Angel Yin

Angel Yin (born October 3, 1998) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.[1]

Angel Yin
Yin in 2015
Personal information
Born (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship2nd: 2023
Women's PGA C'shipT4: 2018
U.S. Women's OpenT2: 2019
Women's British OpenT11: 2017
Evian ChampionshipT48: 2021

Amateur career

Yin won the 7–8 year old Junior World Golf Championships, won the California State Women’s Amateur as a 12 year old and again as a 14 year old, was the youngest player at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur, was co-medalist at a U.S. Women's Amateur, and was the youngest player in the field at the 2012 U.S. Women's Open (also the second youngest in history).[2]

In 2015, she competed in the Junior Solheim Cup.[3]

Professional

Yin posted five top-5 finishes in 2017.[4] Her "powerful swing and ebullient personality" brought her attention from Juli Inkster, U.S. Solheim Cup captain, who named Yin as a captain's pick for the 2017 Solheim Cup. She became the youngest player on either team.[3][5] She scored 1.5 points out of 3 matches. On December 9, 2017, she won the Omega Dubai Ladies Classic for her first professional victory. Yin started off the 2019 season tying for fourth in the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open on February 27, 2019.[6]

Personal

Yin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Michelle Liu, a businesswoman who immigrated to the U.S. from China, caddied for Yin when she was still an amateur. Yin attended Arcadia High School, but finished her diploma online.[5][7]

Professional wins (1)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

LPGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 Chevron Championship United States Lilia Vu Vu won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019 or in 2020.

Tournament201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Chevron Championship T55 73 T21 74 T39 T59 T57 CUT 2
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT CUT T2 CUT 6 T51
Women's PGA Championship T36 T4 T21 T44 CUT T25
The Evian Championship ^ CUT T69 CUT NT T48 WD
Women's British Open CUT T11 CUT T35 T59 T34 CUT

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship01011298
U.S. Women's Open01012283
Women's PGA Championship00011365
The Evian Championship00000052
Women's British Open00000174
Totals0203483522
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearRankingSource
2013595[8]
2014704[9]
2015n/a[10]
2016245[11]
201746[12]
201839[13]
201942[14]
202077[15]
202195[16]
2022138[17]
202348^[18]

^ as of April 24, 2023

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

Solheim Cup record
YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career 6 3–2–1 1–0–1 0–0–0 2–2–0 3.5 58.3
2017 3 1–1–1 0–0–1 halved w/ K. Icher 1–1–0 won w/ L. Salas 6&5
lost w/ L. Salas 4&2		 1.5 50.0
2019 3 2–1–0 1–0–0 def. A. Muñoz 2&1 1–1–0 won w/ A. McDonald 7&5
lost w/ A. McDonald 2 dn		 2 66.7

References
  1. Mell, Randall (August 5, 2017). "Yin plays her way into Solheim consideration". Golf Channel. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  2. Brumer, Andy (February 6, 2017). "Angel Yin… Hitting it from Here to Heaven". Fore. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. Nichols, Beth Ann (August 5, 2017). "Breaking down the 2017 Solheim Cup Team USA roster scenarios". Golfweek.
  4. Mickey, Lisa D. (30 June 2018). "Even in blazing heat and 5 shots back, Angel Yin is chill at KPMG Women's PGA". ESPN.
  5. "Precocious Yin, 19, establishing herself on LPGA Tour". The San Diego Tribune. March 19, 2018.
  6. Cleveland.com "Nelly Korda wins Women’s Australian Open 2019: Final results, leaderboard" February 17, 2019
  7. Merrill, Elizabeth (August 17, 2017). "American teen Angel Yin just having fun in her Solheim Cup debut". ESPN.
  8. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2013.
  9. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2014.
  10. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
  11. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
  17. "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
  18. "Women's World Golf Rankings". April 24, 2023.
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