Volvo China Open

Volvo China Open
Tournament information
Location	Shenzhen, China
Established	1995, 25 years ago
Course(s)	Genzon Golf Club
Par	72
Length	7,145 yards (6,533 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour (2004–); OneAsia Tour (2009–2017); Asian Tour (1995–2008, 2018–)
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	RMB 20 million
Month played	May
Tournament record score
Aggregate	264 Nicolas Colsaerts (2011)
To par	−24 (as above)
Current champion
	Mikko Korhonen

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 has been co-sanctioned by the European Tour since 2003.

Shenzhen

Location in China

Through 2008, the Volvo China Open also featured on the Asian Tour schedule, but this changed in 2009 with the announcement of the OneAsia Tour, a new golf tour set up by the CGA in association 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 OneAsia. As a result, four events, the China Open, Pine Valley Beijing Open, Korea Open and 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.[1][2]

The European Tour sanctions several events in Asia, and has made a particular effort to expand its coverage in the Chinese market.

Winners

As a European Tour event

Year*	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
2020	Tournament postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2019	Mikko Korhonen	Finland	Genzon Golf Club	268	−20	Playoff	Benjamin Hébert
2018	Alexander Björk	Sweden	Topwin Golf and Country Club	270	−18	1 stroke	Adrián Otaegui
2017	Alexander Lévy (2)	France	Topwin Golf and Country Club	271	−17	Playoff	Dylan Frittelli
2016	Li Haotong	China	Topwin Golf and Country Club	266	−22	3 strokes	Felipe Aguilar
2015	Wu Ashun	China	Tomson Shanghai Pudong GC	279	−9	1 stroke	David Howell
2014	Alexander Lévy	France	Genzon Golf Club	269	−19	4 strokes	Tommy Fleetwood
2013	Brett Rumford	Australia	Binhai Lake Golf Club	272	−16	4 strokes	Mikko Ilonen
2012	Branden Grace	South Africa	Binhai Lake Golf Club	267	−21	3 strokes	Nicolas Colsaerts
2011	Nicolas Colsaerts	Belgium	Luxehills International CC	264	−24	4 strokes	Søren Kjeldsen Peter Lawrie Danny Lee Pablo Martín
2010	Yang Yong-Eun	South Korea	Suzhou Jinji Lake GC	273	−15	2 strokes	Rhys Davies Stephen Dodd
2009	Scott Strange	Australia	Beijing CBD International GC	280	−8	1 stroke	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
2008	Damien McGrane	Ireland	Beijing CBD International GC	278	−10	9 strokes	Simon Griffiths Michael Lorenzo-Vera Oliver Wilson
2007	Markus Brier	Austria	Shanghai Silport GC	274	−10	5 strokes	Scott Hend Graeme McDowell Andrew McLardy
2006	Jeev Milkha Singh	India	Beijing Honghua International GC	278	−10	1 stroke	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
2005 (2006)	Paul Casey	England	Shenzhen GC	275	−13	Playoff (1st hole)	Oliver Wilson
2004 (2005)	Stephen Dodd	Wales	Shanghai Silport GC	276	−12	3 strokes	Thomas Bjørn

*The year in parentheses represents the European Tour season the event fell into.

Prior to European Tour co-sanctioning

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
2003	Zhang Lian-wei	China	Shanghai Silport GC	277 (−11)	2 strokes	Thaworn Wiratchant
2002	David Gleeson	Australia	Shanghai Silport GC	272 (−16)	1 stroke	Pablo Del Olmo
2001	Charlie Wi	South Korea	Shanghai Silport GC	272 (−16)	1 stroke	Thongchai Jaidee
2000	Simon Dyson	England	Shanghai Silport GC	275 (−13)	1 stroke	Jyoti Randhawa
1999	Kyi Hla Han	Burma	Shanghai Silport GC	273 (−15)	7 strokes	Christian Pena
1998	Ed Fryatt	England	Shanghai SunIsland Int’l GC	269 (−19)	2 strokes	Takeshi Ohyama
1997	Cheng Jun	China	Beijing International GC	280 (−8)	5 strokes	Adrian Percey
1996	Prayad Marksaeng	Thailand	Beijing International GC	269 (−19)	9 strokes	Hsieh Yu-shu
1995	Raúl Fretes	Paraguay	Beijing International GC	277 (−11)	3 strokes	Lai Ying-juh

References

"$A3 million China Open golf tees off". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
"Asians stay away from OneAsia Tour". Malaysia Star. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
"Statement on the Maybank Championship and Volvo China Open". PGA European Tour. 14 February 2020.

External links

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[1] "$A3 million China Open golf tees off". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[2] "Asians stay away from OneAsia Tour". Malaysia Star. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[3] "Statement on the Maybank Championship and Volvo China Open". PGA European Tour. 14 February 2020.

European Tour events
Major championships	Masters Tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open The Open Championship
World Golf Championships	WGC-Mexico Championship WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational WGC-HSBC Champions
Rolex Series	Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open BMW PGA Championship Italian Open Turkish Airlines Open Nedbank Golf Challenge DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
Other Race to Dubai tournaments	Alfred Dunhill Championship (S) AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (S,As) Australian PGA Championship (Au) South African Open (S,As) Omega Dubai Desert Classic Saudi International ISPS Handa Vic Open (Au) Oman Open Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Austrian Open Euram Bank Open Betfred British Masters English Open English Championship Celtic Classic ISPS Handa Wales Open ISPS Handa UK Championship Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Portugal Masters Open de Portugal KLM Open Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Mutuactivos Open de España Magical Kenya Open Hero Indian Open (As) Maybank Championship (As) Volvo China Open (As) Made in Denmark Trophée Hassan II Scandinavian Mixed (L) BMW International Open Open de France D+D Real Czech Masters Omega European Masters Porsche European Open
Team events	World Cup EurAsia Cup GolfSixes Ryder Cup European Golf Team Championships
Other	European Tour Qualifying School Former events
(As) - co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. (Au) - co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia. (L) – co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour. (S) - co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour.

Asian Tour events
Tournaments in playing order	Honma Hong Kong Open SMBC Singapore Open (J) ISPS Handa New Zealand Open (A) Bandar Malaysia Open Royal Cup Hero Indian Open (E) Maybank Championship (E) GS Caltex Maekyung Open (K) Asia-Pacific Diamond Cup Golf (J) Kolon Korea Open (K) Shinhan Donghae Open (J,K) Mercuries Taiwan Masters Panasonic Open Championship (J) Leopalace21 Myanmar Open (J) ISPS Handa World Super 6 Perth (A,E) Volvo China Open (E) AB Bank Bangladesh Open Asia Pacific Classic (C) Thailand Open Queen's Cup Sarawak Championship Bank BRI Indonesia Open Fiji International (A,E) TAKE Solutions Masters Yeangder Tournament Players Championship UMA CNS Open CIMB Classic (P) Panasonic Open India AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (E,S) Indonesian Masters
Team events	EurAsia Cup World Cup of Golf
(A) - co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia. (C) - co-sanctioned by the China Tour. (E) - co-sanctioned by the European Tour. (J) - co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour. (K) - co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour. (P) - co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour. (S) - co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour.