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Teen Sensation Yin Continues Remarkable Winning Streak

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Yin Xiaowen claimed her third China LPGA Tour win.

Beijing, China: Yin Xiaowen created another slice of golfing history when she won the Wuhuanxing Ladies Challenge to become the first amateur to win three times on the China LPGA Tour.

The 16-year-old closed with a two-under-par 70 at Beijing Orient Pearl Country Club to win the RMB500,000 tournament by three strokes. Her 54-hole aggregate score was eight-under 208. 

Runner-up Du Mohan (72) received the RMB75,000 winner’s cheque as the top professional. Defending champion Liu Wenbo (71) was third on 212, one stroke ahead of Wang Xinying (71). 

“I’m happy to be the first amateur to win three times on the Tour, but I still have much work to do. Feng Shanshan is the role model for all Chinese players. Hopefully one day I can pick up the baton and win the honour for my homeland like her,” said Yin, a national amateur team player.

Last October, Yin won the Zhangjiagang Shuangshan Challenge to become the China LPGA Tour’s youngest winner. She also triumphed in last month’s 2021 season opener in Nanshan.

As well as being a member of the China team that finished third in the 2019 Queen Sirikit Cup at Glenelg Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia, Yin tied for 12th in the second edition of the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific at The Royal Club in Japan, also in 2019.

Aged 16 years, five months and 15 days, Yin, who is based in the southern China Province of Guangdong where she attends an international school, broke into the top-50 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) at the end of 2020.

She began this week in 25th place and, on the back of her latest triumph, can expect to rise further.

Yin began the final round with a one-shot lead and came out firing on all cylinders, making four birdies in the first five holes. Following a bogey-four at the 130-yard seventh hole, she finished the front nine with a birdie-three at the ninth. 

The teenager found trouble at the 361-yard 10th where she carded a double-bogey six before gaining a shot at the 13th. With a four-stroke lead going to the last, she was able to coast home with a closing bogey-six.

Du, whose round included a bogey-five at the 420-yard second hole and a lone birdie at the seventh, struggled with her driver throughout the tournament and was unable to exert serious pressure on Yin.

“I didn’t think that Yin was too far away to catch up with her. She made some mistakes around the turn. Unfortunately, I didn’t grasp the opportunity. At the end of day, she played better than us so I should say congratulations to her,” said the 19-year-old Beijing native. 

“The winning prize was some kind of consolation. After struggling for a while, I’m happy to be back in contention. Next time, hopefully I can directly win the winning prize … and not because the winner is an amateur.”

The China LPGA Tour returns on June 3 with the CTBC Zhuhai Challenge, the first of four straight weeks of tournaments. 

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