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2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai prize money payouts for each LPGA player at Qizhong Garden Golf Club

Ruoning Yin earned $315,000 for her fourth LPGA win.

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

 

Ruoning Yin captures hometown Buick LPGA Shanghai behind stellar weekend performance

“Just all the crowds, all the fans, all my family, words can’t express my feelings right now.”

Ruoning Yin said she gets goosebumps just thinking about the crowd support this week at the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai. Perhaps she gave the crowd some goosebumps herself with an incredible closing performance.

Yin, the 22-year-old from Shanghai, China, captured her hometown event at Qizhong Garden Golf Club on Sunday, shooting rounds of 63-64 on the weekend to win by six shots at 25 under. It’s the fourth LPGA victory for Yin, who earned $315,000 with the win.

“Pretty amazing and just, like I said, able to win at home in front of all the family and friends, it’s just amazing,” Yin said. “It’s phenomenal to be able to do that. It’s a pleasant week.”

After the opening round, Yin was eight shots behind leader Sei Young Kim. Slowly but surely, Yin began to chip into the lead.

After the second round, she trailed by four. Heading into the final round, she was one shot behind. Then on Sunday, she dominated to earn her second win of 2024.

“I think I’m just really happy that I put on a show and that everybody enjoys it,” Yin said.

After the opening round, Yin said she had a conversation with her coach, who was in Los Angeles, to fix some issues she was having off the tee. She knew she needed to find the fairway to have success, and after the opening round, she did just that, allowing her stellar iron game to take over.

Kim and Mao Saigo tied for second at 19 under. Yealimi Noh was fourth at 18 under.

Near the end of her press conference, Yin was asked how this compared to winning a major, which she did last year at the KPMG Women’s PGA.

“I love to win major(s), and I just love to win at home as well,” she said. “Just all the crowds, all the fans, all my family, words can’t express my feelings right now.”

Mao Saigo holds one-shot lead over Ruoning Yin with 18 holes to play at 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai

Saigo has shot rounds of 68-65-65.

The LPGA’s Asia Swing began this week in China at the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai, and through 54 holes Mao Saigo holds a one-shot lead over Ruoning Yin heading into Sunday’s final round.

After opening with a 4-under 68 on Thursday, Saigo has posted consecutive rounds of 65 to vault to the top of the leaderboard.

She made the turn with a 2-under 34 on Saturday before doing some serious damage on the back nine. From Nos. 12-17, Saigo made three birdies (Nos. 12, 13 and 15) and an eagle (par-5 17th).

Yin, on the other hand, started slowly with a 2-under 70 on Thursday. However, she’s since shot rounds of 66-63 to earn solo second with 18 holes to play. Her 9-under effort on Saturday included seven birdies and an eagle.

Sei Young Kim is solo third at 15 under, three back. Yealimi Noh is alone in fourth at 13 under, five back, while a large group that includes Minjee Lee is tied for fifth at 11 under, seven back.

Sei Young Kim continues to lead 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai, while Minjee Lee lurks just two back

Kim has 12 career LPGA wins and is coming off a third-place finish.

Sei Young Kim followed up her opening-round 10-under 62 with a 2-under 70 on Friday and leads the 2024 Buick LPGA Shanghai through 36 holes as the tournament heads on to Moving Day.

Kim made three birdies and a bogey around Qizhong Garden Golf Club on Friday and will take a one-stroke advantage over Mao Saigo and Lucy Li into the weekend. The 31-year-old has 12 career LPGA wins and is coming off a third-place finish at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.

Minjee Lee is alone in fourth at 10 under, two shots back, while Nasa Hataoka and Celine Boutier are part of a large group at 8 under, T-6.

“I think my game has just been improving little by little throughout the whole year,” Lee said. “I played one week in my sponsor’s event couple weeks ago and I just had a good result there, so just trying to ride the momentum. I also enjoy playing this golf course as well.”

Third-round TV coverage begins at 11 p.m. ET Friday on Golf Channel.

Maja Stark co-leads in Shanghai, says ‘pressure doesn’t exist’ now on LPGA compared to Solheim

Danielle Kang, winner of the event in 2018 and 2019, shot 4 under.

Maja Stark teed off for the first time since the Solheim Cup in Shanghai and couldn’t believe the difference in not only her confidence, but how it felt inside the ropes at a regular LPGA stop.

“When you’re out here, you are usually alone,” said Stark. “Maybe a few people rooting for you. Yeah, feels so nice being able to hit good shots with that pressure. Now pressure doesn’t exist anymore, feels like in normal tournaments.”

Stark opened with a 6-under 66 at the Buick LPGA Shanghai at Qizhong Garden Golf Club to take a share of the early lead with Wichanee Meechai of Thailand.

The LPGA returned to China this week for the first time since 2019 due to ongoing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Danielle Kang, winner of the event in 2018 and 2019, shot 4 under.

“My caddie, Brian, really helped me stay in the moment,” said Kang. “He’s like, it’s only Thursday. Stop looking at the leaderboard. We’re going to end up where you need to end up.”

Maja Stark and Linn Grant of Team Europe walk off the sixth green during Day Two of The Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin Golf Club on September 23, 2023 in Casares, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

The 23-year-old Stark posted a 2-1-1 record in her Solheim Cup debut in Spain, where Europe retained the cup in dramatic fashion. Stark partnerd with close friend Linn Grant in foursomes and notched a crucial singles victory over U.S. Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz.

“Being able to hit those putts with so much pressure, it just makes you feel like this is the easiest thing ever,” said Stark of being back at a regular event. “Because we don’t have thousands of people watch and a whole continent rooting for you, which is also weird.”

Stark noted that the time away from competition gave her an opportunity to refocus and really process what she’d done throughout the year and at Solheim, where she felt like a much different player.

“I moved on from stuff more quickly,” she said. “I managed to figure stuff out during the round sometimes.

“It felt like every putt was so important, so I just tried to keep that going and keep that out here and just actually think about what it’s for and not just, oh, this is for birdie. No, this is actually – this could be the winning putt.”