The Volvo China Open has been held annually ever since 1995. It is organised by the China Golf Association and has been co-sanctioned by the European Tour since 2003. Check out our full betting preview below.
This will represent the final Asian event before the tour returns to the European mainland. It will be a change of venue for the players this week as they switch from Topwin to Genzon Golf Course. While they may seem slightly disconcerting for some pundits, the Shenzhen International was played at this course between 2015 and 2017. Genzon also played host to this event back in 2014. So there are four years of course form to draw from there.
2019 European Tour | Volvo China Open
Genzon Golf Club, Shehzhen, China
Thursday 2 May - Sunday 5 May 2019
Genzon is a mostly tree-lined, parkland-style course that only measures a modest 7,145 yards. The greens and generous fairways are Paspalum and the course is protected by huge amounts of water. This course is quite gettable and one should expect scores in the high teens this week. The par 5’s are extremely reachable and that could be a crucial statistic this week. Additionally, there have been thunderstorms raining down in the area which should have softened the golf course considerably. The only hindrance to players may come in the form of wind towards the back end of the weekend.
Hao Tong Li will be a huge draw this week as both the crowd favourite and one of the hottest young players to emerge over the last few years. Elsewhere the likes of Jorge Campillo and Erik Van Rooyen arrive in fantastic form. Alexander Levy is a two-time champion here and actually won the event the last time it was played at Genzon. Alexander Bjork is the defending champion and will be hoping that a change in course won’t derail his attempts at going back-to-back in China. Bernd Wiesberger has struggled since a return from injury while the evergreen Thongchai Jaidee is always a factor in Asia.
Past Winners
2018: Alexander Bjork (-18)
2017: Alexander Levy (-17)*playoff
2016: Li Haotong (-22)
2015: Wu Ashun (-9)
2014: Alexander Levy (-19)
Outrights (To Win)
Haotong Li (10/1)
Julian Suri (14/1)
Jorge Campillo (16/1)
Jordan Smith (16/1)
Erik Van Rooyen (20/1)
Value Bets
Alexander Levy - To Win (20/1), To Place (44/10)
Alex Levy fluffed his lines last week when attempting to retain his Morocco Open title. Levy is an explosive talent who has already won twice in this country. He tends to rip apart the par 5’s and could pull away from the field if he manages to find some traction with his short game. He finished 5th at the Saudi International but hasn’t played a huge amount of golf since then. Perhaps last week’s exertions would have been the perfect tune-up for this week’s action. He is the type of player who consistently defies expectations and I wouldn’t be surprised if he does so again this week.
Thongchai Jaidee - To Win (80/1 ), To Place (17/1)
Thongchai Jaidee may just be the closest approximation to Jim Furyk on the European Tour. The Thai superstar recorded his first top 10 in nearly a year in Morocco last week and could build on that once again as the tour heads to Asia. He enjoyed a top 20 in Oman and a top 30 at the Maybank, highlighting his capacity to perform well when the tour moves from the European mainland. He also finished in a tie for 8th, his only start at the 2017 Shenzhen International.
The Man to Beat
Jorge Campillo - To Win (16/1), To Place (7/2)
I generally hate to play the same player in consecutive weeks: it tends to reflect a general lack of imagination. But Campillo is perhaps the in-form player on tour at present yet he still sits at 16/1. He had three top 10’s prior to his maiden victory in Morocco last week. That included two runner-up finishes! It may seem bizarre to back a man to go back-to-back after claiming his maiden victory after ten years, but he has form in this event - though not on this course. He finished in a tie for 3rd last year after another top 10 in 2017. He seems to play well in this country and looks likely to contend every week.
Written by Damien Kayat for Hollywoodbets
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