Yin Ruoning

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yin.

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
Yin with 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship trophy
Personal information
Nickname	Ronni
Born	(2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22) 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	8
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	5
Other	3
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  China Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

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

• 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 (8)

LPGA Tour wins (5)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (4)

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
3	30 Jun 2024	Dow Championship (with Atthaya Thitikul)	64-66-66-62=258	−22	1 stroke	Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho	366,082 (each)
4	13 Oct 2024	Buick LPGA Shanghai1	70-66-63-64=263	−25	6 strokes	Kim Sei-young Mao Saigo	315,000
5	27 Oct 2024	Maybank Championship	67-67-66-65=265	–23	1 stroke	Atthaya Thitikul	450,000

¹Co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour

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)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2023	Women's PGA Championship	3 stroke deficit	−8 (67-73-69-67=276)	1 stroke	Yuka Saso

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order

! Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship			T41	T23
U.S. Women's Open	CUT		T20	T12
Women's PGA Championship		CUT	1	T24
The Evian Championship ^			CUT
Women's British Open			T61	T2

  Win

  Top 10

  Did not play

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	1	2	2
U.S. Women's Open	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2
Women's PGA Championship	1	0	0	1	1	2	3	2
The Evian Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Women's British Open	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	2
Totals	1	1	0	2	2	6	11	8

• Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2023 Women's British – 2024 Women's British, current)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice, current)

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made*	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2022	16	7	0	0	0	1	T4	170,140	99	70.93	43
2023	21	19	2	0	4	9	1	2,894,677	4	69.95	6
2024	20	18	3	1	0	7	1	2,783,307	7	70.10	5
2025	3	3					T21	55,360	43	71.25	56
Totals^	60	47	5	1	4	17	1	5,903,484	71

^ Official as of 9 March 2025^[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.

Year	Ranking	Source
2018	586	[13]
2019	482	[14]
2020	290	[15]
2021	405	[16]
2022	151	[17]
2023	2	[18]
2024	2	[19]
2025	4^	[20]

^ As of 3 March 2025

Team appearances

Amateur

• Espirito Santo Trophy (representing China): 2018

Professional

• International Crown (representing China): 2023