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Wenyi Ding leads new Global Amateur Pathway Ranking

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The R&A
31 Jul 24
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The Global Amateur Pathway Ranking is now live, following the registration period, with Wenyi Ding narrowly leading the way after his win at the Southern Amateur Championship. 

See the full ranking below. The DP World Tour, The R&A and the PGA TOUR launched the Global Amateur Pathway – powered by the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®) – to help the very best male amateur players take the next step in their careers, with Ding currently in pole position to gain a DP World Tour card for the 2025 season. 

Amateur Champion contending

Amateur Champion Jacob Skov Olesen is close behind and in line to gain a European Challenge Tour exemption, along with Bastien Amat and James Ashfield. Other players in line to benefit from the exemptions on partner tours around the world are Nathan Petronzio (PGAT Americas) and Tyran Snyders (Sunshine Tour).  The first Global Amateur Pathway Ranking Period will conclude on 13 October 2024, with an updated Ranking published by Friday each week. The landmark initiative creates a pathway for non-collegiate amateur players on to the DP World Tour and partner Tours around the world. The Global Amateur Pathway will complement PGA TOUR University – which awards membership on PGA TOUR-sanctioned Tours to the top Division-I college golfers at the end of the NCAA Championship – to ensure opportunities are available for elite players across the amateur ranks.

More information

Find out more about the Global Amateur Pathway – powered by the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®) here.
GAP RankNameCountryGAP AverageGAP PointsGAP DivisorGap Event CountWAGR® Rank
1Wenyi DingCHN11.0449157.754714.2830184
2Jacob Skov OLESEN DEN9.3093216.748823.28303018
3Bastien AmatFRA9.0687255.292728.15093721
4James ASHFIELD WAL8.8997166.911018.75472825
5Luis MASAVEU RONCALESP8.8604158.652117.90572624
6Nathan PETRONZIO USA8.7372147.048816.83022027
7Max KENNEDYIRE8.7310225.524225.83023628
8Tyran SnydersRSA8.1941167.591620.45282443
9Tobias JONSSON SWE8.1852206.484125.22643242
10Ben WARIAN USA8.1410265.273732.58493750
11Will HOPKINS ENG7.8637149.113318.96232657
12Richard TEDER EST7.6866135.748117.66042367
13Rintaro NAKANOJAP7.6094108.253814.22641677
14Jake HALL USA7.6047203.318726.73583171
15Liam NOLANIRE7.5620104.013013.75472180
16Jonathan NielsenUSA7.2712178.624324.56602997
17Gregor GRAHAM SCO7.2315182.698025.264235101
18Quentin DEBOVE FRA6.1493113.703918.490623232

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