China’s Ruoning Yin got her breakthrough LPGA win in March. Three months later, she’s now a major champion.
With a 10-foot birdie on the par-5 18th hole on the famed Lower Course at Baltusrol Golf Club, Yin closed out a bogey-free four-under 67 to reach eight-under 276 and defeat Yuka Saso by one shot at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
Yin started Sunday in Springfield, N.J., three shots off the lead held by Leona Maguire. She then played a methodical final round, a round interrupted for nearly two hours by a passing thunderstorm.
When play resumed, Yin was at five under through eight holes, trailing countrywoman Xiyu Lin and South Korea's Jenny Shin by two shots. From there, Yin made 13th and 14th holes to grab a share of the lead, before claiming it outright with her birdie on the closing hole.
At the DIO Implant L.A. Open, the 20-year-old became just the second golfer from China to win an LPGA event, joining Shenshen Fang. Yin is also now the second to win a major championship.
Saso, the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open champion, made a birdie on the 18th to get to seven under for the tournament, closing out a five-under 66 and hoping she’d done enough to get into a playoff.
With the victory, Yin claimed the first-place prize money payout of $1.5 million from the record-breaking $10 million purse.
Here's the prize money payout for each golfer who made the cut at Baltusrol. Come back shortly after the tournament’s finish and we’ll update the list with individual names and specific paydays.
Win: Ruoning Yin, -8, $1,500,000
2: Yuka Saso, -7, $875,130
T-3: Carlota Ciganda, -6, $423,070
T-3: Megan Khang, -6, $423,070
T-3: Xiyu Lin, -6, $423,070
T-3: Stephanie Meadow, -6, $423,070
T-3: Anna Nordqvist, -6, $423,070
T-8: Rose Zhang, -5, $214,811
T-8: Ayaka Furue, -5, $214,811
T-8: Jenny Shin, -5, $214,811
T-11: Nanna Koerstz Madsen, -4, $168,170
T-11: Leona Maguire, -4, $168,170
T-11: Perrine Delacour, -4, $168,170
14: Grace Kim, -3, $147,571
T-15: Allisen Corpuz, -2, $125,531
T-15: Lauren Coughlin, -2, $125,531
T-15: Sarah Schmelzel, -2, $125,531
T-15: Jodi Ewart Shadoff, -2, $125,531
T-15: Brooke M. Henderson, -2, $125,531
T-20: Linn Grant, -1, $104,451
T-20: Hyo Joo Kim, -1, $104,451
T-20: Minjee Lee, -1, $104,451
T-20: Jin Young Ko, -1, $104,451
T-24: Gabriela Ruffels, E, $86,483
T-24: Mina Harigae, E, $86,483
T-24: Ariya Jutanugarn, E, $86,483
T-24: Mel Reid, E, $86,483
T-24: In Gee Chun, E, $86,483
T-24: Marissa Steen, E, $86,483
T-30: Cheyenne Knight, +1, $68,115
T-30: Esther Henseleit, +1, $68,115
T-30: Narin An, +1, $68,115
T-30: Lee-Anne Pace, +1, $68,115
T-30: Angel Yin, +1, $68,115
T-30: Celine Boutier, +1, $68,115
T-36: Daniela Darquea, +2, $56,538
T-36: Haeji Kang, +2, $56,538
T-36: Amy Yang, +2, $56,538
T-39: Madelene Sagstrom, +3, $45,217
T-39: Pajaree Anannarukarn, +3, $45,217
T-39: Celine Borge, +3, $45,217
T-39: Yuna Nishimura, +3, $45,217
T-39: Danielle Kang, +3, $45,217
T-39: Pornanong Phatlum, +3, $45,217
T-39: Ashleigh Buhai, +3, $45,217
T-39: Lindsey Weaver-Wright, +3, $45,217
T-47: Nasa Hataoka, +4, $35,071
T-47: Jeongeun Lee6, +4, $35,071
T-47: Yu Liu, +4, $35,071
T-47: Min Lee, +4, $35,071
T-47: Lexi Thompson, +4, $35,071
T-52: Samantha Wagner, +5, $29,705
T-52: Alison Lee, 5, $29,705
T-52: Mariah Stackhouse, +5, $29,705
T-52: Emily Kristine Pedersen, +5, $29,705
T-52: Hye-Jin Choi, +5, $29,705
T-57: Linnea Strom, +6, $25,395
T-57: Gina Kim, +6, $25,395
T-57: Moriya Jutanugarn, +6, $25,395
T-57: Lydia Ko, +6, $25,395
T-61: Maria Fassi, +7, $22,040
T-61: Albane Valenzuela, +7, $22,040
T-61: Gemma Dryburgh, +7, $22,040
T-61: Alexa Pano, +7, $22,040
T-61: Stephanie Kyriacou, +7, $22,040
T-61: Soo Bin Joo, +7, $22,040
T-61: Eun-Hee Ji, +7, $22,040
T-68: Hannah Green, +8, $19,644
T-68: Lauren Stephenson, +8, $19,644
T-68: Jasmine Suwannapura, +8, $19,644
T-71: Morgane Metraux, +9, $18,685
T-71: Elizabeth Szokol, +9, $18,685
T-71: Stacy Lewis, +9, $18,685
74: Annie Park, +10, $18,206
75: Charlotte Thomas, +13, $17,987
76: Aditi Ashok, +14, $17,759
T-77: Sung Hyun Park, +15, $17,422
T-77: Matilda Castren, +15, $17,422
79: Lucy Li, +18, $17,089
All players who missed the cut receive $4,000.
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