2017 China Tour

The 2017 China Tour was the fourth season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.

2017 China Tour season
Duration8 June 2017 (2017-06-08) – 3 December 2018 (2018-12-03)
Number of official events15
Most winsSouth Korea Cho Rak-hyun (2)
Order of MeritSouth Korea Cho Rak-hyun
2016
2018

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
(CN¥)
Winner[a]OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
11 JunSt. Andrews Henan OpenHenan1,350,000 Cho Rak-hyun (1)n/a
25 JunFragrant Hills Beijing OpenBeijing1,350,000 Bryden Macpherson (3)n/a
2 JulWhite Mountain Wanda OpenJilin1,350,000 Cho Rak-hyun (2)n/a
13 AugYulongwan Yunnan OpenYunnan1,350,000 Josh Geary (4)n/a
20 AugCGD Yunnan ChampionshipYunnan1,350,000 Shun Yat Hak (1)n/a
17 SepBeijing ClassicBeijing1,350,000 Gunn Charoenkul (3)n/a
24 SepBinhai Forest Tianjin OpenTianjin1,350,000 Taihei Sato (1)n/a
1 OctPure Pu'Er Tea ClassicTianjin1,350,000 Sejun Yoon (1)n/a
8 OctShenzhou Peninsula ClassicHainan1,350,000 Kim Tae-woo (3)n/a
15 OctHainan OpenHainanUS$350,000 Erik van Rooyen (n/a)13CHA
22 OctFoshan OpenGuangdongUS$500,000 Oliver Farr (n/a)13CHA
12 NovJiangsu OpenJiangsu1,350,000 Callum Tarren (1)n/a
19 NovHunan Taohuayuan OpenHunan1,350,000 Ben Lein (1)n/a
26 NovChongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun OpenChongqing1,350,000 Kevin Lee (1)n/a
3 DecKG S&H City Asian Golf ChampionshipFujianUS$350,000 Xiao Bowen (1)14ASA

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[2][3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.[4][5]

PositionPlayerPrize money (CN¥)Status earned
1 Cho Rak-hyun873,936Promoted to European Tour
2 Bryden Macpherson873,125
3 Callum Tarren782,075
4 Gunn Charoenkul581,130
5 Maverick Antcliff560,018

Notes

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