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Sunday 18 October 2026LPGA TourYear in Review
Yin wins Buick LPGA Shanghai
Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 October 2026 · Ruoning Yin’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,200,000 USD · Buick
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/21°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 42 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 24 km/h SE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/21°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Hye-Jin Choi KOR · 27854-hole leader seeking a wire-to-wire first win; tied with Yin after 10 holes, shot 71 and lost by one after Yin birdied 16 and 17. Ruoning Yin sinks late birdies to win in Shanghai (Field Level Media)
81 started
Same week
LPGA event
Buick LPGA Shanghai
Sheshan Golf Club, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ruoning Yin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 October 2026
I mean, I still have emotions, but this time is very calm, more calm than FM. You know, I think it's dream come true to win at home, and I think I'm lucky to win it twice.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 October 2026
She gave me a hug at the scoring tent. I was going to say now I have seven, you only have six, but I'll just keep it quiet for a little bit.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruoning Yin | 68 · 74 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Hye-Jin Choi | 64 · 74 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Amy Yang | 69 · 71 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 4 | Rio Takeda | 68 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Carlota Ciganda | 67 · 74 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | A Lim Kim | 73 · 74 · 69 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Alison Lee | 74 · 73 · 67 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Soo Bin Joo | 73 · 75 · 70 · 67 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Jeeno Thitikul | 69 · 73 · 74 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Gaby López | 73 · 74 · 72 · 67 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Erika Hara | 69 · 72 · 76 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
| T10 | Yuri Yoshida | 75 · 74 · 67 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 2002-09-28, Kunming, China; CHN; turned pro 2020; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 6 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2026-10-12 (published by LPGA.com), row: 6 ‐‐ +1 Yin, Ruoning ‐ 6803 CHN 38 252.5017 6.6448).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet