Ruoning Yin wins LPGA FM Championship to end two-year title drought

[p]Yin, 23, endured a rollercoaster round before carding a closing two-under-par 70 to finish the tournament at 14 under.[/p][p]The 2023 Women's PGA Championship winner rattled in five birdies and three bogeys on her way to victory at TPC Boston, in Norton, Massachusetts.[/p][p]Yin finished with a crucial birdie four on the par-five 18th to complete her first win on the tour since 2024.[/p][embed guid="27500379-48f7-41ec-b238-f82355443540" url="https://x.com/LPGA/status/2094159471186698708?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I was really emotional when I was on the 18th green and just felt like all the hard work paid off," [/b]Yin said afterwards. [b]"Just really happy how I grinded out there today."[/b][/p][p]Yin admitted she had been nervously looking over her shoulder at playing partners Kim Hyo-joo and Kim Sei-young down the stretch.[/p][p]Kim Hyo-joo shot a one-under-par 71 to finish on 12 under, while Kim Sei-young carded a one-over-par 73 to tie with Rose Zhange for fourth place, one back from Allisen Corpuz of the United States on 11 under.[/p][p][b]"I felt like that was the longest 18th hole I've ever played - because they're just so good and they don't really make mistakes," [/b]Yin said.[/p][p]Yin said she had doubted whether she would ever win another title after a frustrating sequence of near-misses this season and last year.[/p][p][b]"I've had quite a few times where I was really close but just keep missing by one or two,"[/b] she said. [b]"I was always harsh on myself...I doubted if I can win on this tour again.[/b][/p][p][b]"I was not a happy person last year; but this year I think I learn a lot. The biggest thing I learn is that life comes from you, not at you. And that good things take time and just be patient about it."[/b][/p][embed guid="200c1f6f-e62c-4649-9317-a33f8568b164" url="https://x.com/LPGA/status/2094155060951339236?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]