The World City Championship was a golf tournament on the Asian Tour held at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Hong Kong.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | New Territories, Hong Kong |
| Established | 2023 |
| Course(s) | Hong Kong Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,710 yards (6,140 m) |
| Tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$1,000,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 2023 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 198 Kho Taichi (2023) |
| To par | −12 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Kho Taichi | |
| Location map | |
The inaugural tournament served as one of 11 events around the world in the Open Qualifying Series (OQS) for the 2023 Open Championship.[2] Kho Taichi, Kim Bi-o and Travis Smyth qualified, after Michael Hendry withdrew for medical reasons.[3]
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kho Taichi |
198[a] | −12 | 2 strokes |  Michael Hendry
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See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ Ball, Josh (28 February 2023). "Asian Tour: Poulter and Stenson to headline World City Championship as top-flight golf returns to Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "The Open Qualifying Series / All You Need To Know". The Open. The R&A. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Webeck, Tony (16 May 2023). "Hendry withdraws from The Open to fight cancer battle". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Newcomer Kho claims maiden Asian Tour victory for Hong Kong". France24. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.