The DP World Tour returns this week for the first competition of the Asian Swing at the Hainan Classic in China.

Having made its tour bow 12 months earlier, a second course has actually been presented, in addition to amateur gamers, but efficiency off the tee must still be a huge asset for those seeking to construct on strong starts to the year.

Ian Wilkerson's Hainan Classic forecasts

Angel Ayora 3pts each-way 9-1 Coral, Ladbrokes

Nathan Kimsey 1pt each-way 22-1 bet365

Grant Forrest 1pt each-way 30-1 bet365, BoyleSports

Ian Wilkerson's Hainan Classic sneak peek

Top tip

Angel Ayora 9-1

Just one gamer in the world's top 100, South Africa's Thriston Lawrence, will be at today's Hainan Classic, but Angel Ayora is hovering simply below that mark and he could take his chance after a series of strong efficiencies.

The Spaniard looks a class above this sort of company and while he has yet to break his DP World Tour duck, his consistency suggests it is only a matter of time.

He was seventh at the Italian Open in June, and in his next 24 competitions, he has 11 top-ten finishes, which is standout type at this level, and figures of 5-8-9-18 in his last four competitions suggest he is knocking on the door.

Ayora did not play at Mission Hills in 2015 when Marco Penge came out on top, however the statistics recommend he could be a great fit.

Penge was third in stroke-gained off the tee and 8th on method, so with Ayora ranked 5th and ninth in those metrics this year, the similarities are clear.

He struck a 64 in his opening round last time at the Joburg Open, where his 18th may be viewed as a small frustration, but he looks well-equipped to get better.

With his approach abilities maybe being better on the second course, the Vintage, offering a higher test of precision, do not be shocked if he comes to the fore and finally gets over the line.

Next best bet

Nathan Kimsey 22-1

Nathan Kimsey is another gamer who heads into battle in great type, although his improvement has actually been more marked since he recuperated from a pretty depressing 2025.

However, he got his act together to make it through certifying school and has actually been maximizing his opportunities.

Since the beginning of February, he has completed ninth in Bahrain, 5th in Kenya, ninth at the South African Open and 12th in Joburg, so self-confidence must not be a problem.

He makes his place launching however the player who is ranked 13th in the strokes-gained off-the-tee charts could find the evaluation to his .

Other choice

Grant Forrest 30-1

Grant Forrest is one player who has experience of this tournament, albeit when all four rounds were played on the Blackstone Course, having ended up 23rd in 2015 and he must be confident that he can develop on that.

The 32-year-old from Livingston won August's Nexo Championship and might work out relatively fresh.

He was 15th in Qatar in early February, having actually been seventh the week before in Bahrain, so his game looks to be in a good place.

Key stats for Hainan Classic

♦ Marco Penge headed the greens-in-regulation stats on his way to victory in 2015 ♦ Just one Chinese player ended up in the leading 30 in 2025 ♦ Five of the leading eight finishes in 2015 were likewise in the leading 8 for strokes-gained putting, consisting of the winner

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Course guide for the Hainan Classic

Course Blackstone and Vintage Courses, Mission Hills, Hainan, China
Prize cash $2.55 m ($ 433,500 to the winner).
Length Blackstone - 7,637 backyards, Vintage - 7,331 lawns.
Par Both 72 - 4 par-fives, ten par-fours, four par-threes.
Field 120 The cut Top half get approved for last two rounds.
Highest-ranked gamers in field (world ranking in brackets) Thriston Lawrence (89 ), Angel Ayora (101 ), Andy Sullivan (110 ), Nacho Elvira (121 ), Dan Bradbury (125 ).
Course records - 18 holes - Blackstone 65 Marco Penge, Bowen Xiao, Conor Purcell (2025 ).
When to wager By 11.20 pm on Wednesday.
Time difference Hainan is eight hours ahead of the UK and Ireland.
Course type Both parkland.
Course summary This is the 2nd time Mission Hills has hosted the Hainan Classic and while all 4 rounds were played on the Blackstone Course last year, the Vintage Course will be used as well this time, so each of the 120 players will play both courses in the opening 2 days. This change has actually made it possible for amateur players to be included and minimized the expert field to 120. The Blackstone has large fairways and is the significantly longer of the 2, while the Vintage represents a various obstacle with plenty of doglegs and blind shots to be negotiated on the tree-lined track that is greatly bunkered.
Story of last year Marco Penge kept his cool with a closing 67 to declare his very first DP World Tour success by a three-shot margin.
Weather projection All 4 days are anticipated to be dry with temperature levels peaking at about 30C.
Type of gamer suited to the obstacle Penge drove and putted well to come out on leading last year and length off the tee is generally an essential skill on Chinese courses. The Vintage is a bit more fiddly, however will just need to be browsed once.
Key characteristic Power.
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