Yin Ruoning (born 28 September 2002) is a Chinese

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who plays on the U.S.-based

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. At age 20, she won the 2023 Women's PGA Championship becoming the second women's major championship winner from China. Yin rose to number one in the

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in September 2023.

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

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Amateur career

At 16, she represented the Chinese women's national team at the 2018

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in Jakarta, where she earned a bronze medal in the women's team event together with Liu Wenbo and Du Mohan. She also represented her country at the

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, 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

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Professional career

Yin turned professional in 2020. She won the China LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament and joined the

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, where she won her first three events in a row. She received two

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titles, ''the most consecutive wins on the China LPGA Tour'', and ''the most consecutive wins on the China LPGA Tour from professional debut'' records. She finished tied fourth at the LPGA Q-Series to earn a

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

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, having led the event after a first-round 65. Yin won the 2023

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one stroke ahead of

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, becoming the second Chinese winner on the LPGA Tour after

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. On 25 June 2023, at 20 years of age, Yin captured her first major championship by winning the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at

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, Springfield, New Jersey, by one shot after making a birdie on the last hole.

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:

Professional wins (5)

LPGA Tour wins (2)

China LPGA Tour wins (3)

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Zhuhai Guowei Centre Plaza Hollywood Mansion Challenge, Moutai Golf Liquor Zhuhai Golden Gulf Challenge, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Orient Masters

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results in LPGA majors

''Results not in chronological order'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2023 Chevron – 2023 U.S. Women's Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1

LPGA Tour career summary

^ Official as of 2023 season
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in

at the end of each calendar year.

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing China):

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Professional *

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(representing China):

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References

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