Virginie Ding Season 2023-24
Class
Senior
Hometown
Hong Kong, China
High School
West Island School
Major
Medicine, Health and Society
As a Senior (2023-24)
- Competed in 10 events
- Finished T-3 at the NCAA Bryan Regional with a 7-under 209
- Tied for eighth at the SEC Championships
- Led Commodores to a win at the Clemson Invitational with a T-5 finish
- Finished T-8 in stroke play at St. Andrews Collegiate
- Season-low round: 67 (third round, Clemson Invitational)
- Season scoring average (29 rounds): 72.18
As a Junior (2022-23)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Finished second overall the FAU Paradise Invitational at 10-under-par
- Won the 2023 Orlando International Amateur at 10-under-par
As a Sophomore (2021-22)
- Finished tied for 19th with a 215 (-1) at the Cougar Classic
- Matched a career-low round with a 67 during the second round at the FAU Paradise Invitational)
- Career-low 54-hole total: With her second top-10 finish, she shot a 211 (-5) at the FAU Paradise Invitational
- Season scoring average (23 rounds): 73.57 (third-best on the team)
As a Freshman (2020-21)
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Finished tied for fourth with a season-low 215 (-1) at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
- Career-low round: 67 (second round, Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic)
- Season scoring average (9 rounds): 75.78
The Ding File
- Daughter to Edward and Anna Ding, younger sister to Elaine Ding
- When not golfing, enjoys dancing, horror movies and working out
- Started playing golf at the age of four
- Regarded among Hong Kong’s top prep seniors
- Won the 2018 Pondok Indah International Junior Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Won the 2019 Hong Kong Ladies Amateur Championship to qualify for the Hong Kong Ladies Open
- Runner-up at the 2019 Hong Kong Junior Classic
- Selected to play in the 2017 China National Games
- Qualified for the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Girls Junior championships
- Finished in a tie for 17th at the U.S. Girls Junior by advancing to second round of match play
Career Stats
Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low Rd. | Low 54 (Par) | Wins | Top-5 | Top-10 |
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2020-21 | 3 | 9 | 682 | 75.78 | 67 (-5) | 215 (-1) | - | 1 | 1 |
2021-22 | 9 | 23 | 1692 | 73.57 | 67 (-5) | 211 (-5) | - | - | 1 |
2022-23 | 11 | 33 | 2411 | 73.06 | 66 (-6) | 206 (-10) | 2 | 2 | |
2023-24 | 10 | 29 | 2091 | 72.10 | 67 (-5) | 209 (-7) | - | 2 | 4 |
Career | 33 | 94 | 6876 | 73.15 | 66 (-6) | 206 (-10) | - | 5 | 8 |