The 2020–21 China Tour was the seventh season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.

2020–21 China Tour season
Duration4 November 2020 (2020-11-04) – 19 December 2021 (2021-12-19)
Number of official events11[a]
Most winsChina Chen Guxin (2)
China Ye Wocheng (2)
Order of MeritChina Zhang Huilin
2019
2022

In-season changes edit

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only two events were played in 2020, and so 2020 and 2021 were combined into a single season.

Schedule edit

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.[1][2]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(CN¥)
Winner[b] OWGR
points
Other
tours[c]
18 Oct Hainan Open Hainan Cancelled CHA
25 Oct Foshan Open Guangdong Cancelled CHA
7 Nov Hangzhou International Championship Zhejiang 1,200,000   Zhang Jienalin (n/a) 6 CHNLPGA[d]
13 Dec Volvo China Open Guangdong 2,000,000   Zhang Huilin (3) 6
25 Apr Sanya Classic Hainan 350,000   Ye Wocheng (1) 6
1 May Boao Classic Hainan 350,000   Ding Wenyi (a) (1) 6
15 May Nanshan Classic Shandong 350,000   Ye Wocheng (2) 6
29 May Zhengzhou Classic Fujian 350,000   Liu Yanwei (1) 6
6 Jun Lanhai Classic Jiangsu 350,000   Chen Guxin (1) 6
13 Jun Wuhan Classic Hubei 350,000   Luo Xuewen (1) 6
20 Jun Xian Classic Zhejiang 350,000   Chen Guxin (2) 6
17 Oct Hainan Open Hainan Cancelled CHA
24 Oct Foshan Open Guangdong Cancelled CHA
3 Nov Hengdian Championship Zhejiang 1,000,000   Shun Yat Hak (3) 6
19 Dec Volvo China Open Guangdong 2,000,000   Zhang Jin (1) 6

Order of Merit edit

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 2022 European Tour (DP World Tour).[4]

Position Player Prize money (CN¥) Status earned
1   Zhang Huilin 536,425 Promoted to European Tour
2   Shun Yat Hak 502,980
3   Liu Yanwei 482,045
4   Zhang Jin 434,107
5   Ye Wocheng 337,571

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ A further four tournaments were scheduled but were cancelled.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; CHNLPGA − China LPGA Tour.
  4. ^ Mixed event

References edit

  1. ^ "2020-2021 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Volvo China Open set to tee off in December". china.org.cn. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ "2020-2021 Order of Merit". China Tour. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ^ Betscher, Fatiha (19 December 2021). "Jin Zhang birdies the last to secure Volvo China Open victory". Irish Golfer. Retrieved 20 September 2023. In the battle for top spot on the China Tour Prize Money Ranking List, the 2020 Volvo China Open winner Zhang Huilin birdied the last to win the Ranking List and receive a playing card and full playing rights for the 2022 DP World Tour.

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