BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- PGA Tour Series-China has announced its 2020 schedule, with an official event outside China for the first time, the Phuket Championship, in Thailand.
The season will consist of 14 tournaments, a schedule that runs from late-March to late-September. It begins in Sanya and closes for a second consecutive year in Macao.
The season gets underway March 26-29 at Yalong Bay Golf Club in Sanya. This is the first of two tournaments on Hainan, with Mission Hills Golf Club Haikou on the island's north side hosting the Haikou Classic the following week. The third tournament in as many weeks will see players travel to China's mainland for the first time for the Chongqing Championship, April 9-12, at the Chongqing Poly Golf Club. The four-tournament-in-four-weeks run ends in Guangzhou, at Nansha International Golf Club for the Guangzhou Open on April 16-19.
After a two-week break following the visit to Guangzhou, the Tour resumes action with a three-tournament stint, starting in Hong Kong for the Clearwater Bay Open set for May 7-10. Laguna Golf Phuket, which will be home to PGA Tour Series-China Qualifying Tournaments in 2019 and again in 2020, will host its first official tournament-the Phuket Championship on May 14-17. The Tour then returns to China for the Beijing Championship on May 21-24 in China's capital city.
After a two-week break, players will play consecutive tournaments in June (June 11-14 and June 18-21) at cities and courses yet to be determined. Cities and locations for tournaments on July 16-19 and July 23-26 will be announced at a later date.
The season concludes with a three-tournament-in-three-weeks finish, beginning with the Suzhou Championship (September 10-13), followed by the first Series event held within the Shanghai city limits, the Shanghai Open held at the Agile Golf Club (September 17-20). For the second consecutive year, the season concludes in Macao, at Caesars Golf Macao (September 24-27).
