Ding Wenyi leads the Boao Classic to win the championship by 4 strokes, rewriting the record for the youngest championship in the China Tour

On May 1, Beijing time, Beijing 16-year-old boy Ding Wenyi set a record for the men’s Chinese tour on the “Labor Day” day and became the youngest tour champion in the Boao Classic.

At the Boao Forum for Asia International Conference Center Golf Club, Ding Wenyi caught 5 birdies in the final round, shot a zero-bogey 67, leading by 4 strokes to win the second stop of the 2021 men’s Chinese tour. With a four-round score of 265 (67-67-64-67), which was 23 under par, Ding Wenyi broke the pre-age record set by Jin Cheng at the Jiulongshan Open in 2014.

Seven years ago, Jin Cheng was 16 years, 8 months and 11 days at the Jiulongshan Golf Club in Jiaxing, and Ding Wenyi was 16 years, 5 months and 13 days.

The second place was also won by amateur players. Beijing 18-year-old Chen Peicheng shot 63, 9 under par, rising from tied for tenth to second alone, four rounds of 269 (70-69-67-63), 18 under par.

Hunan’s 39-year-old player Yuan Tian shot a 65 on the 17th hole and shot an eagle on the 18th hole. He was tied for third place with the Asian Classic champion Ye Wocheng last Wednesday, with a score of 270, which was below par. 18 rods. Ye Wocheng had the only bogey on the 17th hole because he had hit the green, so he swallowed the only bogey in the whole day. However, on the 18th hole, he caught a birdie with a single push and shot a 66, scoring the top three for two consecutive weeks.

Hei Chun of Hong Kong, China, scored 67, and was one shot behind, alone in fifth place.

Ding Wenyi caught two eagles yesterday and shot 64, his lowest in the professional arena, to take a 4-stroke lead. Today, there is basically no substantial threat.

On the fourth hole, he pushed into a 30-foot long putt and caught the first birdie of the day, and then on the sixth hole, on two par-5 holes, two putts and birdies at a distance of 60 feet.

“Actually, it was very nervous at the beginning of today. In the amateur competition, you may win by hitting -1 or -2 in the last round,” Ding Wenyi said, “but you watched the past two professional competitions and won The strokes are over -20, so one day it will be impossible to hit a par.”

Ding Wenyi took a look at the leaderboard on the 14th hole and found that his advantage had been reduced to 2 shots. His nervousness increased, but he didn’t make a mistake. Instead, he hit 3 feet on the hole 140 yards, caught a birdie, and then played 20 yards on the par 5 hole on the 15th hole. , Everything is pushed again to catch birds. Coming to the 18th hole, Ding Wenyi was more convinced that the champion belonged to him. At a distance of 20 yards, he once again pushed and caught the bird, rewriting the Chinese men’s record.

Chen Peicheng is the player who is most likely to catch up with Ding Wenyi today. He took a 58-degree wedge from the 15th green to cut the 20-yard eagle, and then birdied on the 18th hole and the other two par-five holes. Although he was still far from the championship in the end, he was very happy to get this place.

“I have seen the leaderboard in the competition, I have seen the results of Ding Ding (Ding Wenyi), I know that the champion must belong to him,” Chen Peicheng said, “I am very satisfied with my score and ranking. This is For the first time, I hit a double-digit red letter (-19 strokes) in the competition. After the other two rounds, I set myself a goal to be in the top 20, so that I don’t need to pass the amateur rankings to report to the next stop. China tour. I have achieved these two goals and am already very happy. At the same time, I also congratulate Ding Ding on winning the championship.”

Ding Wenyi, who is more than 180 centimeters tall, is not too excited about winning. “In fact, I still have a lot of bird-catching holes today. I should have missed 3 or 4 little birds, so this result is not bad,” Ding Wenyi said. “In addition, I am not the youngest professional in China. The champion of the tournament is Yin Xiaowen (who won the championship for the first time at the age of 15). Yin Xiaowen is now the number one amateur player in China’s women’s ranking. I still want to learn from her and strive to become the number one amateur player in China’s men’s ranking.”

Since the first and second places are won by amateur players, Yuan Tian and Ye Wocheng will share the first and second prizes.

“This week’s overall ranking is still acceptable, mainly because some birds were not able to grasp it in the first two days,” Ye Wocheng said, “The current state is not bad, and I look forward to the next game.”

The next stop of the men’s Chinese tour will be held after the May Day holiday. The Nanshan Classic will be held in Yantai Nanshan International Training Center Cuiyuan Stadium from May 12th to 15th, so stay tuned!

(This article is from the official website of the China Golf Association and is owned by the original author.)