Yin Ruoning

Yin Ruoning (born 28 September 2002) is a Chinese professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.[1] She won the 2023 DIO Implant LA Open to become the LPGA Tour's second winner from China.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yin.

Yin Ruoning
Personal information
Born (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002
Shanghai, China
Sporting nationality China
Career
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s)LPGA Tour (joined 2022)
Former tour(s)China LPGA Tour (joined 2020)
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT41: 2023
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenCUT: 2021
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP
Medal record
Women's Golf
Representing  China
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta–Palembangteam

Amateur career

Yin began to learn how to play golf when she was 10 years old. 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[3]

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.[6]

Yin won the 2023 DIO Implant LA Open one stroke ahead of Georgia Hall, becoming the second Chinese LPGA champion after Shanshan Feng.[7]

Amateur wins
  • 2019 (9) 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:[4]

Professional wins (4)

LPGA Tour wins (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 England Georgia Hall 262,500

China LPGA Tour wins (3)

LPGA Tour career summary
YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins (Majors)2nd3rdTop
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^ 4 4 1 (0) 0 0 2 1 76
(44)		 451,893 8 69.38 6
Totals^ 20 11 1 (0) 0 0 3 1 232 622,033 378

^ Official as of 30 April 2023[8][9][10]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

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

YearRankingSource
2018586[11]
2019482[12]
2020290[13]
2021405[14]
2022151[15]
202322^[16]

^ as of 15 May 2023

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References
  1. "Ruoning Yin Bio". LPGA Tour. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. Paisley, Kent (2 April 2023). "Ruoning Yin becomes LPGA Tour's second ever winner from China". Golf Digest. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. Zhan, Echo (11 December 2020). "17-year-old Chinese girl breaks two China LPGA world records". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. "RuoNing Yin". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. "Teenager Yin putts world on alert". China Daily. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. "Getting to Know Ruoning Yin". LPGA Tour. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. "Ruoning Yin Becomes LPGA's Second Chinese Winner at DIO Implant LA Open". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  8. "Ruoning Yin stats". LPGA. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  9. "Ruoning Yin results". LPGA. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  10. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 15 May 2023.
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