2024 China Tour
Golf tour season
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The 2024 China Tour, titled as the 2024 Moutai 1935 China Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 10th season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.
Jin Zihao (5) Jin Zihao| Duration | 11 April 2024 – 15 December 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Most wins | Jin Zihao (5) |
| Order of Merit | Jin Zihao |
← 2023 2025 → | |
Kweichow Moutai title sponsorship
In April, it was announced that the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Kweichow Moutai, being renamed as the Moutai 1935 China Tour.[1]
European Tour strategic alliance formalisation
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 had 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
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) | 0.63 | |
| 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 |  Hak Shunyat (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 | Zhou Yanhan (3) | 0.67 | |
| 1 Dec | Chongqing Open | Chongqing | 1,000,000 | Zhou Yanhan (4) | 0.58 | |
| 15 Dec | China Tour Championship | Guangdong | 1,700,000 | Jin Zihao (5) | 0.95 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[4][5] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2025 European Tour (DP World Tour).[5] The next player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2025 Challenge Tour (HotelPlanner Tour).[5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (CN¥) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Zihao | 1,624,176 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | Lloyd Jefferson Go | 954,601 | Promoted to Challenge Tour |
| 3 | Zhou Yanhan | 905,460 | |
| 4 |  Jan Schneider | 420,723 | |
| 5 | Xiao Bowen | 415,334 |
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.
- CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.