PGA Tour Series-China to tee off in Hainan as 2020 schedule revealed

The PGA Tour Series-China has announced its 2020 schedule, the circuit's sixth since its inception in 2014.

The season will consist of 14 tournaments, with a schedule that runs from late March to late September and features an official event outside the Greater China area for the first time－the Phuket Championship in Thailand.

The season begins in Sanya, Hainan province, and closes for a second consecutive year in Macao.

"It's always rewarding to announce a new schedule, knowing another PGA Tour Series-China season is right around the corner," said Greg Carlson, executive director of the PGA Tour Series-China.

"This is going to be a significant season for a variety of reasons, most notably because we're playing outside Greater China for the first time while also taking our players throughout the Chinese mainland, with visits to Hong Kong and Macao also key components of our season.

"This is a strong schedule, and we're excited to play on courses and in cities our players know well while sprinkling in new cities, courses and partners."

The season will get underway at Yalong Bay Golf Club in Sanya from March 26-29－the first of two tournaments on Hainan, with Mission Hills Golf Club Haikou on the island's north side hosting the Haikou Classic the following week.

Players will then travel to Chongqing Poly Golf Club for the Chongqing Championship (April 9-12) before completing a busy four-tournament-in-four-weeks run in Guangzhou, at Nansha International Golf Club for the Guangzhou Open (April 16-19).

"There is great pacing to this schedule, with players getting in a rhythm quickly with these first four tournaments," Carlson continued. "The tournaments in the early part of the season are at courses we know well, and we're excited to take our high-quality golf back to these venues."

There will be a two-week break after the Guangzhou stop, with the tour resuming with a three-tournament stint, starting in Hong Kong for the Clearwater Bay Open (May 7-10).

The following week (May 14-17), Laguna Golf Phuket will host its first official PGA Tour-China Series tournament－the Phuket Championship. The tour then returns to China for the Beijing Championship (May 21-24).

Players will play consecutive tournaments in June (11-14 and 18-21) at cities and courses yet to be determined.

Venues for tournaments on July 16-19 and July 23-26 will be announced at a later date.

The season will finish with three tournaments in three weeks, beginning with the Suzhou Open (Sept 10-13), followed by the first series event held within the Shanghai city limits－the Shanghai Open at Agile Golf Club (Sept 17-20).

For the second consecutive year, the season will conclude at Caesars Golf Macao (Sept 24-27), where the top points earners over the course of the season will receive their 2021 Korn Ferry Tour membership cards.

"We know a strong class of players has just moved to the Korn Ferry Tour, and we look forward to new players and those returning to battle in 2020 for the right to play on the Korn Ferry Tour. Our schedule is ideally set up for that to happen," Carlson said.