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 was co-sanctioned by the European Tour from 2004 until 2019. It has also featured as part of the Asian Tour, the OneAsia Tour, the China Tour and the Asia Golf Circuit.

History The first event was played in 1995 as the China Open and featured on the Asia Golf Circuit. Raúl Fretes was the inaugural champion. The following year the event moved to the Asian Tour's schedule and continued to through 2008. The event joined the European Tour in 2004. Stephen Dodd won the first edition on the European Tour.

Changes occurred in 2009 with the announcement of the OneAsia Tour, a new golf tour set up by the China Golf Association in partnership 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 the OneAsia Tour. As a result, four events, the Volvo China Open, Pine Valley Beijing Open, Korea Open and Midea 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.

In 2011, Nicolas Colsaerts broke the tournament scoring record, shooting an aggregate of 264 (24 under par). He won by four shots.

Wu Ashun won the 2015 event by one shot over David Howell. He made history as he became the first Chinese player to win a European Tour event on home soil. Li Haotong won the event the following year, shooting a final-round 64 to win by three shots. He also became the second successive winner on home soil.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 events were not sanctioned by the European Tour and proceeded as sole-sanctioned China Tour events. Zhang Jin won the 2021 event by making birdie at the final hole to beat Li Haotong by one shot. The 2022 event was scheduled to take place at the end of April on the European Tour but was postponed as restrictions due to the pandemic persisted in China, and ultimately not played. In 2023, it returned to the Asian Tour schedule as part of the International Series, and in 2024 will return to the European Tour.

Venues The following venues have been used since the founding of the Volvo China Open in 1995. Venue Location First Last Times Beijing International Golf Club Beijing 1995 1997 3 Shanghai Sun Island International Club Shanghai 1998 1998 1 Shanghai Silport Golf Club Shanghai 1999 2007 7 Shenzhen Golf Club Shenzhen 2005 2005 1 Beijing Honghua International Golf Club Beijing 2006 2006 1 Beijing CBD International Golf Club Beijing 2008 2009 2 Suzhou Jinji Lake International Golf Club Jiangsu 2010 2010 1 Luxehills International Country Club Sichuan 2011 2011 1 Binhai Lake Golf Club Tianjin 2012 2013 2 Hidden Grace Golf Club Shenzhen 2014 2024 5 Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club Shanghai 2015 2015 1 Topwin Golf and Country Club Beijing 2016 2018 3 Enhance Anting Golf Club Shanghai 2025 2025 1

Winners YearTour(s)WinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upVenue2026 CHN, EUR Bernd Wiesberger 265 −19 3 strokes Adrián Otaegui Enhance Anting2025 CHN, EUR Wu Ashun (2) 270 −14 1 stroke Jordan Smith Enhance Anting2024 CHN, EUR Adrián Otaegui 198 −18 1 stroke Guido Migliozzi Hidden Grace2023 ASA, CHN Sarit Suwannarut 269 −19 6 strokes Chen Guxin Kho Taichi Hidden Grace2022 EUR No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021 CHN, EUR Zhang Jin 280 −8 1 stroke Li Haotong Genzon2020 ASA, CHN, EUR Zhang Huilin 269 −19 9 strokes Ding Wenyi (a) Genzon2019 ASA, EUR Mikko Korhonen268 −20 Playoff Benjamin Hébert Genzon2018 ASA, EUR Alexander Björk270 −18 1 stroke Adrián Otaegui Topwin2017 EUR, ONE Alexander Lévy (2) 271 −17 Playoff Dylan Frittelli Topwin2016 EUR, ONE Li Haotong266 −22 3 strokes Felipe Aguilar Topwin2015 EUR, ONE Wu Ashun279 −9 1 stroke David Howell Tomson Shanghai Pudong2014 EUR, ONE Alexander Lévy269 −19 4 strokes Tommy Fleetwood Genzon2013 EUR, ONE Brett Rumford272 −16 4 strokes Mikko Ilonen Binhai Lake2012 EUR, ONE Branden Grace267 −21 3 strokes Nicolas Colsaerts Binhai Lake2011 EUR, ONE Nicolas Colsaerts264 −24 4 strokes Søren Kjeldsen Peter Lawrie Danny Lee Pablo Martín Luxehills International2010 EUR, ONE Yang Yong-eun273 −15 2 strokes Rhys Davies Stephen Dodd Suzhou Jinji Lake2009 EUR, ONE Scott Strange280 −8 1 stroke Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Beijing CBD International2008 ASA, EUR Damien McGrane278 −10 9 strokes Simon Griffiths Mike Lorenzo-Vera Oliver Wilson Beijing CBD International2007 ASA, EUR Markus Brier274 −10 5 strokes Scott Hend Graeme McDowell Andrew McLardy Shanghai Silport2006 ASA, EUR Jeev Milkha Singh278 −10 1 stroke Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Beijing Honghua International2005 ASA, EUR Paul Casey275 −13 Playoff Oliver Wilson Shenzhen2004 ASA, EUR Stephen Dodd276 −12 3 strokes Thomas Bjørn Shanghai Silport2003 ASA Zhang Lianwei277 −11 2 strokes Thaworn Wiratchant Shanghai Silport2002 ASA David Gleeson272 −16 1 stroke Pablo del Olmo Shanghai Silport2001 ASA Charlie Wi272 −16 1 stroke Thongchai Jaidee Shanghai Silport2000 ASA Simon Dyson275 −13 1 stroke Jyoti Randhawa Shanghai Silport1999 ASA Kyi Hla Han273 −15 7 strokes Christian Peña Shanghai Silport1998 ASA Ed Fryatt269 −19 2 strokes Takeshi Ohyama Shanghai Sun Island International1997 ASA Cheng Jun280 −8 5 strokes Adrian Percey Beijing International1996 ASA Prayad Marksaeng269 −19 9 strokes Hsieh Yu-shu Beijing International1995 AGC Raúl Fretes277 −11 3 strokes Lai Ying-juh Beijing International

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