2018 China Tour
The 2018 China Tour was the first season of the China Tour to carry Official World Golf Ranking points.[1] The season consisted of 10 events, three of which were co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour and one by the Asian Tour. The tour was organised by the China Golf Association and ran separately from the 2018 PGA Tour China.
| Duration | 7 March 2018 – 15 December 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins | 2: Charlie Saxon |
| Order of Merit | Charlie Saxon |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (CN¥) | Winner[lower-alpha 1] | OWGR points | Other tours[lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | Shenzhou Peninsula Classic | Hainan | 1,350,000 | Charlie Saxon (3) | 6 | |
| 1 Apr | Boao Open | Hainan | 1,350,000 | Charlie Saxon (4) | 6 | |
| 15 Apr | Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open | Yunnan | US$350,000 |  Kim Koivu (n/a) | 9 | CHA |
| 22 Apr | Colorful Yunnan Classic | Yunnan | 1,350,000 |  Wu Tuxuan (1) | 6 | |
| 20 May | Asia-Pacific Classic | Henan | US$300,000 | John Catlin (n/a) | 10 | ASA |
| 14 Oct | Hainan Open | Hainan | US$350,000 | Kalle Samooja (n/a) | 13 | CHA |
| 21 Oct | Foshan Open | Guangdong | US$500,000 |  Víctor Perez (n/a) | 13 | CHA |
| 25 Nov | Chongqing Kingrun Open | Chongqing | 700,000 | Zhang Xinjun (3) | 6 | |
| 9 Dec | Xiamen Open | Fujian | 700,000 | Zhuang Zhu (1) | 6 | |
| 15 Dec | China Great Bay Open | Guangdong | 700,000 |  Andreas Gronkvist (1) | 6 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[3] The leading player on the tour (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.
| Position | Player | Prize money (CN¥) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Saxon | 597,893 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 |  Luke Toomey | 291,600 | |
| 3 | Wu Tuxuan | 280,172 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sunil Jung | 197,695 | |
| 5 | Shotaro Ban | 185,321 |
Notes
- 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.
- ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
References
- "Board Announcement". OWGR. December 22, 2017.
- "Tournaments 2018". China Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Money List 2018". China Tour. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
External links
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