Yin Ruoning
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{{short description|Chinese professional golfer}}
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Yin Ruoning (born 28 September 2002) is a Chinese professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.{{cite web |title=Ruoning Yin Bio |url=https://www.lpga.com/players/ruoning-yin/100312/bio |publisher=LPGA Tour |access-date=3 April 2023}} At age 20, she won the 2023 Women's PGA Championship becoming the second women's major championship winner from China.{{cite magazine |title=Ruoning Yin becomes LPGA Tour's second ever winner from China |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/ruoning-yin-dio-implant-la-open-win-china |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Kent |last=Paisley |date=2 April 2023 |access-date=3 April 2023}} Yin rose to number one in the Women's World Golf Rankings in September 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2023/ruoning-yin-becomes-no-1-in-rolex-womens-world-golf-rankings |title=Ruoning Yin Becomes No. 1 in Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings |publisher=LPGA |date=11 September 2023}}
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.{{cite web |title=17-year-old Chinese girl breaks two China LPGA world records |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2020/12/17-year-old-chinese-girl-breaks-two-china-lpga-world-records |publisher=Guinness World Records |first=Echo |last=Zhan |date=11 December 2020 |access-date=3 April 2023}} 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.
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.{{cite news |title=Teenager Yin putts world on alert |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202009/18/WS5f640e03a31024ad0ba7a4fa.html |newspaper=China Daily |date=18 September 2020 |access-date=3 April 2023}} 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.
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.{{cite web |title=Getting to Know Ruoning Yin |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2022/getting-to-know-ruoning-yin |publisher=LPGA Tour |date=16 September 2022 |access-date=3 April 2023}}
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.{{cite magazine |title=Ruoning Yin Becomes LPGA's Second Chinese Winner at DIO Implant LA Open |url=https://www.si.com/golf/news/ruoning-yin-becomes-lpga-second-chinese-winner-dio-implant-la-open |magazine=Sports Illustrated |agency=Associated Press |date=2 April 2023 |access-date=3 April 2023}}
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.
In October 2024, Yin achieved her third win of the 2024 season and her fifth championship since 2022 at the Maybank Championship just two weeks after winning the Buick LPGA Shanghai.{{cite web |title=Ruoning Yin Wins Second Title in Three Starts at the 2024 Maybank Championship |url=https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/ruoning-yin-wins-second-title-in-three-starts-at-the-2024-maybank-championship |publisher=LPGA |date=27 October 2024 |access-date=27 October 2024}}
At the 2025 Chevron Championship, Yin was one of five players to compete in a playoff after 72 holes, but was beaten to the title by Mao Saigo.{{cite news |title=Mao Saigo wins LPGA major Chevron Championship in playoff |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/44891198/mao-saigo-wins-lpga-major-chevron-championship-playoff |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |access-date=2 June 2025}} Yin finished T4th in the 2025 U.S. Women's Open, three-strokes behind winner Maja Stark.{{cite news |last=Hudson |first=Elizabeth |title=Sweden's Stark holds nerve to win US Women's Open |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/cg71eeyel25o |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602071241/https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/cg71eeyel25o |archive-date=2 June 2025 |date=2 June 2025}}
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
Professional wins (8)
=LPGA Tour wins (5)=
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! Legend |
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| Major championships (1) |
| Other LPGA Tour (4) |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !To par !Margin of !Runner(s)-up !Winner's |
| align=center|1
|align=right|2 Apr 2023 |align=right|65-69-67-70=269 |align=center|−15 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ENG}} Georgia Hall |align=center|262,500 |
| style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|2 |align=right|25 Jun 2023 |align=right|67-73-69-67=276 |align=center|−8 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Saso |align=center|1,500,000 |
| align=center|3
|align=right|30 Jun 2024 |Dow Championship |align=right|64-66-66-62=258 |align=center|−22 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Ally Ewing and |align=center| 366,082 |
| align=center|4
|align=right|13 Oct 2024 |align=right|70-66-63-64=263 |align=center|−25 |6 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Sei-young |align=center|315,000 |
| align=center|5
|align=right|27 Oct 2024 |align=right|67-67-66-65=265 |align=center|–23 |1 stroke |{{flagicon|THA}} Atthaya Thitikul |align=center|450,000 |
1Co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour
LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result |
| style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1 |align=center|2025 |{{flagicon|USA}} Lindy Duncan |Saigo won with birdie on first extra hole |
=China LPGA Tour wins (4)=
- 2020 (3) Zhuhai Guowei Centre Plaza Hollywood Mansion Challenge, Moutai Golf Liquor Zhuhai Golden Gulf Challenge, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Orient Masters
- 2024 (1) Buick LPGA Shanghai1
1Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour
Major championships
=Wins (1)=
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!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up | |||||
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| 2023 | Women's PGA Championship | 3 stroke deficit | −8 (67-73-69-67=276) | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuka Saso |
=Results timeline=
Results not in chronological order
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! Tournament !! 2021 !! 2022 !! 2023 !! 2024 !! 2025 |
| align=left|Chevron Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T41 |T23 |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T20 |T12 |style="background:yellow;"|T4 |
| align=left|Women's PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:lime;"|1 |T24 | |
| align=left|The Evian Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| | |
| align=left|Women's British Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T61 |style="background:yellow;"|T2 | |
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied
=Summary=
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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made | ||||||||
| align=left|Chevron Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| align=left|U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| align=left|Women's PGA Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| align=left|The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| align=left|Women's British Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
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- Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2023 Women's British – 2025 U.S. Women's Open, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2024 Women's British – 2025 U.S. Women's Open, current)
LPGA Tour career summary
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! Year !! Tournaments |
| 2022
|16 |7 |0 |0 |0 |1 |T4 |align=right|170,140 |99 |70.93 |43 |
| 2023
|21 |19 |2 |0 |4 |9 |1 |align=right|2,894,677 |4 |69.95 |6 |
| 2024
|20 |18 |3 |1 |0 |7 |1 |align=right|2,783,307 |7 |70.10 |5 |
| 2025
|9 |9 | |2 | |3 |T2 |align=right|1,299,568 |5 |70.38 |16 |
| Totals^
!66 !53 !5 !3 !4 !20 !1 !align=right|7,147,692 !52 |
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^ Official as of 1 June 2025{{cite web |date=1 June 2025 |title=Ruoning Yin stats |publisher=LPGA |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/ruoning-yin/100312/stats}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/athletes/ruoning-yin/100312/results |title=Ruoning Yin results |publisher=LPGA |date=1 June 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lpga.com/stats-and-rankings/money-and-finishes#tab-list |title=Career money (select from pick list) |publisher=LPGA |date=1 June 2025}}
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
^ As of 2 June 2025
Team appearances
Amateur
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing China): 2018
Professional
- International Crown (representing China): 2023
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{LPGA player|ruoning-yin/100312|Ruoning Yin}}
- {{WWGR|6803|Ruoning Yin}}
{{Women's PGA Championship champions}}
{{Golf world number ones (women)}}
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Category:Chinese female golfers
Category:Winners of LPGA major golf championships
Category:Olympic golfers for China
Category:Golfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Kunming
Category:Golfers at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games medalists in golf