| 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.
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]
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 |
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 |
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