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The favorite just won the Asia-Pacific Amateur. Then came the hard part

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China ’s Wenyi Ding wins the 15th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Taiheiyo Club .

Ding , the top-ranked amateur in the field at World No. 5 , is in line for a DP World Tour card via the Global Amateur Pathway.

The winner is offered starts in the following year's Masters and Open Championship.

However, Ding intends to turn pro shortly after this event.

Chinese golfer Ding won the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at age 15 .

The 20-year-old waived a major exemption to join the paid ranks.

Ding says he has no regrets about skipping the Masters and Open.

The Pathway rankings window concludes next weekend and Ding is eligible to take up his DP World Tour card in late November .

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