2017 China Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2017 China Tour was the fourth season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.
Duration8 June 2017 – 3 December 2018
Number of official events15
Most wins
Cho Rak-hyun (2)
Cho Rak-hyun (2)Order of Merit Cho Rak-hyun
Cho Rak-hyun| Duration | 8 June 2017 – 3 December 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 15 |
| Most wins | Cho Rak-hyun (2) |
| Order of Merit | Cho Rak-hyun |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (CN¥) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun | St. Andrews Henan Open | Henan | 1,350,000 | Cho Rak-hyun (1) | n/a | |
| 25 Jun | Fragrant Hills Beijing Open | Beijing | 1,350,000 |  Bryden Macpherson (3) | n/a | |
| 2 Jul | White Mountain Wanda Open | Jilin | 1,350,000 | Cho Rak-hyun (2) | n/a | |
| 13 Aug | Yulongwan Yunnan Open | Yunnan | 1,350,000 |  Josh Geary (4) | n/a | |
| 20 Aug | CGD Yunnan Championship | Yunnan | 1,350,000 |  Shun Yat Hak (1) | n/a | |
| 17 Sep | Beijing Classic | Beijing | 1,350,000 |  Gunn Charoenkul (3) | n/a | |
| 24 Sep | Binhai Forest Tianjin Open | Tianjin | 1,350,000 |  Taihei Sato (1) | n/a | |
| 1 Oct | Pure Pu'Er Tea Classic | Tianjin | 1,350,000 |  Sejun Yoon (1) | n/a | |
| 8 Oct | Shenzhou Peninsula Classic | Hainan | 1,350,000 | Kim Tae-woo (3) | n/a | |
| 15 Oct | Hainan Open | Hainan | US$350,000 |  Erik van Rooyen (n/a) | 13 | CHA |
| 22 Oct | Foshan Open | Guangdong | US$500,000 |  Oliver Farr (n/a) | 13 | CHA |
| 12 Nov | Jiangsu Open | Jiangsu | 1,350,000 |  Callum Tarren (1) | n/a | |
| 19 Nov | Hunan Taohuayuan Open | Hunan | 1,350,000 | Ben Lein (1) | n/a | |
| 26 Nov | Chongqing Jiangnan NewTown KingRun Open | Chongqing | 1,350,000 | Kevin Lee (1) | n/a | |
| 3 Dec | KG S&H City Asian Golf Championship | Fujian | US$350,000 |  Xiao Bowen (1) | 14 | ASA |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[2][3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2018 European Tour.[4][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (CN¥) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cho Rak-hyun | 873,936 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Bryden Macpherson | 873,125 | |
| 3 | Callum Tarren | 782,075 | |
| 4 | Gunn Charoenkul | 581,130 | |
| 5 | Maverick Antcliff | 560,018 |
Notes
- 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.
- ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.