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Li leaps to second on Omega Order of Merit

Li Chao's sensational victory in the Omega China Tour – Shandong Leg has leapfrogged him up to second place in the Omega Order of Merit. The 26-year-old's dramatic recovery (he was four shots behind Yuan Hao with four holes to play) took his pre-tax earnings for the tour this year to RMB222,000.

Zhang Lianwei still leads the standings thanks to his final day charge. Zhang, who won the Zhuhai Leg and finished second in Hainan, shot the best round of the tournament at the Tiger Beach Golf Links – a four-under-par 68 – to finish in third place, earning RMB50,000 of the RMB800,000 prize pool and taking his Omega China Tour total up to RMB290,000.

Shandong Leg runner-up Yuan Hao is now in fourth place in the standings, just behind Hainan Leg winner Liang Wenchong.

The other big movers in the Omega Order of Merit were Huang Mingjie and 2005 Kunming Leg winner Qiu Zhifeng. They both jumped into the top 10 after sharing fourth place in Shandong.

For the full Omega Order of Merit, click here.

June 19, 2006