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.
Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 2018 schedule. "Date" is the ending date of each event. OWGR is the number of Official World Golf Ranking points awarded for that tournament.
| Date | Tournament | Winner | OWGR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | Shenzhou Peninsula Classic |  Charlie Saxon |
6 | |
| 1 Apr | Bo Ao Open | Charlie Saxon |
6 | |
| 15 Apr | Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open |  Kim Koivu |
9 | Co-sanctioned with Challenge Tour |
| 22 Apr | Colorful Yunnan Classic |  Wu Tuxuan |
6 | |
| 20 May | Asia Pacific Classic | John Catlin |
10 | Co-sanctioned with Asian Tour |
| 14 Oct | Hainan Open | Kalle Samooja |
13 | Co-sanctioned with Challenge Tour |
| 21 Oct | Foshan Open |  Víctor Perez |
13 | Co-sanctioned with Challenge Tour |
| 25 Nov | Chongqing Kingrun Open | Zhang Xinjun |
6 | |
| 9 Dec | Xiamen Open | Zhuang Zhu |
6 | |
| 15 Dec | China Great Bay Open |  Andreas Gronkvist |
6 |
Source: [2]
Order of Merit
| Rank | Player | Country | Events | Prize money (CN¥) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Saxon |  United States |
5 | 597,893 |
| 2 | Luke Toomey |  New Zealand |
4 | 291,600 |
| 3 | Wu Tuxuan | China |
8 | 280,172 |
| 4 | Sunil Jung |  Canada |
5 | 197,695 |
| 5 | Shotaro Ban | United States |
7 | 185,321 |
Source: [3]
References
- ^ "Board Announcement". OWGR. December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Tournaments 2018". China Tour. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Money List 2018". China Tour. Retrieved 16 December 2018.