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Volvo China Open
Tournament information
Location	Shenzhen, China
Established	1995
Course(s)	Genzon Golf Club
Par	72
Length	7,145 yards (6,533 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour; OneAsia Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	RMB20,000,000
Month played	April
Tournament record score
Aggregate	264 Nicolas Colsaerts (2011)
To par	−24 (as above)
Current champion
	Alexander Levy

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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 has been co-sanctioned by the European Tour since 2003.

Through 2008, the Volvo China Open also featured on the Asian Tour schedule, but this changed in 2009 with the announcement of the OneAsia Tour, a new golf tour set up by the CGA in association 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 OneAsia. As a result, four events, the China Open, Pine Valley Beijing Open, Korea Open and 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.^[1]^[2]

The European Tour sanctions several events in Asia, and has made a particular effort to expand its coverage in the Chinese market.

Winners

As a European Tour event

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
2014	Alexander Levy	France	Genzon Golf Club	269 (−19)	4 strokes	Tommy Fleetwood
2013	Brett Rumford	Australia	Binhai Lake Golf Club	272 (−16)	4 strokes	Mikko Ilonen
2012	Branden Grace	South Africa	Binhai Lake Golf Club	267 (−21)	3 strokes	Nicolas Colsaerts
2011	Nicolas Colsaerts	Belgium	Luxehills International CC	264 (−24)	4 strokes	Søren Kjeldsen Peter Lawrie Danny Lee Pablo Martín
2010	Y.E. Yang	South Korea	Suzhou Jinji Lake GC	273 (−15)	2 strokes	Rhys Davies Stephen Dodd
2009	Scott Strange	Australia	Beijing CBD International GC	280 (−8)	1 stroke	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
2008	Damien McGrane	Ireland	Beijing CBD International GC	278 (−10)	9 strokes	Simon Griffiths Michael Lorenzo-Vera Oliver Wilson
2007	Markus Brier	Austria	Shanghai Silport GC	274 (−10)	5 strokes	Scott Hend Graeme McDowell Andrew McLardy
2006	Jeev Milkha Singh	India	Beijing Honghua International GC	278 (−10)	1 stroke	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
2005	Paul Casey	England	Shenzhen GC	275 (−13)	Playoff (1st hole)	Oliver Wilson
2004	Stephen Dodd	Wales	Shanghai Silport GC	276 (−12)	3 strokes	Thomas Bjørn

Prior to European Tour co-sanctioning

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
2003	Zhang Lian-wei	China	Shanghai Silport GC	277 (−11)	2 strokes	Thaworn Wiratchant
2002	David Gleeson	Australia	Shanghai Silport GC	272 (−16)	1 stroke	Pablo Del Olmo
2001	Charlie Wi	South Korea	Shanghai Silport GC	272 (−16)	1 stroke	Thongchai Jaidee
2000	Simon Dyson	England	Shanghai Silport GC	275 (−13)	1 stroke	Jyoti Randhawa
1999	Kyi Hla Han	Burma	Shanghai Silport GC	273 (−15)	7 strokes	Christian Pena
1998	Ed Fryatt	England	Shanghai SunIsland Int’l GC	269 (−19)	2 strokes	Takeshi Ohyama
1997	Cheng Jun	China	Beijing International GC	280 (−8)	5 strokes	Adrian Percey
1996	Prayad Marksaeng	Thailand	Beijing International GC	269 (−19)	9 strokes	Hsieh Yu-shu
1995	Raúl Fretes	Paraguay	Beijing International GC	277 (−11)	3 strokes	Lai Ying-juh

References

^ "$A3 million China Open golf tees off". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
^ "Asians stay away from OneAsia Tour". Malaysia Star. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

External links

[1] "$A3 million China Open golf tees off". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

[2] "Asians stay away from OneAsia Tour". Malaysia Star. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.

