2018 China Tour
{{Short description|Golf tour season}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox golf season
| year = 2018
| tour = China Tour
| regular_season = {{Start date|2018|3|7|df=y}} – {{end date|2018|12|15|df=y}}
| no_of_events = 10
| most_wins = {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Saxon (2)
| honor1 = Order of Merit
| honoree1 = {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Saxon
| honor2 =
| honoree2 =
| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
}}
The 2018 China Tour was the fifth season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.
OWGR inclusion
In December 2017, it was announced that all China Tour events would receive Official World Golf Ranking points at the minimum level of 4 points for the winner of a 54-hole event and 6 points for the winner of a 72-hole event.{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/news/2017/december/board-announcement |title=Board Announcement |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |date=December 22, 2017 |access-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-date=October 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003045003/http://www.owgr.com/news/2017/december/board-announcement |quote=The China Tour will be introduced to the OWGR System at minimum points levels of six first place points for 72-hole tournaments and four first place points for 54-hole tournaments, effective OWGR Week One - week ending January 7th, 2018.}}
Schedule
The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.cgatour.com.cn/en/golf/gamestation_list.do?gameSeason=2018 |title=2018 Tournament schedule |publisher=China Tour |access-date=16 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204101904/http://www.cgatour.com.cn/en/golf/gamestation_list.do?gameSeason=2018 |archive-date=4 December 2018}}
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! Date !! Tournament !! Location !! Purse | ||||||
| 10 Mar | Shenzhou Peninsula Classic | Hainan | align=right|1,350,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Saxon (3) | align=center|6 | |
| 1 Apr | Boao Open | Hainan | align=right|1,350,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Saxon (4) | align=center|6 | |
| 15 Apr | Belt & Road Colorful Yunnan Open | Yunnan | align=right|US$350,000 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kim Koivu (n/a) | align=center|9 | CHA |
| 22 Apr | Colorful Yunnan Classic | Yunnan | align=right|1,350,000 | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Tuxuan (1) | align=center|6 | |
| 20 May | Asia-Pacific Classic | Henan | align=right|US$300,000 | {{flagicon|USA}} John Catlin (n/a) | align=center|10 | ASA |
| 14 Oct | Hainan Open | Hainan | align=right|US$350,000 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Samooja (n/a) | align=center|13 | CHA |
| 21 Oct | Foshan Open | Guangdong | align=right|US$500,000 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Víctor Perez (n/a) | align=center|13 | CHA |
| 25 Nov | Chongqing Kingrun Open | Chongqing | align=right|700,000 | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Xinjun (3) | align=center|6 | |
| 9 Dec | Xiamen Open | Fujian | align=right|700,000 | {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhuang Zhu (1) | align=center|6 | |
| 15 Dec | China Great Bay Open | Guangdong | align=right|700,000 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Andreas Gronkvist (1) | align=center|6 |
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.{{cite web |url=http://www.cgatour.com.cn/en/golf/bonus_list.do?gameSeason=2018 |title=2018 Order of Merit |publisher=China Tour |access-date=16 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216163613/http://www.cgatour.com.cn/en/golf/bonus_list.do?gameSeason=2018 |archive-date=16 December 2018}} The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2019 European Tour.{{cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/charlie-saxon-40839/ |title=Charlie Saxon |publisher=European Tour |access-date=20 September 2023 |quote=Won the China Golf Tour Order of Merit in 2018 to earn a European Tour card for 2019.}}
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!Position!!Player!!Prize money (CN¥) !! Status earned | |||
| style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| align=center|1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Saxon | align=center|597,893 | Promoted to European Tour |
| align=center|2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} Luke Toomey | align=center|291,600 | |
| align=center|3 | {{flagicon|CHN}} Wu Tuxuan | align=center|280,172 | |
| align=center|4 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Sunil Jung | align=center|197,695 | |
| align=center|5 | {{flagicon|USA}} Shotaro Ban | align=center|185,321 |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official site|http://competitions.cgagolf.org.cn/en}}
{{China Tour seasons}}
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