Mission Hills Shenzhen (World Cup)
The main tournaments played at Mission Hills Shenzhen (World Cup) are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Asia
Aramco
Played as the inaugural Aramco Team Series presented by PIF - Shenzhen (Oct 6-8; LET event; each of the 36 teams includes three professionals and one amateur player). [Jack Nicklaus designed World Cup course, Mission Hills Shenzhen, China].
Note: fifth of five Aramco Team Series pro-am events in 2025.
Asia
Aramco
Played as the inaugural Aramco Team Series presented by PIF - Shenzhen (Oct 4-6; LET event; each of the 36 teams includes three professionals and one amateur player). [Jack Nicklaus designed World Cup course, Mission Hills Shenzhen, China].
Individual event: second-placed Lin Xiyu (China) finished 2 shots behind Céline Boutier (Fra).
Team winners: Team Tamburlini (255, -37): Chiara Tamburlini (Sui; capt), Lee-Anne Pace (RSA), Qianhui Lin (China) & Yanxuan Peng (China, amateur); professionals in winning team received $35,000 each. Runners-up: Team Boutier (256, -36): Celine Boutier (Fra, capt), Kusuma Meechai (Thai), Pakin Kawinpakorn (Thai) & XiaoGuang Wu (China, amateur).
Note: fourth of five Aramco Team Series pro-am events in 2024.
Played as the inaugural (and only) ISPS Handa Senior World Championship presented by Mission Hills (March 11-13; co-sanctioned with European Snr Tour). Second-placed Peter Fowler (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Lyle (Scot), who recorded his first tournament since the 1992 Volvo Masters. [Jack Nicklaus designed World Cup course, Mission Hills Shenzhen, China].
Amateur
R&A / APGC
Played as the inaugural Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (Oct 29-Nov 1). Second-placed Eric Chun (S Kor) finished 5 shots behind 17-year-old Han (S Kor). [Jack Nicklaus designed World Cup course, Mission Hills Shenzhen, China].
Team Events
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Played as the inaugural Goodwill Cup between top professionals from Ryder Cup countries vs. an International team from non-Ryder Cup countries. Winning Intl team: Retief Goosen (playing Capt.), Jeev Milkha Singh, Paul Sheehan, Michael Campbell, KJ Choi, Zhang Lian-wei, Peter Senior & Thongchai Jaidee. Losing USA/Europe team: Colin Montgomerie (playing Capt.), Henrik Stenson, Nick Dougherty, Chris DiMarco, Paul Casey, Alejandro Canizares, Bradley Dredge & Luke Donald. [Jack Nicklaus designed World Cup course, Mission Hills Shenzhen, China].
Team Events
Visa
Played as the VISA Dynasty Cup (April 15-17). Asia vs Japan; 12 top professionals per team competing in fourballs, foursomes and 12 final day singles. Result: Asia 14.5, Japan 9.5. [Jack Nicklaus designed World Cup course, Mission Hills Shenzhen, China].
Winning ASIAN team: Min-nan Hsieh (Taiw; non-playing Capt); Prayad Marksaeng (Thai); Jyoti Randhawa (India); Thaworn Wiratchant (Thai); Wenchong Liang (China); Thammanoon Sriroj (Thai); Thongchai Jaidee (Thai); Mardan Mamat (Sing); Lianwei Zhang (China); Boonchu Ruangkit (Thai); Amandeep Johl (India); Joong-kyung Mo (S Kor); Angelo Que (Phil). Losing JAPAN team: Isao Aoki (non-playing Capt); Hiroyuki Fujita; Shigeki Maruyama; Shingo Katayama; Takuya Taniguchi; Keiichiro Fukabori; Tetsuji Hiratsuka; Hideki Kase; Ryoken Kawagishi; Tomohiro Kondo; Katsumasa Miyamoto; Toru Suzuki; Takashi Kamiyama.
Team Events
Visa
Played as the inaugural Phoenix Dynasty Cup presented by Visa (March 14-16). Asia vs Japan; 12 top professionals per team competing in fourballs, foursomes and 12 final day singles. Result: Asia 16.5, Japan 7.5. [Jack Nicklaus designed World Cup course, Mission Hills Shenzhen, China].
Winning ASIAN team: Min-nan Hsieh (Taiw; non-playing Capt); Prayad Marksaeng (Thai); Wook-soon Kang (S Kor); Jyoti Randhawa (India); Thaworn Wiratchant (Thai); Charlie Wi (S Kor); Wenchong Liang (China); Keng-chi Lin (Taiw); Thammanoon Sriroj (Thai); Arjun Atwal (India); Thongchai Jaidee (Thai); Jeev Milkha Singh (India); Lianwei Zhang (China). Losing JAPAN team: Isao Aoki (non-playing Capt); Tsuneyuki "Tommy" Nakajima; Nobuhito Sato; Hiroyuki Fujita; Keiichiro Fukabori; Yasuharu Imano; Tomohiro Kondo; Katsumasa Miyamoto; Toru Suzuki; Katsunori Kuwabara; Hajime Mashiai; Kiyoshi Murota; Taichi Teshima.
Asia
Omega
Played as the Omega PGA Championship (Dec 9-12; Asian Tr season-ending event). Second-placed Simon Yates (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Fran Quinn Jr (USA), who recorded his second win on the Asian Tour, coming a week after his first. [Mission Hills GC, Shenzhen/Dongguan, China].
Asia
Volvo
Played as the Volvo Asian Match Play (Asian Tr event). Norquist (USA) beat Eric Meeks (USA) 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [Ozaki course, Mission Hills GC, Dongguan, China].
Asia
Heineken
Davis Love III (USA) beat Hisayuki Sasaki (Jpn) in a playoff to win the International Trophy for best individual score in the World Cup of Golf. Team winners of the Cup: Fred Couples & Davis Love III (USA). [World Cup course, Mission Hills Shenzhen, China].
Team Events
Heineken
Played as the Heineken World Cup of Golf (Nov 9-12; 72-hole stroke play team event based on total scores of both players). Second-placed Robert Allenby & Brett Ogle (Aus) finished 14 shots behind defending champions Fred Couples & Davis Love III (USA), who shared the $400,000 first prize. Best individual score: Davis Love III (267). This was the first international golf tournament held in China. [World Cup course, Mission Hills Shenzhen, China].
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Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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