China Tour paving path to global tournaments

With Li Haotong, the first Chinese man to crack the world's top 50, winning the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in January and Feng Shanshan still ranked the world's No 1 female golfer, Chinese talent has been in the international spotlight.

That will continue with the China Tour, which launched its new season on Tuesday at the Dunes Golf Club in Shenzhou of Hainan province, with the winner set to pocket 1.35 million yuan ($210, 000).

This year's tour features around 20 events including regular tournaments, co-sanctioned ones and the flagship Tour Championship.