The Europeans are invading China! No, there is no war going on across the continent. Instead, the best in the DP World Tour are in the Asian country for their next challenge. It’s the 2025 Volvo China Open, where the biggest stars from Europe are fighting it out until April 20, 2025, for title glory. However, winning the coveted event on the Asian leg of the European Tour is not their only goal this weekend.
The tournament also comes with a great paycheck that everyone playing it would be eager to win. From Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra and Haotong Li to Tapio Pulkkanen, let’s see what the top golfers on the leaderboard are set to earn for every position they are placed in.
2025 Volvo China Open prize money breakdown
The Enhance Anting Golf Club is quite a challenging course. After two days of action, all three leaders, Chacarra, Li, and Pulkkanen, have managed to score 10-under par 132 to take the first spot. However, the remaining field is 2 strokes away from them. Overall, the field was cut to 72 players, all of whom have managed at least 2-over or less after 18 holes. However, everyone who has qualified for the weekend rounds will be eligible to receive a cut from the $2.55 million event on April 20, 2025.
Yes, the prize money is $2.55 million, which is $300,000 more than what it was last year. Last year’s winner, the Spanish swinger Adrián Otaegui, managed to bank $382,500. This year, the winning champion will get a paycheck of $433,500. The 70th-ranked golfer will grab $4,845. Everyone in the top 5 will earn more than $100,000.
Interestingly, now representing the UAE, Otaegui has also cut, and he is sitting at T14 after two rounds. Let’s check the complete list of the prize money, according to Golf Digest.
Position
Prize Money
1st
$433,500
2nd
$280,500
3rd
$160,650
4th
$127,500
5th
$108,120
6th
$89,250
7th
$76,500
8th
$63,750
9th
$57,120
10th
$51,000
11th
$46,920
12th
$43,860
13th
$41,055
14th
$39,015
15th
$37,485
16th
$35,955
17th
$34,425
18th
$32,895
19th
$31,620
20th
$30,600
21st
$29,580
22nd
$28,815
23rd
$28,050
24th
$27,285
25th
$26,520
26th
$25,755
27th
$24,990
28th
$24,225
29th
$23,460
30th
$22,695
31st
$21,930
32nd
$21,165
33rd
$20,400
34th
$19,635
35th
$18,870
36th
$18,105
37th
$17,595
38th
$17,085
39th
$16,575
40th
$16,065
41st
$15,555
42nd
$15,045
43rd
$14,535
44th
$14,025
45th
$13,515
46th
$13,005
47th
$12,495
48th
$11,985
49th
$11,475
50th
$10,965
51st
$10,455
52nd
$9,945
53rd
$9,435
54th
$8,925
55th
$8,670
56th
$8,415
57th
$8,160
58th
$7,905
59th
$7,650
60th
$7,395
61st
$7,140
62nd
$6,885
63rd
$6,630
64th
$6,375
65th
$6,120
66th
$5,865
67th
$5,610
68th
$5,355
69th
$5,100
70th
$4,845
That was the complete list of the pre-defined prize money. There might be some modifications, considering that over 70 players have been cut for the weekend. But the paychecks will still be quite similar to the ones shown here. Having said that, apart from those tied at first, who else can win the tournament? Let’s take a glance at the leaderboard of the tournament.
Top bets to win the 2025 Volvo China Open
Just out of the players tied in first place after two rounds, Haotong Li is the favorite to win the 2025 Volvo China Open. That is because he had previously won the tournament back in 2016. Interestingly, he did so by beating LIV Golf pros Tyrrell Hatton, Dean Burmester, and Peter Uihlein. Defending champion Adrián Otaegui is also a great contender. But it would be quite challenging for him to cover the 6-stroke deficit and retain the title by Sunday.
Jannik De Bruyn is also sitting just two strokes away from the first-place tie. He, too, can rise through the rankings in the back 36 to capture the title. The highest-ranked player on the OWGR, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, is also only a few strokes away. Having already come from a runner-up finish at the 2025 Puerto Rico Open on the PGA Tour, he will be longing to finally get his first win as a professional golfer.
Who will you be placing your bets on in the 2025 Volvo China Open? Let us know in the comments section.
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