2024 China Tour

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2024 China Tour season
Duration11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) – 15 December 2024 (2024-12-15)
Number of official events13
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The 2024 China Tour, titled as the 2024 Moutai 1935 China Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.

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Moutai 1935 title sponsorship

In April, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Moutai 1935, being renamed as the Moutai 1935 China Tour. [1]

European Tour strategic alliance formalisation

In January, it was announced by the European Tour that they had formalised their strategic alliance with the China Golf Association. The agreement would see the leading player on the China Tour Order of Merit earn status to play on the European Tour (DP World Tour) for the following season (which has already been in place since 2017). Additionally the next player on the Order of Merit would earn status to play on the Challenge Tour for the following season. The Volvo China Open was also confirmed as a co-sanctioned event for the 2024 season. [2]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season. [3]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(CN¥)		Winner [a] OWGR
points		Other
tours [b]
14 AprHainan Baoting OpenHainan1,000,000 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lloyd Jefferson Go (1)0.65
5 May Volvo China Open ShenzhenUS$2,250,000 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Otaegui (n/a)14.59 EUR
2 JunZhengzhou Yellow-River OpenHenan1,000,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Xirong (a) (1)0.72
16 JunGuangdong Gaoyao Jinli OpenGuangdong1,000,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jin Zihao (1)0.64
11 AugWuhan Modern-Land Beyond Sky OpenWuhan1,000,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Bowen (3)0.63
29 SepShandong Cultural and Tourism Jinan OpenShandong1,000,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jin Zihao (2)0.60
13 Oct Hainan Open HainanUS$500,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Hamish Brown (n/a)5.40 CHA
20 Oct Hangzhou Open ZhejiangUS$500,000 Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Purcell (n/a)5.59 CHA
27 OctAITO China Sports Lottery ChampionshipChongqing1,200,000 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Shun Yat Hak (4)0.70
3 NovRuiquan Golf Cup Wuyishan International OpenZhejiang1,000,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jin Zihao (3)0.54
10 NovHengdian Celebrity Pro-Am Golf ChampionshipZhejiang1,700,000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jin Zihao (4)0.87
24 NovStraits Cup Xiamen OpenXiamen1,000,000Flag placeholder.svg0.67
1 DecChongqing OpenChongqing1,000,000Flag placeholder.svg
15 DecChina Tour ChampionshipGuangdong1,700,000Flag placeholder.svg

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. ↑ CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.

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References

  1. ↑ "小球中心与茅台1935战略合作 茅台1935中国巡回赛全新起航" [Small Ball Centre and Moutai 1935 Strategic Corporation, Moutai 1935 China Tour Sets New Sail]. golftime.cn (in Chinese). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "DP World Tour and China Golf Association announce Strategic Partnership". European Tour. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "2024 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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