Talk about a special homecoming for Ruoning Yin.
She captured the fourth LPGA victory of her career, and second this season, with a win Sunday in her hometown Buick LPGA Shanghai in China. Yin ran away from the field at Qizhong Garden Golf Club, winning by six shots.
Yin finished at 25 under for the week, while Sei Young Kim and Mao Saigo tied for second at 19 under.
For the win, Yin earned $315,000. She has earned $1,914,945 this season and $5,064,762 in her LPGA career, and she just turned 22 last month.
Here’s a look at the prize money payouts for each player at the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai from a purse of $2.1 million.
Prize money payouts for 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Ruoning Yin | -25 | $315,000 |
| T2 | Sei Young Kim | -19 | $166,508 |
| T2 | Mao Saigo | -19 | $166,508 |
| 4 | Yealimi Noh | -18 | $108,310 |
| T5 | Hye-Jin Choi | -16 | $79,252 |
| T5 | Jeeno Thitikul | -16 | $79,252 |
| 7 | Angel Yin | -15 | $59,703 |
| 8 | Minjee Lee | -14 | $52,307 |
| T9 | Arpichaya Yubol | -13 | $43,148 |
| T9 | Celine Boutier | -13 | $43,148 |
| T9 | Nasa Hataoka | -13 | $43,148 |
| T12 | Auston Kim | -12 | $33,708 |
| T12 | Ruixin Liu | -12 | $33,708 |
| T12 | Yu Liu | -12 | $33,708 |
| T12 | Lucy Li | -12 | $33,708 |
| 16 | Patty Tavatanakit | -11 | $28,953 |
| T17 | Jin Hee Im | -10 | $25,783 |
| T17 | Anna Nordqvist | -10 | $25,783 |
| T17 | Gaby Lopez | -10 | $25,783 |
| T17 | Haruka Morita | -10 | $25,783 |
| T21 | A Lim Kim | -9 | $22,614 |
| T21 | Chanettee Wannasaen | -9 | $22,614 |
| T21 | Paula Reto | -9 | $22,614 |
| T24 | Peiyun Chien | -8 | $20,553 |
| T24 | Alexa Pano | -8 | $20,553 |
| T26 | Weiwei Zhang | -7 | $17,647 |
| T26 | Caroline Inglis | -7 | $17,647 |
| T26 | Muni He | -7 | $17,647 |
| T26 | Leona Maguire | -7 | $17,647 |
| T26 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | -7 | $17,647 |
| T26 | Yanhong Pan | -7 | $17,647 |
| T32 | Nicole Broch Estrup | -6 | $14,397 |
| T32 | Shuying Li | -6 | $14,397 |
| T32 | Xiaowen Yin | -6 | $14,397 |
| T32 | Nataliya Guseva | -6 | $14,397 |
| T36 | Yu Jin Sung | -5 | $11,962 |
| T36 | Moriya Jutanugarn | -5 | $11,962 |
| T36 | Bailey Tardy | -5 | $11,962 |
| T36 | Kristen Gillman | -5 | $11,962 |
| T36 | Xiyu Lin | -5 | $11,962 |
| T41 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | -4 | $9,563 |
| T41 | Celine Borge | -4 | $9,563 |
| T41 | Yan Liu | -4 | $9,563 |
| T41 | Wei-Ling Hsu | -4 | $9,563 |
| T41 | Esther Henseleit | -4 | $9,563 |
| T41 | Rose Zhang | -4 | $9,563 |
| T47 | Danielle Kang | -3 | $7,608 |
| T47 | Hannah Green | -3 | $7,608 |
| T47 | Liqi Zeng | -3 | $7,608 |
| T47 | Miranda Wang | -3 | $7,608 |
| T47 | Mary Liu | -3 | $7,608 |
| T47 | So Mi Lee | -3 | $7,608 |
| T53 | Jasmine Suwannapura | -2 | $6,657 |
| T53 | Hira Naveed | -2 | $6,657 |
| T55 | Savannah Grewal | -1 | $6,234 |
| T55 | Aditi Ashok | -1 | $6,234 |
| T57 | Mi Hyang Lee | E | $5,812 |
| T57 | Minami Katsu | E | $5,812 |
| T59 | Morgane Metraux | 1 | $5,257 |
| T59 | Hinako Shibuno | 1 | $5,257 |
| T59 | Albane Valenzuela | 1 | $5,257 |
| T59 | Lauren Hartlage | 1 | $5,257 |
| T63 | Wichanee Meechai | 2 | $4,914 |
| T63 | Menghan Li (a) | 2 | — |
| T63 | Ssu-Chia Cheng | 2 | $4,914 |
| T66 | Michelle Zhang | 3 | $4,596 |
| T66 | Yuai Ji | 3 | $4,596 |
| T66 | Jiwon Jeon | 3 | $4,596 |
| T66 | Ashleigh Buhai | 3 | $4,596 |
| T70 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 4 | $4,280 |
| T70 | Alison Lee | 4 | $4,280 |
| T72 | Yuna Nishimura | 5 | $4,175 |
| T72 | Alice Zhao (a) | 5 | — |
| 74 | Jinghan Cui (a) | 6 | — |
| 75 | Yijia Ren (a) | 7 | — |
| 76 | Mone Inami | 8 | $4,120 |
| 77 | Frida Kinhult | 9 | $4,068 |
| 78 | Shiyuan Zhou (a) | 10 | — |
| 79 | Zi Ge Wang (a) | 16 | — |
| 80 | Runzhi Pang | 17 | $4,015 |
| 81 | Zixuan Wang | 18 | $3,967 |