The Volvo China Open is a tri-sanctioned event and one of the biggest tournaments on the Asian Tour, as well as an official event on the European Tour. The tournament takes place every year in April. The 15th Volvo China Open golf tournament will be held at the Beijing CBD International Golf Club in April 2009. There has been a massive upsurge in the interest in golf in China and the Volvo China Open is now viewed as one the premier events on the Asian calendar.
The Volvo China Open is committed to developing golf in Asia. Every year the winner of the Volvo China Junior Championship is given full entry to the Volvo China Open. The 2008 Volvo China Open was won by Damien McGrane from Ireland; previous winners include Austrian Markus Brier, Paul Casey and Steven Dodd (both from UK).
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