2022 China Tour
| Duration | 7 July 2022 – 25 December 2022 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 7[a] |
| Order of Merit |  Ma Chengyao |
← 2020–21 2023 → | |
The 2022 China Tour was the eighth season of the China Tour, the main professional golf tour in China since separating from PGA Tour China in 2017.
Schedule[edit]
The following table lists official events during the 2022 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (CN¥) |
Winner[b] | OWGR points |
Other tours[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul | Hangzhou International Championship | Zhejiang | 1,200,000 | An Tong (a) (n/a) |
6 | CHNLPGA[d] |
| 21 Aug | Shenyang National Open | Liaoning | 500,000 | She Zihan (1) |
0.22 | |
| Foshan Open | Guangdong | – | Cancelled[2] | – | CHA | |
| 13 Nov | Hengdian Championship | Zhejiang | 1,000,000 | Ma Chengyao (1) |
0.18 | |
| Jinan Open | Shandong | – | Removed | – | ||
| 4 Dec | Mitsubishi Electric Open | Jiangsu | 500,000 | Xiao Bowen (2) |
0.26 | |
| 11 Dec | Hainan Open | Hainan | 500,000 | Bai Zhengkai (2) |
0.23 | |
| 17 Dec | CGA Championship | Fujian | 800,000 | Zhou Ziqin (a) (1) |
0.28 | |
| 25 Dec |
Chongqing Open | Chongqing | 500,000 | Zhou Yanhan (a) (1) |
0.17 |
Order of Merit[edit]
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Renminbi.[3] The leading player on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2023 European Tour (DP World Tour).[4][5]
| Position | Player | Prize money (CN¥) | Status earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ma Chengyao |
279,808 | Promoted to European Tour |
| 2 | She Zihan |
228,150 | |
| 3 | Chen Zihao |
207,813 | |
| 4 | Jing Zeyu |
193,752 | |
| 5 | Xiao Bowen |
192,285 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ A further two tournaments were scheduled but were either cancelled or otherwise removed from the schedule.
- ^ 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; CHNLPGA − China LPGA Tour.
- ^ Mixed event
References[edit]
- ^ "2022 Tournament schedule". China Tour. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "European Challenge Tour statement on China events". European Tour. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "2022 Order of Merit". China Tour. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ ChinaGolfNews [@birdiesport2018] (25 December 2022). "The Toddler wins." (Tweet). Retrieved 25 December 2022 – via Twitter.
Ma Chengyao claimed OOM, and will start his @DPWorldTour career in February.
- ^ Gussoni, Andrea (29 December 2022). "China, the youngest winner of all time at 14". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
No. 1 in the order of merit at the end of the season, Chengyao Ma recovers a category 16 on the DP World Tour and will make his debut there next February.