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 2003.

Volvo China Open

Tournament information
Location	Shenzhen, China
Established	1995, 26 years ago
Course(s)	Genzon Golf Club
Par	72
Length	7,145 yards (6,533 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour (2004–2019) OneAsia Tour (2009–2017) Asian Tour (1995–2008, 2018–2019) China Tour (2020)
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	RMB 20 million
Month played	May
Tournament record score
Aggregate	264 Nicolas Colsaerts (2011)
To par	−24 as above
Current champion
Zhang Huilin

Shenzhen 

Location in China

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]

The European Tour sanctions several events in Asia, and has made a particular effort to expand its coverage in the Chinese market.

Winners

Year	Tour[lower-alpha 1]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
2020	CHN	Zhang Huilin	269	−19	9 strokes	Ding Wenyi (a)	Genzon GC
2019	ASA, EUR	Mikko Korhonen	268	−20	Playoff	Benjamin Hébert	Genzon GC
2018	ASA, EUR	Alexander Björk	270	−18	1 stroke	Adrián Otaegui	Topwin G&CC
2017	EUR, ONE	Alexander Lévy (2)	271	−17	Playoff	Dylan Frittelli	Topwin G&CC
2016	EUR, ONE	Li Haotong	266	−22	3 strokes	Felipe Aguilar	Topwin G&CC
2015	EUR, ONE	Wu Ashun	279	−9	1 stroke	David Howell	Tomson Shanghai Pudong GC
2014	EUR, ONE	Alexander Lévy	269	−19	4 strokes	Tommy Fleetwood	Genzon GC
2013	EUR, ONE	Brett Rumford	272	−16	4 strokes	Mikko Ilonen	Binhai Lake GC
2012	EUR, ONE	Branden Grace	267	−21	3 strokes	Nicolas Colsaerts	Binhai Lake GC
2011	EUR, ONE	Nicolas Colsaerts	264	−24	4 strokes	Søren Kjeldsen Peter Lawrie Danny Lee Pablo Martín	Luxehills Int’l CC
2010	EUR, ONE	Yang Yong-eun	273	−15	2 strokes	Rhys Davies Stephen Dodd	Suzhou Jinji Lake GC
2009	EUR, ONE	Scott Strange	280	−8	1 stroke	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño	Beijing CBD Int’l GC
2008	ASA, EUR	Damien McGrane	278	−10	9 strokes	Simon Griffiths Mike Lorenzo-Vera Oliver Wilson	Beijing CBD Int’l GC
2007	ASA, EUR	Markus Brier	274	−10	5 strokes	Scott Hend Graeme McDowell Andrew McLardy	Shanghai Silport GC
2006	ASA, EUR	Jeev Milkha Singh	278	−10	1 stroke	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño	Beijing Honghua Int’l GC
2005	ASA, EUR	Paul Casey	275	−13	Playoff[lower-alpha 2]	Oliver Wilson	Shenzhen GC
2004	ASA, EUR	Stephen Dodd	276	−12	3 strokes	Thomas Bjørn	Shanghai Silport GC
2003	ASA	Zhang Lianwei	277	−11	2 strokes	Thaworn Wiratchant	Shanghai Silport GC
2002	ASA	David Gleeson	272	−16	1 stroke	Pablo Del Olmo	Shanghai Silport GC
2001	ASA	Charlie Wi	272	−16	1 stroke	Thongchai Jaidee	Shanghai Silport GC
2000	ASA	Simon Dyson	275	−13	1 stroke	Jyoti Randhawa	Shanghai Silport GC
1999	ASA	Kyi Hla Han	273	−15	7 strokes	Christian Pena	Shanghai Silport GC
1998	ASA	Ed Fryatt	269	−19	2 strokes	Takeshi Ohyama	Shanghai Sun Island Int’l GC
1997	ASA	Cheng Jun	280	−8	5 strokes	Adrian Percey	Beijing International GC
1996	ASA	Prayad Marksaeng	269	−19	9 strokes	Hsieh Yu-shu	Beijing International GC
1995		Raúl Fretes	277	−11	3 strokes	Lai Ying-juh	Beijing International GC

1. ASA – Asian Tour (previously known as the Asian PGA/Omega/Davidoff Tour); EUR – European Tour, ONE – OneAsia; CHN – China Tour
2. Casey won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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.

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site
• Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site