2024 China Tour
| Duration | 11 April 2024 – 15 December 2024 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 14 |
| Most wins |  Jin Zihao (5) |
| Order of Merit | Jin Zihao |
← 2023 2025 → | |
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.
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.
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2024 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ "2024 Order of Merit". China Tour. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- 1 2 3 "金子豪斩获赛季第五冠 荣膺2024赛季中巡赛奖金王" [Jin Zihao won the fifth championship of the season and won the 2024 China Tour prize money]. Sina Sports (in Chinese). 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
随着冠军的产生，2024赛季中巡赛奖金榜的年度排名确定。金子豪凭借赛季总奖金1,624,176.47元人民币，荣膺2024赛季中巡赛奖金王，并获得下个赛季DP world巡回赛类别17的会员资格... 吴春晖以954,600.81的赛季总奖金，排在2024赛季中巡赛奖金榜第二位，获得下个赛季欧巡挑战赛全卡.
[With the winner being chosen, the annual ranking of the 2024 season is determined. With a total prize fund of RMB 1,624,176.47, Jin Zihao won the 2024 China Tour prize money and qualified for the DP world Tour category 17 next season... With a total prize money of 954,600.81, Wu Chunhui [Lloyd Jefferson Go] ranked second on the 2024 China Tour prize money list and won a full European Tour Challenger card for next season.]