2018 China Tour

Golf tour season

2018 China Tour seasonDuration| 7 March 2018 (2018-3-7) – 15 December 2018 (2018-12-15)

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Number of official events| 10
Most wins|  Charlie Saxon (2)
Order of Merit|  Charlie Saxon

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The 2018 China Tour was the fifth season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.

## OWGR inclusion

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In December 2017, it was announced that all China Tour events would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for the winner of a 54-hole event and 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event.[1]

## Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[2]

Date | Tournament | Location | Purse
(CN¥) | Winner[a] | OWGR
points | Other
tours[b]

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10 Mar | Shenzhou Peninsula Classic | Hainan | 1,350,000 |  Charlie Saxon (3) | 6 |
1 Apr | Boao Open | Hainan | 1,350,000 |  Charlie Saxon (4) | 6 |
15 Apr | Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open | Yunnan | US$350,000 |  Kim Koivu (n/a) | 9 | CHA
22 Apr | Colorful Yunnan Classic | Yunnan | 1,350,000 |  Wu Tuxuan (1) | 6 |
20 May | Asia-Pacific Classic | Henan | US$300,000 |  John Catlin (n/a) | 10 | ASA
14 Oct | Hainan Open | Hainan | US$350,000 |  Kalle Samooja (n/a) | 13 | CHA
21 Oct | Foshan Open | Guangdong | US$500,000 |  Víctor Perez (n/a) | 13 | CHA
25 Nov | Chongqing Kingrun Open | Chongqing | 700,000 |  Zhang Xinjun (3) | 6 |
9 Dec | Xiamen Open | Fujian | 700,000 |  Zhuang Zhu (1) | 6 |
15 Dec | China Great Bay Open | Guangdong | 700,000 |  Andreas Gronkvist (1) | 6 |

## Order of Merit

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The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.[4]

Position | Player | Prize money (CN¥) | Status earned

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1 |  Charlie Saxon | 597,893 | Promoted to European Tour
2 |  Luke Toomey | 291,600 |
3 |  Wu Tuxuan | 280,172 |
4 |  Sunil Jung | 197,695 |
5 |  Shotaro Ban | 185,321 |

## See also

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* 2018 PGA Tour China

## Notes

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1. ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of China Tour events they had won up to and including that tournament.
2. ^ ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.

## References

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1. ^ "Board Announcement". Official World Golf Ranking. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2018. "The China Tour will be introduced to the OWGR System at minimum points levels of six first place points for 72-hole tournaments and four first place points for 54-hole tournaments, effective OWGR Week One - week ending January 7th, 2018."
2. ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
3. ^ "2018 Order of Merit". China Tour. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
4. ^ "Charlie Saxon". European Tour. Retrieved 20 September 2023. "Won the China Golf Tour Order of Merit in 2018 to earn a European Tour card for 2019."

## External links

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