Wenyi Ding of China has added to his impressive amateur record by winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur. It featured a marathon Sunday at the Taiheiyo Club Gotemba in Japan because of rainy conditions. Ding played 14 holes of the third round for a 67 and closed with another 67 for a one-shot victory over Ziqin Zhou.
SHIZUOKA, Japan — Wenyi Ding capped off a marathon Sunday with a 3-under 67 that carried the 19-year-old from China to a one-shot victory in the Asia-Pacific Amateur and a spot in the Masters and the British Open next year.
Zhou, an 18-year-old who plays for the California Golden Bears, birdied the 18th for a 68 to tie for the lead. Ding regained the lead with his final birdie at the 17th, a 239-yard par 3, where he hit his tee shot to 6 feet.
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