2020–21 China Tour Explained

Year:	2020–21
Tour:	China Tour
Regular Season:	–
No Of Events:	11
Most Wins:	Chen Guxin (2) Ye Wocheng (2)
Honor1:	Order of Merit
Honoree1:	Zhang Huilin
Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2022

The 2020–21 China Tour was the seventh season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.

In-season changes

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only two events were played in 2020, and so 2020 and 2021 were combined into a single season.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2020–21 season.^{[1] [2]}

Date	Tournament	Location	Purse (CN¥)	Winner	OWGR points	Other tours
18 Oct 2020		Hainan	–	Cancelled	–	CHA
25 Oct 2020		Guangdong	–	Cancelled^[3]	–	CHA
7 Nov 2020	Hangzhou International Championship	Zhejiang	1,200,000	Zhang Jienalin (n/a)	6	CHNLPGA
13 Dec 2020		Guangdong	2,000,000	Zhang Huilin (3)	6
25 Apr 2021	Sanya Classic	Hainan	350,000	Ye Wocheng (1)	6
1 May 2021	Boao Classic	Hainan	350,000	Ding Wenyi (a) (1)	6
15 May 2021	Nanshan Classic	Shandong	350,000	Ye Wocheng (2)	6
29 May 2021	Zhengzhou Classic	Fujian	350,000	Liu Yanwei (1)	6
6 Jun 2021	Lanhai Classic	Jiangsu	350,000	Chen Guxin (1)	6
13 Jun 2021	Wuhan Classic	Hubei	350,000	Luo Xuewen (1)	6
20 Jun 2021	Xian Classic	Zhejiang	350,000	Chen Guxin (2)	6
17 Oct 2021		Hainan	–	Cancelled^[4]	–	CHA
24 Oct 2021		Guangdong	–	Cancelled	–	CHA
3 Nov 2021	Hengdian Championship	Zhejiang	1,000,000	Shun Yat Hak (3)	6
19 Dec 2021		Guangdong	2,000,000	Zhang Jin (1)	6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.^[5] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2022 European Tour (DP World Tour).^[6]

Position	Player	Prize money (CN¥)	Status earned
1		536,425	Promoted to European Tour
2		502,980
3		482,045
4		434,107
5		337,571

See also

• 2020 PGA Tour China

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-2021 Tournament schedule . China Tour . 16 July 2023.
2. Web site: Volvo China Open set to tee off in December . china.org.cn . 19 October 2021 . 16 July 2023.
3. Web site: Further update to Challenge Tour schedule . European Tour . 28 April 2020 . 17 July 2020 . The European Challenge Tour today confirmed the cancellation of the Made in Denmark Challenge presented by FREJA, the B-NL Challenge Trophy and the Foshan Open..
4. Web site: Challenge Tour statement on the Hainan Open and Foshan Open . European Tour . 11 August 2021 . 29 August 2023.
5. Web site: 2020-2021 Order of Merit . China Tour . 16 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220601211440/http://competitions.cgagolf.org.cn/en/golf/bonus_list.do?gameSeason=2020-2021 . 1 June 2022.
6. Jin Zhang birdies the last to secure Volvo China Open victory . Irish Golfer . Fatiha . Betscher . 19 December 2021 . 20 September 2023 . In the battle for top spot on the China Tour Prize Money Ranking List, the 2020 Volvo China Open winner Zhang Huilin birdied the last to win the Ranking List and receive a playing card and full playing rights for the 2022 DP World Tour..