Volvo China Open

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Infobox golf tournament 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.

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.

Venue Location First Last Times
Beijing International Golf Club Beijing 1995 1997 3
Shanghai Sun Island International Club Shanghai 1998 1998 1
Shanghai Silport Golf Club Shanghai 1999 2007 7
Shenzhen Golf Club Shenzhen 2005 2005 1
Beijing Honghua International Golf Club Beijing 2006 2006 1
Beijing CBD International Golf Club Beijing 2008 2009 2
Suzhou Jinji Lake International Golf Club Jiangsu 2010 2010 1
Luxehills International Country Club Sichuan 2011 2011 1
Binhai Lake Golf Club Tianjin 2012 2013 2
Hidden Grace Golf ClubTemplate:Efn Shenzhen 2014 2024 5
Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club Shanghai 2015 2015 1
Topwin Golf and Country Club Beijing 2016 2018 3
Enhance Anting Golf Club Shanghai 2025 2025 1

Winners

Year Tour(s)Template:Efn Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue
2025 CHN, EUR Template:Flagicon Wu Ashun (2) 270 −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jordan Smith Enhance Anting
2024 CHN, EUR Template:Flagicon Adrián Otaegui 198Template:Efn −18 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Guido Migliozzi Hidden Grace
2023 ASA, CHN Template:Flagicon Sarit Suwannarut 269 −19 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Chen Guxin
Template:Flagicon Kho Taichi		 Hidden Grace
2022 EUR No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 CHN, EURTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Zhang Jin 280 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Li Haotong Genzon
2020 ASA, CHN, EURTemplate:Efn Template:Flagicon Zhang Huilin 269 −19 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Ding Wenyi (a) Genzon
2019 ASA, EUR Template:Flagicon Mikko Korhonen 268 −20 Playoff Template:Flagicon Benjamin Hébert Genzon
2018 ASA, EUR Template:Flagicon Alexander Björk 270 −18 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Adrián Otaegui Topwin
2017 EUR, ONE Template:Flagicon Alexander Lévy (2) 271 −17 Playoff Template:Flagicon Dylan Frittelli Topwin
2016 EUR, ONE Template:Flagicon Li Haotong 266 −22 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Felipe Aguilar Topwin
2015 EUR, ONE Template:Flagicon Wu Ashun 279 −9 1 stroke Template:Flagicon David Howell Tomson Shanghai Pudong
2014 EUR, ONE Template:Flagicon Alexander Lévy 269 −19 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Tommy Fleetwood Genzon
2013 EUR, ONE Template:Flagicon Brett Rumford 272 −16 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Mikko Ilonen Binhai Lake
2012 EUR, ONE Template:Flagicon Branden Grace 267 −21 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Nicolas Colsaerts Binhai Lake
2011 EUR, ONE Template:Flagicon Nicolas Colsaerts 264 −24 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Søren Kjeldsen
Template:Flagicon Peter Lawrie
Template:Flagicon Danny Lee
Template:Flagicon Pablo Martín		 Luxehills International
2010 EUR, ONE Template:Flagicon Yang Yong-eun 273 −15 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Rhys Davies
Template:Flagicon Stephen Dodd		 Suzhou Jinji Lake
2009 EUR, ONE Template:Flagicon Scott Strange 280 −8 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Beijing CBD International
2008 ASA, EUR Template:Flagicon Damien McGrane 278 −10 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Simon Griffiths
Template:Flagicon Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Template:Flagicon Oliver Wilson		 Beijing CBD International
2007 ASA, EUR Template:Flagicon Markus Brier 274 −10 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Scott Hend
Template:Flagicon Graeme McDowell
Template:Flagicon Andrew McLardy		 Shanghai Silport
2006 ASA, EUR Template:Flagicon Jeev Milkha Singh 278 −10 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Beijing Honghua International
2005 ASA, EUR Template:Flagicon Paul Casey 275 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Oliver Wilson Shenzhen
2004 ASA, EUR Template:Flagicon Stephen Dodd 276 −12 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Thomas Bjørn Shanghai Silport
2003 ASA Template:Flagicon Zhang Lianwei 277 −11 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Thaworn Wiratchant Shanghai Silport
2002 ASA Template:Flagicon David Gleeson 272 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Pablo del Olmo Shanghai Silport
2001 ASA Template:Flagicon Charlie Wi 272 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Thongchai Jaidee Shanghai Silport
2000 ASA Template:Flagicon Simon Dyson 275 −13 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jyoti Randhawa Shanghai Silport
1999 ASA Template:Flagicon Kyi Hla Han 273 −15 7 strokes Template:Flagicon Christian Peña Shanghai Silport
1998 ASA Template:Flagicon Ed Fryatt 269 −19 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Takeshi Ohyama Shanghai Sun Island International
1997 ASA Template:Flagicon Cheng Jun 280 −8 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Adrian Percey Beijing International
1996 ASA Template:Flagicon Prayad Marksaeng 269 −19 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Hsieh Yu-shu Beijing International
1995 AGC Template:Flagicon Raúl Fretes 277 −11 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Lai Ying-juh Beijing International

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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