The 2019 China Tour was the sixth season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.
| Duration | 18 April 2019 – 1 December 2019 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 12 |
| Most wins |  Maverick Antcliff (3) |
| Order of Merit | Maverick Antcliff |
← 2018 2020–21 → | |
Schedule edit
The following table lists official events during the 2019 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (CN¥) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr | Boao Open | Hainan | 700,000 | Maverick Antcliff (1) |
6 | |
| 28 Apr | Shenzhou Peninsula Open | Hainan | 700,000 | Maverick Antcliff (2) |
6 | |
| 1 Jun | Wuhan Optics Valley Open | Hubei | 700,000 |  Jung Woo-jin (1) |
6 | |
| 9 Jun | Lushan Open | Jiangxi | 700,000 |  Shun Yat Hak (2) |
6 | |
| 30 Jun | Beijing Open | Beijing | 700,000 | Maverick Antcliff (3) |
6 | |
| 7 Jul | Tianjin Binhai Forest Open | Tianjin | 700,000 |  Nicolas Paez (1) |
6 | |
| 25 Aug | Huangshan Open | Anhui | 700,000 |  Kieran Muir (1) |
6 | |
| 1 Sep | Hangzhou International Championship | Zhejiang | 700,000 |  Chao Haimeng (2) |
6 | |
| 8 Sep | Hunan Taohuayuan Open | Hunan | 700,000 | Zhang Huilin (2) |
6 | |
| 20 Oct | Hainan Open | Hainan | US$350,000 |  Francesco Laporta (n/a) |
13 | CHA |
| 27 Oct | Foshan Open | Guangdong | US$500,000 | Bai Zhengkai (1) |
13 | CHA |
| 1 Dec | China Tour Championship | Chongqing | 1,200,000 |  Suteepat Prateeptienchai (1) |
8 |
Order of Merit edit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[2] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2020 European Tour.[3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (CN¥) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maverick Antcliff |
710,370 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Suteepat Prateeptienchai |
383,216 | |
| 3 | Zhang Huilin |
335,623 | |
| 4 | Liu Yanwei |
332,841 | |
| 5 | Kieran Muir |
245,355 |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ CHA − Challenge Tour.
References edit
- ^ "2019 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "2019 Order of Merit". China Tour. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ Powter, Anthony (3 December 2019). "Antcliff cruises to China Tour Order of Merit win". Golf Grinder. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
...and sees Antcliff gaining playing rights for 2020 on the European Tour.