shun Yat Hak (1)
17 SepBeijing ClassicBeijing1,350,000Thailand Gunn Charoenkul (3)
24 SepBinhai Forest Tianjin OpenTianjin1,350,000Japan Taihei Sato (1)
1 OctPure Pu'Er Tea ClassicTianjin1,350,000United States Sejun Yoon (1)
8 OctShenzhou Peninsula ClassicHainan1,350,000South Korea Kim Tae-woo (3)
15 OctHainan OpenHainanUS$350,000South Africa Erik van Rooyen (n/a)CHA
22 OctFoshan OpenGuangdongUS$500,000Wales Oliver Farr (n/a)CHA
12 NovJiangsu OpenJiangsu1,350,000England Callum Tarren (1)
19 NovHunan Taohuayuan OpenHunan1,350,000United States Ben Lein (1)
26 NovChongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun OpenChongqing1,350,000Australia Kevin Lee (1)
3 DecKG S&H City Asian Golf ChampionshipFujianUS$350,000China Xiao Bowen (1)ASA

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[2] The leading player on the tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.

PositionPlayerPrize money (CN¥)Status earned
1South Korea Cho Rak-hyun873,936Promoted to European Tour
2Australia Bryden Macpherson873,125
3England Callum Tarren782,075
4Thailand Gunn Charoenkul581,130
5Australia Maverick Antcliff560,018

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of China Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
  2. ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.

References

  1. "Tournaments 2017". China Tour. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. "Money List 2017". China Tour. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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