https://www.scmp.com/rss/523935/feed The latest news and top stories on Yin Ruoning. Known for her rapid ascent in professional golf, Yin turned professional in 2020, achieving two Guinness World Records for winning her first three China LPGA Tour events consecutively. She joined the LPGA Tour in 2022 and secured her first major title at the 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, becoming the second Chinese woman to do so. Yin then made history by reaching world number one in September 2023, the first Chinese woman to achieve this.... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Josh Ball Josh Ball The reigning Asian Games champion, three-quarters of the Hong Kong men’s team that won bronze in Hangzhou, and home advantage, there are lots of reasons for the city’s golfers to feel optimistic ahead of the National Games next month. Even facing the likes of defending champion Carl Yuan and Li Haotong in the men’s competition, and former world No 1 Yin Ruoning and Lily Muni He in the women’s event, the eight-strong squad will fancy their chances at Hong Kong Golf Club. And it is not as though... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3329228/national-games-home-advantage-gives-citys-golfers-reason-optimism-ding-yin-pose-threat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3329228/national-games-home-advantage-gives-citys-golfers-reason-optimism-ding-yin-pose-threat?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:09 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Taichi Kho and Ginnie Ding will lead a Hong Kong team of established and rising stars into a National Games challenge that could pit them against some of the best in the world. With the likes of men’s star Li Haotong, who finished in a tie for fourth at the Open Championship last month, and women’s world No 5 Yin Ruoning among their potential opponents, the city has named a strong squad for November’s tournament, which is being played at Hong Kong Golf Club. Asian Tour star Kho will be joined by... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3322402/national-games-kho-ding-lead-hong-kongs-golfers-search-gold-fanling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3322402/national-games-kho-ding-lead-hong-kongs-golfers-search-gold-fanling?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:00:24 +0000