Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the China LPGA (CLPGA), the flagship PIF Global Series event returns to the world’s premier golf destination from November 5–8, 2026. Shenzhen-raised star, Ruixin Liu, returns to defend her maiden LET title on home soil. The tournament brings an elite international field to compete for world ranking points, a $2M Prize Purse. Aramco China Championship, at Mission Hills Resort China The Aramco China Championship will make its highly anticipated return to Shenzhen from November 5–8, 2026, gathering the world’s elite female golfers at Mission Hills Resort Shenzhen, widely recognized as one of the premier golf destinations in the world. Co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the China LPGA Tour (CLPGA), the four-day tournament is a marquee stop on the international women's golf calendar, with 72 holes of individual stroke play and world ranking points on offer. Headlining the 2026 field is Shenzhen’s own, Ruixin Liu, who returns as the defending champion following her historic triumph last year. Liu captured her maiden LET title in emphatic fashion on home soil, sealing a three-stroke victory with a sensational eagle-par-birdie finish on the closing stretch. Title Defender Ruixin Liu during the 2025 Aramco China Championship Defending Champion, Ruixin Liu said, "Lifting the trophy in front of my hometown fans, my family, and the next generation of Chinese golfers at Mission Hills was one of the most meaningful moments of my career. Defending this title in Shenzhen means everything to me. The energy here is unmatched, and having both the LET and CLPGA co-sanctioning this event gives our domestic talent a vital global stage to prove what we can do. I can’t wait to step onto the first tee in November and bring that momentum back to Mission Hills." Aramco China Championship 2025 As one of the world's largest golf facilities, Mission Hills Shenzhen has long set the benchmark for championship golf in Asia, having hosted the sport’s most iconic global events and major legends. Tenniel Chu, Vice Chairman of Mission Hills Group, commented, "Mission Hills has always been the epicenter of world-class golf in Asia, and welcoming back the Aramco China Championship reinforces our commitment to driving the growth of the women’s game. Shenzhen is a city defined by innovation, ambition, and world-class sporting excellence. In partnering with Golf Saudi, the LET, and the CLPGA, we are thrilled to host another unmissable week of elite competition, welcoming international galleries back to our fairways to watch defending champion, Ruixin Liu, take on the world’s best." "The Aramco China Championship has become one of the most compelling weeks on the women's calendar, and Shenzhen has embraced it," said Dalya Katoah, Chief Demand Officer, Golf Saudi. "Returning to Mission Hills alongside the LET and the CLPGA lets us celebrate players like Ruixin in front of her home crowd, give China's rising amateurs a stage against the world's best, and run the grassroots clinics that bring new players into the game. That is the same work we are doing at home in Saudi Arabia, and it is why weeks like this matter." Broadcast globally across more than 100 markets, the tournament will spotlight world-class individual stroke play, bringing together a premier international field for a high-stakes showdown competing for vital Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking and LET Order of Merit points. Standout amateur talent nominated by the China Golf Association (CGA), will also be competing, giving the country's most promising rising stars a vital platform to test their game against the world's best. The Aramco China Championship also brings together partners and businesses from Saudi Arabia and China, using tournament week as a meeting point for organisations investing in the women's game. This year's programme includes executive panels and networking sessions focused on the commercial growth of women's sport. Away from the competition, the tournament will run community golf clinics at Mission Hills, introducing new players to the game. Growing participation is central to Golf Saudi's work, from its grassroots programmes at home in the Kingdom to the events it supports around the world. Tickets for the Aramco China Championship can be reserved online HERE. Ticketing details, full field announcements, and the tournament schedule information will be available HERE High-resolution tournament imagery can be found HERE. Accredited media representatives wishing to attend and cover the tournament on-site at Mission Hills must submit their formal applications HERE

