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VOLVO CHINA OPEN RELATED STORIES

GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES 
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| DATES: Thursday, April 17th through Sunday, April 20th |
| SITE: Beijing CBD International Golf Club, Beijing, China |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: IMG Golf Design (2005) |
| Hole-By-Hole: |
1 - Par 4 474 Yds |
10 - Par 5 557 Yds |
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2 - Par 4 442 Yds |
11 - Par 4 355 Yds |
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3 - Par 3 199 Yds |
12 - Par 3 199 Yds |
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4 - Par 4 419 Yds |
13 - Par 5 588 Yds |
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5 - Par 4 377 Yds |
14 - Par 4 470 Yds |
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6 - Par 3 181 Yds |
15 - Par 4 413 Yds |
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7 - Par 4 441 Yds |
16 - Par 3 164 Yds |
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8 - Par 4 432 Yds |
17 - Par 4 476 Yds |
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9 - Par 5 570 Yds |
18 - Par 5 564 Yds |
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35 3,535 Yds |
37 3,786 Yds |
| Annual: |
14th (5th year as part of European Tour) |
| Defending Champion: |
Markus Brier |
| Runner-Up: |
Scott Hend, Graeme McDowell, Andrew McLardy |
| Tournament Record: |
269 (Prayad Marksaeng, 1996; Edward Fryatt, 1998) |
| 54-Hole Record: |
201 (David Gleeson, James Kingston, 2002) |
| 36-Hole Record: |
132 (David Gleeson, 2002; Chawalit Plaphol, 2006) |
| 18-Hole Record: |
63 (Steven Jeppesen, 2007 - Shanghai Silport Golf Club) |
| Total Purse: |
$2,200,000 |
| Payouts: |
1st Place - $367,818; 2nd Place - $245,212; 3rd Place - $138,154 |
| 2007 Finish |
| Player |
Score |
Player |
Score |
| Markus Brier |
274 |
Peter O'Malley |
281 |
| Scott Hend |
279 |
Raphael Jacquelin |
281 |
| Graeme McDowell |
279 |
Jean-Francois Lucquin |
282 |
| Andrew McLardy |
279 |
Prayad Marksaeng |
282 |
| Richard Sterne |
280 |
David Griffiths |
283 |
| Past Volvo China Open Winners |
| Year |
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2007 |
Markus Brier (274) -- Scott Hend, Graeme McDowell, Andrew McLardy |
| 2006 |
Jeev Milkha Singh (278) -- Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano |
| 2006 |
*Paul Casey (275) -- Oliver Wilson |
| 2005 |
Stephen Dodd (276) -- Thomas Bjorn |
| 2003 |
Lian-Wei Zhang (277) -- Thaworn Wiratchant |
| 2002 |
David Gleeson (272) -- Pablo Del Olmo |
| 2001 |
Charlie Wi (272) -- Thongchai Jaidee |
| 2000 |
Simon Dyson (275) -- Jyoti Randhawa |
| 1999 |
Kyi Hla Han (273) -- Christian Pena |
| 1998 |
Edward Fryatt (269) -- Takeshi Ohyama |
| 1997 |
Jun Cheng (280) -- Adrian Percey |
| 1996 |
Prayad Marksaeng (269) -- Yu-Shu Hsieh |
| 1995 |
Raul Fretes (277) -- Ying-Juh Lai |
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