2017 China Tour

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2017 China Tour season
Duration8 June 2017 (2017-06-08) – 3 December 2018 (2018-12-03)
Number of official events15
Most wins Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Rak-hyun (2)
Order of Merit Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Rak-hyun
2016
2018

The 2017 China Tour was the fourth season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.

Contents

Schedule

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

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(CN¥)
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
11 JunSt. Andrews Henan OpenHenan1,350,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Rak-hyun (1)n/a
25 JunFragrant Hills Beijing OpenBeijing1,350,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryden Macpherson (3)n/a
2 JulWhite Mountain Wanda OpenJilin1,350,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Rak-hyun (2)n/a
13 Aug Yulongwan Yunnan Open Yunnan1,350,000 Flag of New Zealand.svg Josh Geary (4)n/a
20 AugCGD Yunnan ChampionshipYunnan1,350,000 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Shun Yat Hak (1)n/a
17 SepBeijing ClassicBeijing1,350,000 Flag of Thailand.svg Gunn Charoenkul (3)n/a
24 SepBinhai Forest Tianjin OpenTianjin1,350,000 Flag of Japan.svg Taihei Sato (1)n/a
1 OctPure Pu'Er Tea ClassicTianjin1,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Sejun Yoon (1)n/a
8 OctShenzhou Peninsula ClassicHainan1,350,000 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Tae-woo (3)n/a
15 Oct Hainan Open HainanUS$350,000 Flag of South Africa.svg Erik van Rooyen (n/a)13 CHA
22 Oct Foshan Open GuangdongUS$500,000 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Oliver Farr (n/a)13 CHA
12 NovJiangsu OpenJiangsu1,350,000 Flag of England.svg Callum Tarren (1)n/a
19 NovHunan Taohuayuan OpenHunan1,350,000 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Lein (1)n/a
26 NovChongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun OpenChongqing1,350,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Lee (1)n/a
3 Dec KG S&H City Asian Golf Championship FujianUS$350,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Bowen (1)14 ASA

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi. [2] [3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour. [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money (CN¥)Status earned
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Rak-hyun 873,936Promoted to European Tour
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bryden Macpherson 873,125
3 Flag of England.svg Callum Tarren 782,075
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Gunn Charoenkul 581,130
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maverick Antcliff 560,018

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.

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References

  1. "2017 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. "2017 Order of Merit". China Tour. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. "Macpherson finishes just shy of OOM title". PGA of Australia. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. "Rakhyun Cho". European Tour. Retrieved 20 September 2023. Finished top of the China Tour Order of Merit which enabled him to gain a category on the European Tour for 2018.