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-| 2013 || [[Binhai Lake Golf Club]] || [[Brett Rumford]]  || {{AUS}}  || 272 (−16)  || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mikko Ilonen]]
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-| 2012 || [[Binhai Lake Golf Club]] || [[Branden Grace]]  || {{ZAF}}  || 267 (−21)  || 3 strokes  || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nicolas Colsaerts]]
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-| 2011 || Luxehills International CC || [[Nicolas Colsaerts]] || {{BEL}} || 264 (−24) || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Søren Kjeldsen]],<br/>{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Peter Lawrie]],<br/>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Danny Lee (golfer)|Danny Lee]],<br/>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Martín]]
+| 2011 || [[Nicolas Colsaerts]] || {{BEL}} || Luxehills International CC || 264 (−24) || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Søren Kjeldsen]]<br/>{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Peter Lawrie]]<br/>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Danny Lee (golfer)|Danny Lee]]<br/>{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Martín]]
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-| 2010 || Suzhou Jinji Lake GC || [[Yang Yong-Eun|Y.E. Yang]] || {{KOR}} || 273 (−15) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Rhys Davies (golfer)|Rhys Davies]],<br/>{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Stephen Dodd]]
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 |-
-| 2009 || Beijing CBD International GC || [[Scott Strange]] || {{AUS}} || 280 (−8) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño]]
+| 2009 || [[Scott Strange]] || {{AUS}} || Beijing CBD International GC || 280 (−8) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño]]
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-| 2008 || Beijing CBD International GC || [[Damien McGrane]] || {{IRL}} || 278 (−10) || 9 strokes || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Griffiths]],<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michael Lorenzo-Vera]],<br/>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Oliver Wilson]]
+| 2008 || [[Damien McGrane]] || {{IRL}} || Beijing CBD International GC || 278 (−10) || 9 strokes || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Simon Griffiths]]<br/>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michael Lorenzo-Vera]]<br/>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Oliver Wilson]]
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-| 2007 || Shanghai Silport GC || [[Markus Brier]] || {{AUT}} || 274 (−10) || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Hend]],<br/>{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Graeme McDowell]],<br/>{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Andrew McLardy]]
+| 2007 || [[Markus Brier]] || {{AUT}} || Shanghai Silport GC || 274 (−10) || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Scott Hend]]<br/>{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Graeme McDowell]]<br/>{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Andrew McLardy]]
 |-
-| 2006 || Beijing Honghua International GC || [[Jeev Milkha Singh]] || {{IND}} || 278 (−10) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño]]
+| 2006 || [[Jeev Milkha Singh]] || {{IND}} || Beijing Honghua International GC || 278 (−10) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño]]
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-| 2005 || Shenzhen GC || [[Paul Casey]] || {{ENG}} || 275 (−13) || Playoff<br>(1st hole) || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Oliver Wilson]]
+| 2005 || [[Paul Casey]] || {{ENG}} || Shenzhen GC || 275 (−13) || Playoff<br>(1st hole) || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Oliver Wilson]]
 |-
-| 2004 || Shanghai Silport GC || [[Stephen Dodd]] || {{WAL}} || 276 (−12) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Thomas Bjørn]]
+| 2004 || [[Stephen Dodd]] || {{WAL}} || Shanghai Silport GC || 276 (−12) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Thomas Bjørn]]
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+| 2003 || [[Zhang Lian-wei]] || {{CHN}} || Shanghai Silport GC || 277 (−11) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thaworn Wiratchant]]
 |-
-| 2002 || Shanghai Silport GC || [[David Gleeson (golfer)|David Gleeson]] || {{AUS}} || 272 (−16) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Pablo Del Olmo]]
+| 2002 || [[David Gleeson (golfer)|David Gleeson]] || {{AUS}} || Shanghai Silport GC || 272 (−16) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Pablo Del Olmo]]
 |-
-| 2001 || Shanghai Silport GC || [[Charlie Wi]] || {{KOR}} || 272 (−16) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thongchai Jaidee]]
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 |-
-| 2000 || Shanghai Silport GC || [[Simon Dyson]] || {{ENG}} || 275 (−13) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jyoti Randhawa]]
+| 2000 || [[Simon Dyson]] || {{ENG}} || Shanghai Silport GC || 275 (−13) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jyoti Randhawa]]
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-| 1999 || Shanghai Silport GC || [[Kyi Hla Han]] || {{flag|Burma}} || 273 (−15) || 7 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Christian Pena]]
+| 1999 || [[Kyi Hla Han]] || {{flag|Burma|1974}} || Shanghai Silport GC || 273 (−15) || 7 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Christian Pena]]
 |-
-| 1998 || Shanghai SunIsland Int’l GC || [[Ed Fryatt]] || {{ENG}} || 269 (−19) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Ohyama]]
+| 1998 || [[Ed Fryatt]] || {{ENG}} || Shanghai SunIsland Int’l GC || 269 (−19) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Ohyama]]
 |-
-| 1997 || Beijing International GC || [[Cheng Jun]] || {{CHN}} || 280 (−8) || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adrian Percey]]
+| 1997 || [[Cheng Jun]] || {{CHN}} || Beijing International GC || 280 (−8) || 5 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adrian Percey]]
 |-
-| 1996 || Beijing International GC || [[Prayad Marksaeng]] || {{THA}} || 269 (−19) || 9 strokes || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Yu-shu]]
+| 1996 || [[Prayad Marksaeng]] || {{THA}} || Beijing International GC || 269 (−19) || 9 strokes || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Hsieh Yu-shu]]
 |-
-| 1995 || Beijing International GC || [[Raúl Fretes]] || {{PAR}} || 277 (−11) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lai Ying-juh]]
+| 1995 || [[Raúl Fretes]] || {{PAR}} || Beijing International GC || 277 (−11) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|TWN}} [[Lai Ying-juh]]
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