HSBC Women’s World Championship: Yin ready to shake off rusty start, says thinking about Olympics ‘gives me goose bumps’
- Yin Ruoning making her debut in tournament at Sentosa Golf Club with one eye on the summer and the Paris Games
- The 21-year-old heads a new generation of talent emerging from China’s growing junior golf programme
China’s Yin Ruoning makes her debut at the HSBC Women’s World Championship on Thursday, still looking to recapture the form that propelled her to world No 1 last year.
The 21-year-old’s slow start to 2024 has been characterised by inconsistent performances, with below-par rounds invariably followed by ones two or three shots over, and vice versa.
A tie for 19th at the season-opening Tournament of Champions was followed by a 23rd place at the LPGA Drive on Championship, and a finish outside the top 50 at the Honda LPGA Thailand on Sunday.
By her own admission, the world No 4, who claimed her first major at the Women’s PGA Championship last June, is “still a little bit rusty from the off season, and just trying to work on getting better every day”.
Not that she has much time to find her game. The year’s first major, The Chevron Championship, is just over the horizon and the Paris Olympics beckon this summer.
Yin and compatriot Lin Xiyu, who is also playing this week at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore, are both expected to be part of China’s delegation for the Games.
