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Angel Yin
American professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Angel Yin (born October 3, 1998) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.[1]
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Amateur career
Yin won the 7–8 year old Junior World Golf Championships, won the California Women's Amateur Championship as a 12 year old and again as a 14 year old, was the youngest player at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur, was co-medalist at a U.S. Women's Amateur, and was the youngest player in the field at the 2012 U.S. Women's Open (also the second youngest in history).[2]
In 2015, she competed in the Junior Solheim Cup.[3]
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Professional
Yin posted five top-5 finishes in 2017.[4] Her "powerful swing and ebullient personality" brought her attention from Juli Inkster, U.S. Solheim Cup captain, who named Yin as a captain's pick for the 2017 Solheim Cup. She became the youngest player on either team.[3][5] She scored 1.5 points out of 3 matches. On December 9, 2017, she won the Omega Dubai Ladies Classic for her first professional victory. Yin started off the 2019 season tying for fourth in the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open on February 27, 2019.[6]
At the 2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai in her 159th start, Yin finally broke through for her first win on the LPGA Tour defeating Lilia Vu in a playoff, with Yin birdieing the first extra hole. Earlier in the year, Vu defeated Yin on the first playoff hole at the Chevron Championship. In 2025, she won Honda LPGA Thailand victory for the second LPGA title.[7]
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Personal life
Yin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Michelle Liu, a businesswoman who immigrated to the U.S. from China, caddied for Yin when she was still an amateur. Yin attended Arcadia High School, but finished her diploma online.[5][8]
Professional wins (3)
LPGA Tour wins (2)
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Playoff record
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
Ladies European Tour wins (1)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2024 Women's Open - 2025 Women's Open, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2025 U.S Women's Open – 2025 Evian)
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LPGA Tour career summary
Official as of 2024 season[9][10][11]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
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World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2015 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2017 (winners), 2019, 2023
Solheim Cup record
References
External links
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