| Duration | 7 March 2018 – 15 December 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 10 |
| Most wins |
Charlie Saxon (2) |
| Order of Merit |
Charlie Saxon |
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The 2018 China Tour was the fifth season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.
OWGR inclusion
In December 2017, it was announced that all China Tour events would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for the winner of a 54-hole event and 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event. [1]
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season. [2]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse ( CN¥) |
Winner [a] |
OWGR points |
Other tours [b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour. [4]
| 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 |
Sunil Jung |
197,695 | |
| 5 |
Shotaro Ban |
185,321 |
See also
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
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^
"Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 22 December 2017. Archived from
the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
The China Tour will be introduced to the OWGR System at minimum points levels of six first place points for 72-hole tournaments and four first place points for 54-hole tournaments, effective OWGR Week One - week ending January 7th, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "2018 Order of Merit". China Tour. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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^
"Charlie Saxon". European Tour. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
Won the China Golf Tour Order of Merit in 2018 to earn a European Tour card for 2019.