Ruoning Yin reflects on her love for golf after winning the Maybank Championship

At the 2024 Maybank Championship, Ruoning Yin claimed her second title in October. In the tournament held at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (West Course), Yin scored 67-67-66-65 to beat Atthaya Thitikul and Haeran Ryu who finished in second and third place respectively.

After the tournament ended, Yin reflected on her love for golf in a statement. The 22-year-old Chinese professional golfer spoke about the stress she suffered at the start of the season and also mentioned the moment she realized her love for golf.

Yin said (via PGA of America):

"This season, so far, I've learned a lot. Early this year, I was really stressed because I had a good year last year, and I put too much pressure on myself thinking about if I can win again or not. And after Mizuho, I realized that I love golf. I really like to play on this tour, play with all my friends I wanted to enjoy my life & enjoy playing on the course. Whatever the goal is, just be happy you get there."

Before winning the Maybank Championship, Ruoning Yin had a successful outing at the Buick LPGA Shanghai as she won the event held in her home country earlier this month.

Yin has 8 professional wins so far. 5 of these 8 wins came on the LPGA Tour.

How much did Ruoning Yin earn for winning the 2024 Maybank Championship?

The 2024 Maybank Championship had a purse of $3 million. Ruoning Yin, who won the tournament, got the largest chunk of this purse as she earned $450,000. Atthaya Thitikul and Haeran Ryu, who finished second and third respectively, earned $275,721 and $200,016 each.

Here is a detailed look at the payout for the 2024 Maybank Championship:

1 Ruoning Yin: $450,000
2 Jeeno Thitikul: $275,721
3 Haeran Ryu: $200,016
T4 Bailey Tardy: $139,634
T4 Maja Stark: $139,634
T6 Hannah Green: $82,272
T6 Hye-Jin Choi: $82,272
T6 Wei-Ling Hsu: $82,272
T6 Marina Alex: $82,272
T10 Brooke M. Henderson: $58,572
T10 Pajaree Anannarukarn: $58,572
T12 Charley Hull: $46,795
T12 Linn Grant: $46,795
T12 Lucy Li: $46,795
T12 Nataliya Guseva: $46,795
T12 Mirabel Ting (a): $0
T12 Celine Boutier: $46,795
T18 Yuka Saso: $36,833
T18 Ashley Lau: $36,833
T18 Amy Yang: $36,833
T18 Bianca Pagdanganan: $36,833
T22 Arpichaya Yubol: $29,474
T22 Sarah Schmelzel: $29,474
T22 Peiyun Chien: $29,474
T22 Allisen Corpuz: $29,474
T22 Ariya Jutanugarn : $29,474
T22 Narin An: $29,474
T22 Gabriela Ruffels: $29,474
T22 Ruixin Liu: $29,474
T30 Jin Hee Im: $22,749
T30 Yealimi Noh: $22,749
T30 Jennifer Kupcho: $22,749
T30 Ayaka Furue: $22,749
T30 Mao Saigo: $22,749
T35 Angel Yin: $18,945
T35 Patty Tavatanakit: $18,945
T35 Leona Maguire: $18,945
T35 Kristen Gillman: $18,945
T39 Paula Reto: $15,117
T39 Georgia Hall: $15,117
T39 A Lim Kim: $15,117
T39 Ashleigh Buhai: $15,117
T39 Esther Henseleit: $15,117
T39 Yuna Nishimura: $15,117
T39 Nanna Koerstz Madsen: $15,117
T46 Chanettee Wannasaen: $11,925
T46 Minami Katsu: $11,925
T46 Grace Kim: $11,925
T46 Madelene Sagstrom: $11,925
T46 Jasmine Suwannapura: $11,925
T51 Ssu-Chia Cheng: $9,963
T51 Yu Jin Sung : $9,963
T51 Hira Naveed: $9,963
T51 Emily Kristine Pedersen: $9,963
T51 Wichanee Meechai: $9,963
T56 Carlota Ciganda: $8,453
T56 Xiyu Lin: $8,453
T56 Gaby Lopez: $8,453
T56 Moriya Jutanugarn: $8,453.
T56 Megan Khang: $8,453
T61 Linnea Strom: $7,473
T61 Gemma Dryburgh: $7,473
T63 Nasa Hataoka: $6,907
T63 Albane Valenzuela: $6,907
T63 Somi Lee: $6,907
T63 Lilia Vu: $6,907
67 Jin Young Ko: $6,642
T68 Ryann O’Toole: $6,416
T68 Chayanit Wangmahaporn: $6,416
T70 Auston Kim: $6,114
T70 Anna Nordqvist: $6,114
72 Alexa Pano: $5,964
73 Kristina Natalia Yoko: $5,886
74 Liyana Durisic: $5,811
75 Ida Ayu Melati: $5,736
76 Durriyah Damian: $5,667