Chinese golfer Yin Ruoning aims to add another Major to her resume in 2026

Since joining the LPGA Tour in 2022, she has won 5 titles, including the 2023 Women’s PGA Championship. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – In early February, Chinese golfer Yin Ruoning found herself outside her comfort zone.

Bundled in a puffer jacket and beanie, she carried the Olympic torch through the streets of Milan as spectators cheered her on from the sidelines.

It was unfamiliar territory for the athlete, who competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics but had never been involved in the Winter Games. She was one of the 10,001 torch bearers who were in charge of passing the flame on to its final destination in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics, and the experience left a lasting impression on her.

“When I was running on the street, there were so many people on the side, and they were just waving and cheering,” she said at a press conference on Feb 25, ahead of the Feb 26-March 1 HSBC Women’s World Championship.

“It’s not about carrying the flame but it’s more about carrying the hopes and the greatness, and I think those things are more inspiring.”

Hope and greatness can also describe the world No. 8’s rise as a golfer.