Executives from more than 30 countries gather at Qinghe Bay for the culmination of the season, with competition starting tomorrowGuojiao 1573 teams lead the leaderboard at Qinghe Bay after a blustery opening round; the Welcome Dinner at Prince Jun’s Mansion Hotel brings centuries-old traditions to the global field.
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BEIJING, 21 October 2026. The first day of the 2026 Guojiao 1573 World Corporate Golf Challenge World Final opened today at Beijing Qinghe Bay Golf Country Club. Business leaders from around the world competed in demanding wind conditions, and the Chinese contingent set the pace.
A SPECTACULAR START
The day began with a Trick Shot Show by Jeremy Dale, Global Ambassador of WCGC. He energised the players and guests with a display of skill and showmanship.
The Opening Ceremony followed, bringing together all World Final participants and the Sports Legends. Zhang Liang, General Manager of Luzhou Laojiao Guojiao Liquor Sales Co., Ltd., welcomed the delegations from around the world. Jeremy Dale then gave the players his final advice before the first shots of the competition.
CHINA LEADS IN TESTING CONDITIONS
Strong winds made scoring difficult across the course, rewarding patience, course management and teamwork. The Chinese teams handled it best.
In the Fourball Stableford competition on Course A, Guojiao 1573 Highlight Team (Sen Cao and Wuzhen Bi) leads with 44 points. SENKO Co., Ltd. (Yuuki Yamazaki and Takumi Nakagawa) is second with 41. Guojiao 1573 Spotlight Team (Liang Zhu and Wen Liu) is third with 39, and Pooltechnika s.r.o. (Petr Foral and Lukas Bryksa) is fourth with 37.
In the Scratch category, Guojiao 1573 Taste Team (Zuoyun Li and Xinqiang He) leads on 4 under par. They are ahead of Calão Mello Sports Development (+6) and Eternoivica (+7).
On Course B, the Sports Legends Cup, played as a Scramble Stableford, was led by the team of Li Xing with 52 points. Zhu Shimao’s team follows with 51. The teams of Ge Yanping and John Devereux are level on 50.
AN EVENING OF LIVING HERITAGE
In the evening, participants gathered for the Welcome Dinner at Prince Jun’s Mansion Hotel. Guests took part in symbolic cultural experiences: traditional sugar figure blowing, personalised fan painting and traditional dance performances. The programme offered the international delegations a closer look at Chinese heritage.
The competition continues tomorrow with the second and final round of the World Final, followed by the Black-Tie Gala Dinner.
MADRID: PREMIUM PARTNER OF THE WORLD FINAL
Madrid is present at the World Final as Premium Partner of the event, reinforcing its positioning as a destination for international business and sports tourism. Héctor Coronel, – Director of Tourism at Madrid City Council, on the opportunities Madrid offers as a destination: “Madrid’s positioning relies mainly on business tourism, particularly MICE — everything related to corporations and how to bring opportunities to Madrid. Golf is a very good opportunity because you can relax and enjoy the sport in the open air, while meeting people from every part of the globe. That gives us the chance to talk about Madrid, get to know each other and encourage people to come to Madrid to explore more business opportunities.”
