About 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 setup 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, the result being that four events, the China Open, Pine Valley Beijing Open, Korea Open and China Classic, were removed from the schedule having been announced as 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. The European Tour sanctions several events in Asia, and has made a particular effort to expand its coverage in the Chinese market.
Past Winners . 2009 Scott Strange . 2008 Damien McGrane . 2007 Markus Brier . 2006 Jeev Milkha Singh . 2005 Paul Casey . 2004 Stephen Dodd Pre European Tour co-sanctioning . 2003 Zhang Lian-wei . 2002 David Gleeson . 2001 Charlie Wi . 2000 Simon Dyson . 1999 Kyi Hla Han . 1998 Ed Fryatt . 1997 Cheng Jun . 1996 Prayad Marksaeng . 1995 Raúl Fretes
Graeme McDowell lies seven shots behind at China Open Graeme McDowell is seven shots behind leader Do-hoon Kim of Korea at the halfway point in the Volvo China Open.
Lowry on the move at China Open A fine second round of four under par 68 has shot Shane Lowry up the leaderboard at the Volvo China Open at the Suzhou Jinji Lake Golf Club. The Esker Hills clubman had six birdies in his round on holes 2, 3, 5, 8, 12 and 14 with just two bogies on his card at the par 4 fourth and the par 3 17th. That currently leaves Lowry in joint 12th place on six under par with some players still to finish their second rounds. http://www.offalyexpress.ie/sport/Lowry-on-the-move-at.6233360.jp
Randhawa makes cut in Volvo China Open Jyoti Randhawa raised his game in the nick of time to make the cut but none of his compatriots could hang in for weekend action in the Volvo China Open golf tournament here today.
Korea's Kim heads powerful chasing pack in China golf South Korean young gun Kim Do-Hoon shot a three-under-par 69 Friday to lead by one stroke at the halfway stage of the Volvo China Open and stay ahead of a powerful chasing pack.
YANG LEADS IN CHINA South Korean YE Yang shot a bogey-free third round 68 to move a shot clear of the field at the Volvo China Open.
Narrow lead for Yang at Volvo China Open PGA Championship winner YE Yang will take a one-shot lead over Finland's Mikko Ilonen and Welshman Jamie Donaldson into today's final round of the Volvo China Open.
Yang eases the pressure with victory YE YANG admitted his two-shot victory at the Volvo China Open would go a long way to relieving some of the pressure following last year’s PGA Championship victory, but the Korean thinks he still has some way to go so silence all of his critics. The 38-year-old produced a chipping and putting master-class on a damp final day as a one-under-par 71 final round edged out Welsh duo Rhys Davies and Stephen Dodd and secured a deserved first win since becoming Asia’s first major winner after overcoming Tiger Woods at Hazeltine last August.
