Earned his first top-10 of the campaign and his first since a T9 at the 2015 Lanhai Open when he finished T6 at the Sunning Estate Nanjing Zhongshan Open. Began the tournament 70-70-67 and was tied for third, only two shots behind 54-hole leader Yi Keun Chang. Was unable to make a charge, shooting a final-round, 1-over 73 that included a pair of bogeys on Nos. 17 and 18 that kept him from finishing inside the top five.