Singapore Classic: Thai star Ratchanon, China’s Ding to lead Asia’s amateur challenge at DP World Tour event
- Teenage star Ratchanon ‘TK’ Chantananuwat ranked 16th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- Ding Wenyi, the US Junior Amateur Championships winner, is one place higher
Some of Asia’s best young golfers will get the opportunity to show the world what they can do next month, when the DP World Tour returns to Singapore.
Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho, who won a qualifier in December, will be joined at the Singapore Classic by Thailand’s teenage star Ratchanon ‘TK’ Chantananuwat and China’s Ding Wenyi.
Ding and TK, who ended the year ranked 15th and 16th respectively in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, will lead a stellar amateur field at the Laguna National Golf Resort Club.
The 15-year-old Ratchanon arrives at the tournament, which runs from February 9 to 12, on the back of a stellar 2022, where he became the youngest male player to win on one of golf’s major tours with his triumph in the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup.
Ding, meanwhile, also enjoyed a successful year. The 17-year-old won the US Junior Amateur Championships to earn a spot at the 2023 US Open.
“Playing in Singapore last year was my first time competing in a professional event outside of Thailand and that was a great experience in a wonderful city,” Ratchanon said. “I’m looking forward to playing on the DP World Tour. I can’t wait to come back to Singapore and play alongside some of the best golfers. Hopefully there will be more memories I can take home from here again.”
