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 events14
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The 2024 China Tour 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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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. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2024 season. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(CN¥)		Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points		Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
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 OpenHenan1,000,000Flag placeholder.svg0.72
16 JunGuangdong OpenTBC1,000,000Flag placeholder.svg
4 AugWuhan Beyond Sky OpenWuhan1,000,000Flag placeholder.svg
22 SepGuotai Cup Men's and Women's Professional Match PlayTBC1,000,000Flag placeholder.svg CHNLPGA [lower-alpha 3]
29 SepJinan OpenShandong1,000,000Flag placeholder.svg
13 Oct Hainan Open HainanUS$500,000Flag placeholder.svg CHA
20 Oct Hangzhou Open ZhejiangUS$500,000Flag placeholder.svg CHA
27 OctHengdian International Elite Pro-AmZhejiang1,700,000Flag placeholder.svg
3 NovWuyi Mountain OpenZhejiang1,000,000Flag placeholder.svg
17 NovFujian OpenTBC1,000,000Flag placeholder.svg
1 DecChongqing OpenChongqing1,000,000Flag placeholder.svg
15 DecCGA ChampionshipTBC1,700,000Flag 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; CHNLPGA − China LPGA Tour; EUR − European Tour.
  3. ↑ Mixed event

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References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "2024 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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