Volvo China Open
April 27th – April 30th, 2017
Topwin Golf & C.C.
Beijing, China
Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,261
Purse: $2.7 million
with $490,691 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Li Haotong

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 13 of the top 100 in the latest Official World Rankings, with the highest ranked player in the field being #30 Bernd Wiesberger, #45 Ross Fisher, #52 Jeunghun Wang, #65 Chris Wood, #70 Thongchai Jaidee, #71 Joost Luiten, #78 Brandon Stone, #79 Fabrizio Zanotti, #80 Scott Hend, #83 Thorbjorn Olesen, #89 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, #98 Jordan L Smith and #99 David Lipsky.
Last year there were 11 top 100 players in the field.
The field includes 7 of the Top 25 on this year’s Race to Dubai money list. Those players include #5 Rose Fisher, #6 Bernd Wiesberger, $10 Fabrizio Zanotti, #13 David Lipsky, #14 Jeunghun Wang, #17 Sam Brazel and #24 Dean Burmester.
The field includes 7 past champions: Li Haotong (2016), Wu Ashun (2015), Alexander Levy (2014), Brett Rumford (2013), Nicolas Colsaerts (2012), Y.E. Yang (2011) and Jeev Milkha Singh (2006).
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Volvo China Open
Player | Shenzhen International | Trophee Hassan II | Masters | Shell Houston | WGC-Dell Match Play | Hero Indian Open | WGC-Mexico | Tshwane Open | Joburg Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ross Fisher (223 pts) |
T3 (90) |
DNP | T41 (18) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T3 (45) |
DNP | DNP |
Bernd Wiesberger (199.5 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | T43 (14) |
T23 (18) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | T45 (2.5) |
DNP | DNP |
Edoardo Molinari (145 pts) |
70 (0) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | T76 (0) |
DNP |
Dylan Frittelli (132 pts) |
T5 (70) |
T19 (31) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
DNP | T12 (12.67) |
T16 (11.33) |
Gregory Bourdy (106 pts) |
T3 (90) |
T34 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
James Morrison (104.67 pts) |
T29 (21) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (20) |
T4 (26.67) |
Jordan L Smith (104 pts) |
T14 (36) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | T29 (7) |
T60 (0) |
Fabrizio Zanotti (89 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (19) |
DNP | DNP |
Joost Luiten (81.5 pts) |
T29 (21) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | T25 (12.5) |
DNP | DNP |
Lasse Jensen (81 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Pablo Larrazabal (76 pts) |
T11 (39) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T72 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Peter Uihlein (72.67 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP | 4 (26.67) |
DNP |
George Coetzee (70.67 pts) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T7 (18.33) |
Dean Burmester (70 pts) |
T39 (11) |
T48 (2) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
T11 (13) |
David Lipsky (70 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Alexander Levy (66 pts) |
T8 (50) |
T34 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Carlos Pigem (63.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Thongchai Jaidee (61 pts) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Haydn Porteous (51 pts) |
T45 (5) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T62 (0) |
T23 (9) |
Jorge Campillo (51 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
T19 (31) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Ricardo Gouveia (50 pts) |
T26 (24) |
T19 (31) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Thorbjorn Olesen (50 pts) |
T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Alexander Bjork (49.33 pts) |
T14 (36) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 5 (23.33) |
T68 (0) |
Gregory Havret (48 pts) |
T67 (0) |
T19 (31) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (5.33) |
DNP | T15 (11.67) |
DNP |
S.S.P. Chawrasia (44 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Volvo China Open
Player | Shenzhen International | Trophee Hassan II | Masters | Shell Houston | WGC-Dell Match Play | Hero Indian Open | WGC-Mexico | Tshwane Open | Joburg Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeunghun Wang (-30 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | 71 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Felipe Aguilar (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Johan Carlsson (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
David Howell (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
Robert Karlsson (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Raphael Jacquelin (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Callum Shinkwin (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Nino Bertasio (-19.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 66 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T38 (4) |
Y.E. Yang (-18.33 pts) |
WD (-5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Marcel Siem (-16.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Volvo China Open
Best Bets:
Bernd Wiesberger
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 | T25 |
Played the best last week thanks in part to tearing apart the par 5s and playing them in 10 under. He is always around for the weekend and I expect him to be in contention come Sunday.
Ross Fisher
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T44 | T31 | CUT | CUT | T56 | CUT | T4 |
His game has shown that he is ready to win, not only because of his T-3rd last week but his T-5th finish in the WGC-Match Play and T-3rd in the WGC-Mexico.
Fabrizio Zanotti
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T51 | T6 | CUT | T65 | T33 | T28 | T65 |
His game has been pretty productive since he won the Maybank Open back in February. He played well last year finishing T-9th, but what I really like is that he had the most birdies at week, 25.
Best of the rest:
Alexander Levy
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T28 | T3 | Win |
Here is a guy putting things together at the right time, in this event was T-28th last year, T-3rd in 2015 and won in 2014. Last week was T-8th in the Shenzhen.
Gregory Bourdy
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T21 | T31 | T19 | CUT | CUT | T57 | T19 |
A regular to China, he was T-21st last year and T-3rd last week. Also made 24 birdies, so his game is prime.
David Lipsky
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | CUT |
He was T-9th last year and T-5th last week in the Shenzhen, it was his three top-five finish of 2017.
Peter Uihlein
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WD | T8 | CUT |
Has been in contention on Sunday in seven of his 12 starts this year.
Thongchai Jaidee
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 | T20 | T44 | T7 |
Hasn’t played in this event since 2010, but was T-8th last week and been in the top-15 in three of his last four starts.
Solid contenders
Dylan Frittelli
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing in this event for the first time, still he played well last week finishing T-5th.
Pablo Larrazabal
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | T36 | T5 | T18 | T10 | T8 | CUT | T8 |
Could his game be ready to peak, may of finished T-11th last year but shot 67-66 on the weekend.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T26 | T12 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
His game is coming around, shot 66-70-67 to finish T-21st last week.
George Coetzee
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 |
In his only start in this event was T-4th in 2012, he finished T-11th last week.
Joost Luiten
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T44 | T8 | T18 | 15 | T14 |
Always a reliable pick, was T-44th last year and T-29th last week.
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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Long shots that could come through:
Richie Ramsay
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T6 | 7 | T32 | T29 | T52 | T43 |
Was T-6th last year and T-21st last week, he is a good dark horse pick.
Jordan L. Smith
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing in this event for the first time, his game has been solid the last couple of months, he has been in the top-25 in his last three starts.
Lucas Bjerregaard
2017 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 | T14 |
Has cash checks in seven of his eight starts this year, was T-3rd last year.
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