Yanhan Zhou was proud after finishing in a sensational tie for third place on home soil at the 2026 Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO. Zhou, aged just 17, finished 15 under par after he followed up three successive 68s with a final round of 69 at Mission Hills. That left him tied with previous DP World Tour winners Adrian Otaegui and Marcus Armitage and behind only winner Jordan Gumberg and runner-up Jorge Campillo. "I'm very proud," he said. "I never thought I'd come in the top five this week. "I just wanted to do my best, there's a lot of my friends coming here and family coming here, I just want to do my best and just let it go." A closing bogey denied him a fourth straight 68 but Zhou nonetheless received the prize for the leading Chinese player. He was grateful for the support of the home fans, with several oversized cutouts of his face seen behind the tee boxes along the way. "They were cheering when I made birdie or I made par, which encouraged me a lot," he said. "I just wanted to focus on every shot, every hole, and it was a good result. "When you play outside (of China), for me there's not a lot of spectators to watch me. For this week, they really encouraged me a lot." The result swelled Zhou's bank account by the small matter of just over 114,000 euros - equivalent to almost 912,000 Chinese Yuan - lifted him to 73rd on the Race to Dubai Rankings delivered by DP World and offered encouragement for his next outing on the DP World Tour next month. "This will give me very much confidence to play well for the next events," he said. "I'm very much looking forward to playing the Volvo China Open." Article from DP World Tour website

Jordan Gumberg finished his first round with five straight birdies to lead the 2026 Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO. The American was in the chasing pack at three under par after he dropped a shot at the fourth, his 13th hole - but took full advantage of the remaining five to reach eight under par, one shot ahead of Spaniard Jorge Campillo at Mission Hills. Gumberg turned in 33 after birdies at the 12th, 17th and 18th on the Blackstone Course - the tournament's traditional home, before reverting to a two-course set-up this year. He added another at the third before his one dropped shot proved the prelude to that dramatic finishing burst. He said: "I just got the putter rolling. It’s been a little while since I’ve had the putter actually go my way. I made a little switch in that break area, going back to a short putter, and I just have a lot of confidence in it right now. It’s feeling good. "I kind of didn’t even realise it, to be honest with you. I knew I birdied two in a row and was kind of just plugging along, and just kept hitting good shots. I didn’t really realise it was five in a row, not that that makes a difference, but it was nice to see it on the card for sure. "It’s always great to be in a good spot after Thursday. You’ve just got to keep your head down and keep going. It’s a long golf tournament, there are still three rounds left and we play a different golf course tomorrow, so it will be interesting." Campillo made back-to-back birdies at the third and fourth holes and another at the ninth to turn in 35, three under par for the long front nine on the Vintage Course. A run of four straight birdies from the 11th saw him surge to the head of the field and though he bogeyed the 15th, he bounced straight back with an eighth birdie of the day at the next. He said: “It was good, I played quite solid. I hardly missed any shots besides the hole that I made bogey, I hit the bunker and I got a bad lie there, but besides that I played very solid. “I made a few putts and not very many. It was very nice. “I hit my irons very good, driver was in play all the time. I think everything was good. I think my irons were phenomenal, I would say.” “I got easy birdies on three and four which helped the round. I missed quite a few birdies in the front nine, and the back nine it was much better. “I putted good and I was able to finish with two pars in the last two hole, which are really tough.” The two-course set-up is a new innovation for this tournament, with last year's maiden co-sanctioned event hosted solely on the Blackstone Course. Campillo said of the Vintage Course: “It's nice. It's quite entertaining to play actually. I enjoy it a lot. “If I have to play one of the two, I'd probably play Vintage. It's very entertaining, tricky greens. It's a little short but it's very fun to play really.” Home favourite Wenyi Ding had two eagles in his 66 on the Vintage Course, one at the 12th to leave him three under through three holes having started on the back nine and then another at the third. Three birdies and a single bogey completed an impressive 66. Jason Scrivener matched that score, with six birdies in a bogey-free round, as did Dylan Frittelli with seven birdies and a bogey. Thriston Lawrence had eight birdies and two bogeys - both on par-fives - on the Blackstone Course, where Aaron Cockerill also shot 66 with seven birdies and a bogey. Martin Couvra and Taehoon Ok shared eighth place on five under while 17-year-old Chinese player Yanhan Zhou was one of ten players at four under.