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.
“I made a birdie on 2, which is good. But after that I just made three bogeys in a row. Just some small mistake out there. And after 5, I just told myself, can’t make one more bogey. I just switch a ball, and, yeah, four birdies in a row,” said Yin. “I started think about if I’m going to win or not a little bit. But after 10 and 13, I made two bogies out there and I said, no, you can’t think about that any more.”…