Yin Ruoning

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Yin Ruoning

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]

Quick Facts Personal information, Nickname ...
Yin Ruoning
Yin with 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship trophy
Personal information
NicknameRonni
Born (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22)
Kunming, China
Sporting nationality 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 ChampionshipT23: 2024
Women's PGA C'shipWon: 2023
U.S. Women's OpenT12: 2024
Women's British OpenT2: 2024
Evian ChampionshipCUT: 2023
Medal record
Women's Golf
Representing  China
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–PalembangTeam
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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

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Perspective

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)

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Legend
Major championships (1)
Other LPGA Tour (4)
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More information No., Date ...
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
2 25 Jun 2023 Women's PGA Championship 67-73-69-67=276 −8 1 stroke Japan Yuka Saso 1,500,000
3 30 Jun 2024 Dow Championship
(with Thailand Atthaya Thitikul)
64-66-66-62=258 −22 1 stroke United States Ally Ewing and
United States Jennifer Kupcho
366,082
(each)
4 13 Oct 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai1 70-66-63-64=263 −25 6 strokes South Korea Kim Sei-young
Japan Mao Saigo
315,000
5 27 Oct 2024 Maybank Championship 67-67-66-65=265 –23 1 stroke Thailand Atthaya Thitikul 450,000
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1Co-sanctioned by the China LPGA Tour

China LPGA Tour wins (4)

1Co-sanctioned by the LPGA Tour

Major championships

Wins (1)

More information Year, Championship ...
YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2023Women's PGA Championship3 stroke deficit−8 (67-73-69-67=276)1 strokeJapan Yuka Saso
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Results timeline

Results not in chronological order

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! Tournament2021202220232024
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
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  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

More information Tournament, Wins ...
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00000122
U.S. Women's Open00000232
Women's PGA Championship10011232
The Evian Championship00000010
Women's British Open01011122
Totals110226118
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  • 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

More information Year, Tournaments played ...
YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made*
Wins2nd3rdTop
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
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^ 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.

More information Year, Ranking ...
YearRankingSource
2018586[13]
2019482[14]
2020290[15]
2021405[16]
2022151[17]
20232[18]
20242[19]
20254^[20]
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^ As of 3 March 2025

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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