Ruoning Yin edges Hye-Jin Choi by one shot to win Buick LPGA Shanghai again
Ruoning Yin birdied two of her last three holes to finish 11 under and beat Hye-Jin Choi by a stroke in Shanghai, her second straight LPGA Tour win.
China's Ruoning Yin won the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Sunday, 18 October 2026, finishing at 11-under-par 277 at Sheshan Golf Club. She beat South Korea's Hye-Jin Choi by one stroke after two late birdies.
It was Yin's seventh LPGA Tour title and her second win in a row, following the FM Championship in August. Choi had led the tournament through the early rounds but could not hold off the 23-year-old on the final day.
How the final round played out
Yin and Choi were level after 10 holes on Sunday. Yin then made a four-foot birdie at the 16th to go one ahead with two holes left. She added another birdie in her last three holes and closed with a final-round score of four under, with five birdies and one bogey.
Choi birdied the 18th to pull back to 10 under, but that only kept the gap at one shot. She shot a 71 in the last round, with three birdies and two bogeys, and finished second on 278.
A strong week from tee to green
Yin led the field in greens in regulation, hitting 55 of 72. She also found all 14 fairways in the final round. She recovered from a two-over second round by playing her last 36 holes in nine under par.
Reports describe Sheshan as a course that gives few birdie chances and rewards patience. That suited Yin's steady play over the weekend.
The rest of the leaderboard
Amy Yang finished third at eight under, with Japan's Rio Takeda fourth at seven under. Spain's Carlota Ciganda was fifth at six under. Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul, tied for eighth at three under.
Yin took home US$480,000 from a US$3.2 million purse. Reports say she has now passed US$3 million in season earnings and has climbed in the Race to the CME Globe standings, with three events left in the season.
What comes next
The LPGA's Asian swing moves to South Korea this week for the BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, which starts on Thursday 22 October. Events in Malaysia and Japan follow. Yin's win also adds to her career record, which includes the 2023 Women's PGA Championship.
Why the result matters
The win keeps Yin among the leading Asian players on tour as the season approaches its final stretch. She is ranked world No. 6 and sits three wins behind Shanshan Feng, who has the most LPGA wins by a player from the People's Republic of China with 10. Reports also note that she is only the second player to win the Shanghai event twice, after Danielle Kang, and the only Chinese player to win it.
For Choi, it was a near miss after leading from the start. A closing 71 left her one shot short, and her birdie on the last hole was not enough to force extra play.
Fans in Malaysia can look ahead to the tour's visit to Kuala Lumpur later in the swing, when the world's top women golfers play the Maybank Championship from 29 October to 1 November at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.
Key takeaways
- Ruoning Yin won the Buick LPGA Shanghai at 11 under, one shot ahead of Hye-Jin Choi.
- She was tied after 10 holes and made late birdies to pull clear.
- It is her seventh LPGA Tour win and her second in a row.
- The tour now heads to South Korea for the BMW Ladies Championship from 22 October.
FAQ
Q: Who won the Buick LPGA Shanghai 2026? Ruoning Yin of China won with a four-round total of 277, 11 under par. She finished one shot ahead of Hye-Jin Choi of South Korea.
Q: How many LPGA titles does Ruoning Yin have? The Shanghai win was her seventh LPGA Tour title. It followed her victory at the FM Championship in August.
Q: What is the next LPGA event after Shanghai? The BMW Ladies Championship in Haenam, South Korea, starts on Thursday 22 October. That is the next stop on the tour's Asian swing, which later visits Malaysia and Japan.
Sources: LPGA, Golf.com, Golf Today, The Golf News Net