Hainan Open

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Hainan Open
Tournament information
Location Hainan, China
Established2014
Course(s)Danzhou Ancient Saltern Golf Club
Par72
Length7,372 yards (6,741 m)
Tour(s) Challenge Tour
China Tour
PGA Tour China
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$500,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Erik van Rooyen (2017)
To par−18 as above
Current champion
Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Gouveia
Location Map
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Icona golf.svg
Danzhou Ancient Saltern GC
Location in China

The Hainan Open is a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, beginning in 2016, held at the Sanya Luhuitou Golf Club in Hainan, China. [1]

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An event of the same name was played in 2014 and 2015 as part of PGA Tour China. Since 2017 it has been part of the China Tour. The 2014 event was held at Sanya Luhuitou Golf Club while in 2015 it was held at Dragon Valley Golf Course. [2] [3]

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
2023 CHA, CHN Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Gouveia 272−163 strokes Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joel Girrbach
2022 CHN Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bai Zhengkai 271−173 strokes Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zihao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ma Chengyao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xue Han
2021 CHA, CHN Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [4]
2020 CHA, CHN
2019 CHA, CHN Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Laporta 274−141 stroke Flag of France.svg Robin Roussel
2018 CHA, CHN Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Samooja 273−152 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Grant Forrest
2017 CHA, CHN Flag of South Africa.svg Erik van Rooyen 270−182 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Grant Forrest
Flag of Finland.svg Tapio Pulkkanen
2016 CHA Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Knappe 135 [lower-alpha 2] −92 strokes Flag of Spain.svg Pep Anglès
2015 PGATCHN Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Huilin 286−21 stroke Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Tian [3]
2014 PGATCHN Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Haotong 278−106 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Do-hyun [2]

Notes

  1. CHA − Challenge Tour; CHN − China Tour; PGATCHN − PGA Tour China.
  2. Shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

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References

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