Yin Ruoning

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Yin Ruoning
Ronni.jpg
Yin with 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship trophy
Personal information
NicknameRonni
Born (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22)
Kunming, China
Sporting nationalityFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Career
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2022)
Former tour(s) China LPGA Tour (joined 2020)
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour5
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
(wins: 1)
Chevron Championship T23: 2024
Women's PGA C'ship Won: 2023
U.S. Women's Open T12: 2024
Women's British Open T2: 2024
Evian Championship CUT: 2023
Medal record
Women's Golf
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

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]

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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.

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. [9]

Amateur wins

Source: [5]

Professional wins (8)

LPGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (4)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-upWinner's
share ($)
12 Apr 2023 DIO Implant LA Open 65-69-67-70=269−151 stroke Flag of England.svg Georgia Hall 262,500
225 Jun 2023 Women's PGA Championship 67-73-69-67=276−81 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Saso 1,500,000
330 Jun 2024 Dow Championship
(with Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul)
64-66-66-62=258−221 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Ally Ewing and
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho
366,082
(each)
413 Oct 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai 170-66-63-64=263−256 strokes Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sei-young
Flag of Japan.svg Mao Saigo
315,000
527 Oct 2024 Maybank Championship 67-67-66-65=265–231 stroke Flag of Thailand.svg Atthaya Thitikul 450,000

1Co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour

China LPGA Tour wins (4)

1Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2023 Women's PGA Championship 3 stroke deficit−8 (67-73-69-67=276)1 stroke Flag of Japan.svg Yuka Saso

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order

! Tournament2021202220232024
Chevron Championship T41T23
U.S. Women's Open CUTT20T12
Women's PGA Championship CUT 1 T24
The Evian Championship ^CUT
Women's British Open T61T2
  Win
  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 Championship 00000122
U.S. Women's Open 00000232
Women's PGA Championship 10011232
The Evian Championship 00000010
Women's British Open 01011122
Totals110226118

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins2nd3rdTop
10s
Best
finish
Earnings
($)
Money
list rank
Scoring
average
Scoring
rank
2022 1670001T4170,1409970.9343
2023 2119204912,894,677469.956
2024 2018310712,783,307770.105
Totals^57445141715,848,12473

^ Official as of 2024 season [10] [11] [12]
*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 [13]
2019482 [14]
2020290 [15]
2021405 [16]
2022151 [17]
20232 [18]
20242^ [19]

^As of 25 November 2024

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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