Shunyi, China: Lin Qianhui captured her maiden pro win in windy conditions with a two-stroke victory at the Beijing Women’s Challenge.

As conditions cleared up in the morning light after heavy rain and thunder hit the capital overnight, Lin, a 21-year-old Beijing native, held steady to close with an even-par 72 to claim the RMB75,000 winner’s purse.

The fifth-year pro finished with a 54-hole score of eight-under 208 at Beijing Orient Pearl Golf Club.

“Having this hometown win with so many fans and friends cheering … the excitement is indescribable. This is pure joy,” said Lin. “I felt a great sense of release. It’s been a hard-fought battle. Finally, I made it.”

Chinese veteran Shi Yuli (69) finished equal runner-up for her best result at a CLPG Tour event, tied with Wang Zixuan, the first-round leader who closed with a two-over 74.

Wang Xinyu was the top amateur, the teenager shooting a one-under 71 to finish equal fourth with veteran Pan Yanhong (74) at three strokes back.

Three other amateurs finished in the top-10.

Overnight leader Cui Jinghan, tied 27th at the 2025 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) in Vietnam, struggled to a 77 and dropped to sixth on 212.

That was one stroke and one place ahead of Li Menghan, the joint runner-up in the Girls’ Division at last month’s Royal Cup in Japan and equal 17th at the WAAP.

Defending champion Ren Yijia, a member of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation’s winning Patsy Hankins Trophy team in January and 94th in the World Golf Amateur Ranking, closed with a two-under 70 to finish equal ninth.

For Guangdong-based Wang Xinyu it was her first top-10 finish at a CLPG Tour event. The 17-year-old started with consecutive birdies to get to six-under before struggling through three consecutive bogeys from the fifth hole. After rebounding for birdie at the 380-yard eighth hole, she picked up another stroke at the par-five 14th.

“Making top-10 this week is genuinely satisfying, though I can’t ignore some lingering disappointment. My iron accuracy was way off. I kept missing greens and had to rely on my short game all week. Those approach shots were just not finding their targets,” said the Hunan native.

“The wind today was brutal. Whether hitting into headwinds or downwind, every iron and wood required precise yardage adjustments. You had to calculate everything perfectly. Considering everything, my performance across these three days was acceptable.”

Lin, who started the day one stroke off the lead, reeled off nine straight pars to make the turn at eight-under. As playing partners Cui and Wang Zixuan fell out of contention, Lin picked up her first stroke of the day at the 361-yard 10th when she put her approach from 114 yards in tight for a tap-in birdie.

She carded another birdie at the 13th to get to 10-under before closing with a double-bogey seven at the par-five last where she found a greenside bunker and then three-putted.

“I maintained strong focus through the first 17 holes. With a four-shot cushion on the 18th I could finally breathe easy. That’s why I made a mess,” said Lin who now plans to attend the US LPGA Tour qualifying school.

“I attempted it last year, too. I vowed I would only return after winning on the China (LPG) Tour and now I’ve earned that right.”