News All Articles
Facts and figures - Volvo China Open
Facts and Figures

Facts and figures - Volvo China Open

First played: 1995
(Stats since 2005 when event became part of The European Tour International Schedule)
Past winners: 2005 – Stephen Dodd; 2006 (Nov 2005) – Paul Casey;
2006 – Jeev Milkha Singh; 2007 – Markus Brier
2008 – Damien McGrane; 2009 - Scott Strange, 2010 - Y E Yang,
2011 - Nicolas Colsaerts, 2012 - Branden Grace,
  2013 - Brett Rumford 
Lowest 18 hole score: 61 (-11), Jamie Dondalson, 2011
Lowest first 18 hole score: 63 (-9), Keith Horne, 2011
Lowest first 36 hole score: 131 (-13), Nicolas Colsaerts, 2011
Lowest first 54 hole score: 198 (-18), Nicolas Colsaerts, 2011, Branden Grace, 2012
Lowest 72 hole score: 264 (-24), Nicolas Colsaerts, 2011
Lowest under par winning score: 264 (-24), Nicolas Colsaerts, 2011
Lowest final round by a winner: 65 (-7), Paul Casey, 2006 (Nov 2005)
Wire-to-wire-winners: None
Largest 18 hole lead: 2 shots, Chawalit Plaphol, Francois Delamontagne, 2006 (Nov 2005),
  Robert-Jan Derksen, 2013 
Largest 36 hole lead: 3 shots, Stephen Dodd, 2005, Chawalit Plaphol, 2006 (Nov 2005),
  Mikko Ilonen, 2013 
Largest 54 hole lead: 3 shots, Stephen Dodd, 2005 , Branden Grace, 2012
Largest winning margin: 9 shots, Damien McGrane, 2008
Biggest final round
comeback by a winner: 5 shots, Paul Casey, 2006 (Nov 2005)
Play-offs: Paul Casey beat Oliver Wilson, 2006 (April 2006)
Holes-in-one: Jason Dawes, 2005 (Shanghai Silport)
Adam Groom, 2008 (Beijing CBD International GC)
Ricardo Santos, 2012 (Binhai Lake GC)
Low cut: 139 (-5), 2011
Low cut: 151 (+7), 2005

Read next