Volvo China Open

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 2004.

Volvo China Open
Tournament information
LocationShenzhen, China
Established1995, 26 years ago
Course(s)Genzon Golf Club
Par72
Length7,145 yards (6,533 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
OneAsia Tour
Asian Tour
China Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundCN¥ 2,000,000
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Nicolas Colsaerts (2011)
To par−24 as above
Current champion
Zhang Huilin
Location Map
Genzon GC
Location in China

History

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]

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.[3][4][5]

Winners
YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue
Volvo China Open
2021CHN[lower-alpha 2]Genzon
2020CHN[lower-alpha 2] Zhang Huilin269−199 strokes Ding Wenyi (a)Genzon
2019ASA, EUR Mikko Korhonen268−20Playoff Benjamin HébertGenzon
2018ASA, EUR Alexander Björk270−181 stroke Adrián OtaeguiTopwin
2017EUR, ONE Alexander Lévy (2)271−17Playoff Dylan FrittelliTopwin
2016EUR, ONE Li Haotong266−223 strokes Felipe AguilarTopwin
2015EUR, ONE Wu Ashun279−91 stroke David HowellTomson Shanghai Pudong
2014EUR, ONE Alexander Lévy269−194 strokes Tommy FleetwoodGenzon
2013EUR, ONE Brett Rumford272−164 strokes Mikko IlonenBinhai Lake
2012EUR, ONE Branden Grace267−213 strokes Nicolas ColsaertsBinhai Lake
2011EUR, ONE Nicolas Colsaerts264−244 strokes Søren Kjeldsen
Peter Lawrie
Danny Lee
Pablo Martín		Luxehills International
2010EUR, ONE Yang Yong-eun273−152 strokes Rhys Davies
Stephen Dodd		Suzhou Jinji Lake
2009EUR, ONE Scott Strange280−81 stroke Gonzalo Fernández-CastañoBeijing CBD International
2008ASA, EUR Damien McGrane278−109 strokes Simon Griffiths
Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Oliver Wilson		Beijing CBD International
2007ASA, EUR Markus Brier274−105 strokes Scott Hend
Graeme McDowell
Andrew McLardy		Shanghai Silport
2006ASA, EUR Jeev Milkha Singh278−101 stroke Gonzalo Fernández-CastañoBeijing Honghua International
2005ASA, EUR Paul Casey275−13Playoff Oliver WilsonShenzhen
2004ASA, EUR Stephen Dodd276−123 strokes Thomas BjørnShanghai Silport
2003ASA Zhang Lianwei277−112 strokes Thaworn WiratchantShanghai Silport
2002ASA David Gleeson272−161 stroke Pablo del OlmoShanghai Silport
2001ASA Charlie Wi272−161 stroke Thongchai JaideeShanghai Silport
2000ASA Simon Dyson275−131 stroke Jyoti RandhawaShanghai Silport
1999ASA Kyi Hla Han273−157 strokes Christian PenaShanghai Silport
1998ASA Ed Fryatt269−192 strokes Takeshi OhyamaShanghai Sun Island International
1997ASA Cheng Jun280−85 strokes Adrian PerceyBeijing International
1996ASA Prayad Marksaeng269−199 strokes Hsieh Yu-shuBeijing International
China Open
1995AGC Raúl Fretes277−113 strokes Lai Ying-juhBeijing International
  1. AGC − Asia Golf Circuit; ASA − Asian Tour (previously known as the Asian PGA/Omega/Davidoff Tour); CHN − China Tour; EUR − European Tour; ONE − OneAsia Tour.
  2. Tournament held without European Tour co-sanctioning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  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. "Volvo China Open". China Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. "China Open removed, Portugal Masters added to European Tour". Associated Press. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. "New Dates for 2021 Volvo China Open". Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

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