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.

2019 China Tour season
Duration18 April 2019 (2019-04-18) – 1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)
Number of official events12
Most winsAustralia Maverick Antcliff (3)
Order of MeritAustralia Maverick Antcliff
2018

Schedule

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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

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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

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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. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  2. ^ "2019 Order of Merit". China Tour. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
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