Ruoning Yin Wins First LPGA at LA Open

Ruoning Yin Wins First LPGA at LA Open
Running Yin holds her first LPGA Tour trophy at the DIO Implant LA Open, at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., on April 2, 2023. Nhat Hoang/The Epoch Times
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PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif.—Professional golfer Ruoning Yin shot a 1–under 70, –15 total, to edge out Georgia Hall (–14) for her first LPGA Tour victory on Sunday, April 2, at the DIO Implant LA Open at Palos Verdes Golf Club.

The 20-year-old in her second season on the Tour made six birdies and five bogeys on the day. She had a two-stroke lead on Hyo Joo Kim (S. Korea) following opening rounds of 68–64–67.