Ruoning Yin Facts: 23 Things To Know About Chinese LPGA Tour Star
Ruoning Yin is one of the game's most promising players, having captured a Major and reached the World No.1 spot within three years of turning pro


Ruoning Yin is one of golf's brightest stars, with the Chinese sensation winning her maiden Major at the 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at the age of 20.
She has another LPGA Tour win under her belt, too, and has already reached the World No.1 spot just three years after turning professional.
Get to know her better with these 23 facts about her life and career so far...
Ruoning Yin facts:
1. She was born in Kunming, China.
2. She started playing golf at the age of 10 and got into the game because of her dad, who she said "used to be super good", with a best score of seven-under-par.
3. She represented China at the 2018 Asian Games whilst just 16 and won a bronze medal in the women's team category.
4. She won nine tournaments in 2019 as an amateur, including the China National Amateur Championship.
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5. Her nickname is Ronni.
6. She turned pro in 2020 at the age of 17.
7. Yin played on the China LPGA Tour in her first season as a pro and won her first three tournaments in a row, setting a new record for the tour.
8. She earned her 2022 LPGA Tour card at the 2021 LPGA Q-Series. Her score of 21-under par for eight rounds at Alabama Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail saw her finish T4th.
9. She won her first LPGA Tour title at the 2023 DIO Implant LA Open.
10. She won her maiden Major title at the 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol, finishing at eight-under-par to beat Yuka Saso by a shot thanks to a birdie on the 72nd hole.
11. She is a huge Steph Curry fan and received a congratulations message from the NBA legend after her Women's PGA Championship win.
12. She is just the second Chinese golfer to win a Major after Shanshan Feng and is also just the second Chinese woman to win on the LPGA Tour after Feng.
13. She became World No.1 in September 2023.
14. She finished fourth on the 2023 LPGA Tour money list with $2,894,677.
15. She had a scoring average of 69.95 for the 2023 LPGA Tour season, which ranked sixth.
16. Yin is sponsored by Callaway Golf.
17. She lives in Orlando, Florida and rents a house off of fellow Chinese LPGA Tour player Xiyu Lin.
18. She idolizes Shanshan Feng and admits she is chasing her 10 LPGA Tour wins.
19. She played a lot of basketball as a child and also did swimming and running.
20. When she was four her dad required stitches after she hit him over the head with a golf club at the driving range. "The first time I go to the driving range was with my dad when I was four," she explained. "I think he was teaching my mom how to swing. He was standing behind me, and he told me, don't swing, because I was grabbing a club, and he goes, don't swing. I did one swing anyway, and I just hit his head and he got I think four stitches. It wasn't very fun."
21. Yin won her third LPGA Tour title alongside Atthaya Thitikul in the Dow Championship team event in Michigan.
22. She played in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where she finished T10th - three strokes shy of a bronze medal.
23. Yin birdied five of the final six holes to shoot an eight-under-par 64 and become the first Chinese winner of the Buick LPGA Shanghai for her fourth LPGA victory.
Nickname | Ronni |
Born | September 28 2001, Kunming, China |
Turned pro | 2020 |
Current tour | LPGA Tour |
LPGA Tour wins | 4 |
Major wins | 1 (2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship) |
Career-high world ranking | 1st |
Event | Tour | Score |
---|---|---|
2020 Zhuhai Guowei Centre Plaza Hollywood Mansion Challenge | China LPGA Tour | -11 (1 stroke) |
2020 Moutai Golf Liquor Zhuhai Golden Gulf Challenge | China LPGA Tour | -13 (playoff) |
2020 Mitsubishi Heavy Industry Orient Masters | China LPGA Tour | -10 (1 stroke) |
2023 DIO Implant LA Open | LPGA Tour | -15 (1 stroke) |
2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship | Major | -8 (1 stroke) |
2024 Dow Championship (with Atthaya Thitikul) | LPGA Tour | -22 (1 stroke) |
2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai | LPGA Tour | -25 (6 strokes) |
How far does Ruoning Yin drive the ball?
Ruoning Yin averaged just over 264 yards for the 2023 LPGA Tour season, ranking 31st. She gained around six yards from her 258 yard average in 2022.
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