Yin Ruoning
Yin Ruoning (born 28 September 2002) is a Chinese professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.[1] At age 20, she won the 2023 Women's PGA Championship becoming the second women's major championship winner from China.[2] Yin rose to number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings in September 2023.[3]
| Yin Ruoning | |||||||||||||||
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 Yin with 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship trophy | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ronni | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 2002 Kunming, China | ||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  China | ||||||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | China LPGA Tour (joined 2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||||
| LPGA Tour | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Other | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||||||||||
| Chevron Championship | T41: 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Women's PGA C'ship | Won：2023 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. Women's Open | T20: 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Women's British Open | T61: 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Evian Championship | CUT: 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Yin was born in Kunming, Yunnan province, China. Yin began to learn how to play golf when she was 10 and a half years old. She is known by her nickname Ronni. Her father's hometown is Shanghai.
Amateur career
At 16, she represented the Chinese women's national team at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, where she earned a bronze medal in the women's team event together with Liu Wenbo and Du Mohan.[4] She also represented her country at the 2018 Espirito Santo Trophy, where her team finished fourth among 57 nations, behind United States, Japan and South Korea.
Yin won nine titles as a junior amateur in 2019, including the National Amateur Championship, and reached a career-high of 64th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.[5]
Professional career
Yin turned professional in 2020. She won the China LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament and joined the China LPGA Tour, where she won her first three events in a row.[6] She received two Guinness World Records titles, the most consecutive wins on the China LPGA Tour, and the most consecutive wins on the China LPGA Tour from professional debut records.[4]
She finished tied fourth at the LPGA Q-Series to earn a LPGA Tour membership for 2022. In her rookie season, she made just two cuts in her first nine starts, but ended the season with seven cuts in 16 events. She recorded a season-best tie 4th at the Dana Open, having led the event after a first-round 65.[7]
Yin won the 2023 DIO Implant LA Open one stroke ahead of Georgia Hall, becoming the second Chinese winner on the LPGA Tour after Shanshan Feng.[8]
On 25 June 2023, at 20 years of age, Yin captured her first major championship by winning the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey, by one shot after making a birdie on the last hole.
Amateur wins
- 2019 China Amateur Golf Open Leg 3, Buick National Junior Classic Leg 5, Super Lychee Amateur Golf Future Tour 3, National Amateur Championship, Super Lychee Amateur Golf Future Tour 4, China Amateur Golf Open Leg 6, China Amateur Golf Open Leg 7, Super Lychee Amateur Golf Future Tour 6, China Junior Masters
Source:[5]
Professional wins (5)
LPGA Tour wins (2)
| Legend |
| Major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Apr 2023 | DIO Implant LA Open | 65-69-67-70=269 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Georgia Hall |
262,500 |
| 2 | 25 Jun 2023 | Women's PGA Championship | 67-73-69-67=276 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Yuka Saso |
1,500,000 |
China LPGA Tour wins (3)
- 2020 Zhuhai Guowei Centre Plaza Hollywood Mansion Challenge, Moutai Golf Liquor Zhuhai Golden Gulf Challenge, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Orient Masters
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Women's PGA Championship | Tied for fourth | −8 (67-73-69-67=276) | 1 stroke | Yuka Saso |
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T41 | ||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | 1 | |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T20 | |
| The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | ||
| Women's British Open | T61 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2023 Chevron – 2023 U.S. Women's Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins (Majors) | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Birdies (rank) | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T4 | 156 (113) |
170,140 | 99 | 70.93 | 43 |
| 2023^ | 16 | 14 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 223 (13) |
2,626,543 | 2 | 70.26 | 5 |
| Totals^ | 32 | 21 | 2 (1) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 379 | 2,796,683 | 147 |
^ Official as of 10 September 2023[9][10][11]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 586 | [12] |
| 2019 | 482 | [13] |
| 2020 | 290 | [14] |
| 2021 | 405 | [15] |
| 2022 | 151 | [16] |
| 2023 | 1^ | [17] |
^ as of 11 September 2023
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing China): 2018
Professional
- International Crown (representing China): 2023
References
- "Ruoning Yin Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- Paisley, Kent (2 April 2023). "Ruoning Yin becomes LPGA Tour's second ever winner from China". Golf Digest. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "Ruoning Yin Becomes No. 1 in Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings". LPGA. 11 September 2023.
- Zhan, Echo (11 December 2020). "17-year-old Chinese girl breaks two China LPGA world records". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "RuoNing Yin". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "Teenager Yin putts world on alert". China Daily. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "Getting to Know Ruoning Yin". LPGA Tour. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "Ruoning Yin Becomes LPGA's Second Chinese Winner at DIO Implant LA Open". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- "Ruoning Yin stats". LPGA. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- "Ruoning Yin results". LPGA. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". 11 September 2023.
External links
- Ruoning Yin at the LPGA Tour official site
- Ruoning Yin at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site