Ding Wenyi

Ding Wenyi (Chinese: 丁文一; born 19 November 2004) is a Chinese professional golfer.

Ding Wenyi
Personal information
Born	(2004-11-19) 19 November 2004 (age 20) Beijing, China
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sporting nationality	China
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	2024
Current tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2023
The Open Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
Pac-12 Player of the Year 2024 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year 2024

Early life and family

Ding was born in Beijing, China, where his father, Feng, worked as a football coach.^[1]

Amateur career

Ding won the Chinese Amateur Open three times, in 2019, 2020 and 2021.^[2] In 2020, he finished as runner-up in the Volvo China Open on the China Tour,^[1] and the following year won the tour's Boao Classic. In 2022, he won the U.S. Junior Amateur, defeating Caleb Surratt, 3 and 2, in the final. In 2023, he enrolled at Arizona State University. That year, he was also runner-up in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, losing in a playoff, and had two top-ten finishes in professional tournaments in China, at the Hainan Open on the Challenge Tour and the Volvo China Open on the Asian Tour. In 2024, he won the Amer Ari Invitational, the Southern Amateur and the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, was crowned the Pac-12 Conference Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year, and named a first-team All American. Having left college to meet eligibility requirements,^[3] he finished top of the Global Amateur Pathway rankings to gain status on the DP World Tour for 2025. He reached a high of third in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.^[4][5]

Professional career

In October 2024, Ding turned professional and confirmed that he would be joining the European Tour. By turning professional, he forfeited exemptions into the Masters Tournament and U. S. Open gained from his Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship win. His first tournament as a professional was the Hangzhou Open on the Challenge Tour, where he finished in a tie for 11th place.^[4]

Amateur wins

• 2019 Chinese Amateur Open
• 2020 Chinese Amateur Open
• 2021 Chinese Amateur Open
• 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur
• 2024 Amer Ari Invitational, Southern Amateur, Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Professional wins (1)

China Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	1 May 2021	Boao Classic (as an amateur)	−23 (67-67-64-67=265)	4 strokes	Chen Peicheng (a)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut