Yin Ruoning

Yin Ruoning (born 28 September 2002) is a Chinese professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. 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 Women's World Golf Rankings 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 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. 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.