The 2024 China Tour, titled as the 2024 Moutai 1935 China Tour for sponsorship reasons, is the 10th season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.

2024 China Tour season
Duration11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) – 15 December 2024 (2024-12-15)
Number of official events13
2023
2025

Moutai 1935 title sponsorship

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In April, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Moutai 1935, being renamed as the Moutai 1935 China Tour.[1]

European Tour strategic alliance formalisation

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In January, it was announced by the European Tour that they had formalised their strategic alliance with the China Golf Association. The agreement would see the leading player on the China Tour Order of Merit earn status to play on the European Tour (DP World Tour) for the following season (which has already been in place since 2017). Additionally the next player on the Order of Merit would earn status to play on the Challenge Tour for the following season. The Volvo China Open was also confirmed as a co-sanctioned event for the 2024 season.[2]

Schedule

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The following table lists official events during the 2024 season.[3]

Date Tournament Location Purse
(CN¥)
Winner[a] OWGR
points
Other
tours[b]
14 Apr Hainan Baoting Open Hainan 1,000,000   Lloyd Jefferson Go (1) 0.65
5 May Volvo China Open Shenzhen US$2,250,000   Adrián Otaegui (n/a) 14.59 EUR
2 Jun Zhengzhou Yellow-River Open Henan 1,000,000   Cheng Xirong (a) (1) 0.72
16 Jun Guangdong Gaoyao Jinli Open Guangdong 1,000,000   Jin Zihao (1) 0.64
11 Aug Wuhan Modern-Land Beyond Sky Open Wuhan 1,000,000   Xiao Bowen (3) 0.63
29 Sep Shandong Cultural and Tourism Jinan Open Shandong 1,000,000   Jin Zihao (2) 0.60
13 Oct Hainan Open Hainan US$500,000   Hamish Brown (n/a) 5.40 CHA
20 Oct Hangzhou Open Zhejiang US$500,000   Conor Purcell (n/a) 5.59 CHA
27 Oct AITO China Sports Lottery Championship Chongqing 1,200,000   Shun Yat Hak (4) 0.70
3 Nov Ruiquan Golf Cup Wuyishan International Open Zhejiang 1,000,000   Jin Zihao (3) 0.54
10 Nov Hengdian Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Championship Zhejiang 1,700,000   Jin Zihao (4) 0.87
24 Nov Straits Cup Xiamen Open Xiamen 1,000,000  
1 Dec Chongqing Open Chongqing 1,000,000  
15 Dec China Tour Championship Guangdong 1,700,000  

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; EUR − European Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "小球中心与茅台1935战略合作 茅台1935中国巡回赛全新起航" [Small Ball Centre and Moutai 1935 Strategic Corporation, Moutai 1935 China Tour Sets New Sail]. golftime.cn (in Chinese). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "DP World Tour and China Golf Association announce Strategic Partnership". European Tour. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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