October 17-20
Sanya Luhuitou GC, Donghai Bay, Sanya, Hainan Island, China
$350,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4

Seven players share the 36-hole lead at the Hainan Open on seven under par following a day of relatively low scoring at Sanya Luhuitou Golf Club. 

Wil Besseling, Robin Roussel and China's Liu Yanwei set the target after teeing off early on day two, while Englishmen Richard Bland and Matthew Jordan, China's Xiao Bowen and South Korean Jaewoong Eom joined them on seven under par as darkness began to descend over Sanya.

“I've played well," said Jordan. "I started off the first round a bit iffy. I saved it a little bit in the first seven holes but from then on, from about the eighth hole yesterday, I played solid. I've shown positives on both days, so I'm happy.

“I didn't think it was that different to yesterday. I did battle well actually, yesterday I just got up and down a couple more times. Over the two days I've been very solid and it doesn't take much to pick up a shot or drop a shot."

Of the leaders, Liu posted the lowest round as a six under par round of 66 earned him a share of the advantage, while Besseling and Bland posted rounds of 67, Xiao, Eom and Roussel signed for rounds of 68, while Jordan added a two under par 70 to his opening 67.

“I had an early tee time this morning and the wind was low and then became stronger, but it was still better than yesterday," said Liu. "I didn't play badly yesterday with seven birdies, but I got six bogeys and made some mistakes to end with a score of one under par. I controlled it a lot better today, with the same number of birdies, but I only bogeyed the 14th hole.

“Over the past two days, the ninth hole has caused trouble for most of us. It is 480 yards long and we had to play against the wind. The wind direction has been basically the same since Tuesday, but it was a bit different on the seventh and eighth holes today.”

One shot further back is France's Damien Perrier, Chinese duo Bai Zheng-kai and He Shaocai – who posted the low round of the day with a seven under par 65 – and Yeh Yu-Chen of Chinese Taipei, who all share eighth place on six under par.

In total, 63 players survived the halfway cut of one over par or lower, including the two Chinese amateurs Chen Guxin and Liu Enhua.