Volvo China Open

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Volvo China Open
Volvo China Open logo.png
Tournament information
Location Shenzhen, China
Established1995
Course(s)Hidden Grace Golf Club
Par72
Length7,147 yards (6,535 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
China Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
OneAsia Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$1,500,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Nicolas Colsaerts (2011)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
Flag of Thailand.svg Sarit Suwannarut
Location Map
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Icona golf.svg
Hidden Grace GC
Location in China

The Volvo China Open is a men's golf tournament that has been held annually in China since 1995. The event is organised by the China Golf Association and was co-sanctioned by the European Tour from 2004 until 2019. It has also featured as part of the Asian Tour, the OneAsia Tour, the China Tour and the Asia Golf Circuit.

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History

The first event was played in 1995 as the China Open and featured on the Asia Golf Circuit. Raúl Fretes was the inaugural champion. The following year the event moved to the Asian Tour's schedule and continued to through 2008. The event joined the European Tour in 2004. Stephen Dodd won the first edition on the European Tour. [1]

Changes occurred in 2009 with the announcement of the OneAsia Tour, a new golf tour set up by the China Golf Association in partnership with the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Japan Golf Tour, the Korean PGA and the Korean Golf Association. Having been involved in the early stages, the Asian Tour withdrew from the OneAsia Tour. As a result, four events, the Volvo China Open, Pine Valley Beijing Open, Korea Open and Midea China Classic were removed from the schedule and subsequently became the founding events of the new tour. In addition, the Asian Tour stated that they would not allow their members to play in those events unless already qualified via membership of the European Tour, promising stiff penalties for those that ignored this ruling. [2] [3]

In 2011, Nicolas Colsaerts broke the tournament scoring record, shooting an aggregate of 264 (24 under par). He won by four shots. [4]

Wu Ashun won the 2015 event by one shot over David Howell. He made history as he became the first Chinese player to win a European Tour event on home soil. [5] Li Haotong won the event the following year, shooting a final-round 64 to win by three shots. He also became the second successive winner on home soil. [6]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 events were not sanctioned by the European Tour and proceeded as sole-sanctioned China Tour events. [7] [8] [9] Zhang Jin won the 2021 event by making birdie at the final hole to beat Li Haotong by one shot. [10] The 2022 event was scheduled to take place at the end of April on the European Tour but was postponed as restrictions due to the pandemic persisted in China, [11] and ultimately not played. In 2023, it returned to the Asian Tour schedule as part of the International Series, and in 2024 will return to the European Tour. [12]

Venues

The following venues have been used since the founding of the Volvo China Open in 1995.

VenueLocationFirstLastTimes
Beijing International Golf Club Beijing 199519973
Shanghai Sun Island International Club Shanghai 199819981
Shanghai Silport Golf Club Shanghai 199920077
Shenzhen Golf Club Shenzhen 200520051
Beijing Honghua International Golf Club Beijing 200620061
Beijing CBD International Golf Club Beijing 200820092
Suzhou Jinji Lake International Golf Club Jiangsu 201020101
Luxehills International Country Club Sichuan 201120111
Binhai Lake Golf Club Tianjin 201220132
Hidden Grace Golf Club (formerly Genzon Golf Club) [13] Shenzhen 201420234
Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club Shanghai 201520151
Topwin Golf and Country Club Beijing 201620183

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue
2023 ASA, CHN Flag of Thailand.svg Sarit Suwannarut 269−196 strokes Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Guxin
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Kho Taichi 		Hidden Grace
2022 EUR No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 CHN, EUR [lower-alpha 2] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jin 280−81 stroke Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Haotong Genzon
2020 ASA , CHN, EUR [lower-alpha 2] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Huilin 269−199 strokes Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Wenyi (a)Genzon
2019 ASA, EUR Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Korhonen 268−20Playoff Flag of France.svg Benjamin Hébert Genzon
2018 ASA, EUR Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Björk 270−181 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Otaegui Topwin
2017 EUR, ONE Flag of France.svg Alexander Lévy (2)271−17Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Dylan Frittelli Topwin
2016 EUR, ONE Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Haotong 266−223 strokes Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Aguilar Topwin
2015 EUR, ONE Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Ashun 279−91 stroke Flag of England.svg David Howell Tomson Shanghai Pudong
2014 EUR, ONE Flag of France.svg Alexander Lévy 269−194 strokes Flag of England.svg Tommy Fleetwood Genzon
2013 EUR, ONE Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Rumford 272−164 strokes Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Ilonen Binhai Lake
2012 EUR, ONE Flag of South Africa.svg Branden Grace 267−213 strokes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts Binhai Lake
2011 EUR, ONE Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts 264−244 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Søren Kjeldsen
Flag of Ireland.svg Peter Lawrie
Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Martín 		Luxehills International
2010 EUR, ONE Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Yang Yong-eun 273−152 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Dodd 		Suzhou Jinji Lake
2009 EUR, ONE Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Strange 280−81 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Beijing CBD International
2008 ASA, EUR Flag of Ireland.svg Damien McGrane 278−109 strokes Flag of England.svg Simon Griffiths
Flag of France.svg Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson 		Beijing CBD International
2007 ASA, EUR Flag of Austria.svg Markus Brier 274−105 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Hend
Ulster Banner.svg Graeme McDowell
Flag of South Africa.svg Andrew McLardy 		Shanghai Silport
2006 ASA, EUR Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh 278−101 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Beijing Honghua International
2005 ASA, EUR Flag of England.svg Paul Casey 275−13Playoff Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson Shenzhen
2004 ASA, EUR Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Stephen Dodd 276−123 strokes Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn Shanghai Silport
2003 ASA Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Lianwei 277−112 strokes Flag of Thailand.svg Thaworn Wiratchant Shanghai Silport
2002 ASA Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Gleeson 272−161 stroke Flag of Mexico.svg Pablo del Olmo Shanghai Silport
2001 ASA Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Charlie Wi 272−161 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee Shanghai Silport
2000 ASA Flag of England.svg Simon Dyson 275−131 stroke Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa Shanghai Silport
1999 ASA Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Kyi Hla Han 273−157 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Christian Peña Shanghai Silport
1998 ASA Flag of England.svg Ed Fryatt 269−192 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Takeshi Ohyama Shanghai Sun Island International
1997 ASA Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cheng Jun 280−85 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Percey Beijing International
1996 ASA Flag of Thailand.svg Prayad Marksaeng 269−199 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yu-shu Beijing International
1995 AGC Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Raúl Fretes 277−113 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lai Ying-juh Beijing International

Notes

  1. ↑ AGC − Asia Golf Circuit; ASA − Asian Tour; CHN − China Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  2. 1 2 Tournament held without European Tour/Asian Tour sanctioning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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