FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship

Battle Creek Country Club | Battle Creek, MI | July 29-31, 2022

Hometown/Resides: Tianjin, China
Birthdate: December 8, 2004; currently 17 years, 7 months, and 23 days

Qualified for the Epson Tour: Finished second at the 2021 LPGA and Epson Tour Qualifying Tournament Stage II to first earn membership
Turned Professional/Rookie Year: 2022

VICTORIES

Epson Tour: First career victory
LPGA Tour: N/A
Previous Wins: 2021 China Amateur Golf Open Final, 2021 Sunshine State Amateur

MONEY

With the win, Yin earns $30,000; she has earned $55,966 this season and $55,966 in her Epson Tour career.

RACE FOR THE CARD

With the win and $30,000 winner’s check, Yin is projected to jump from No. 24 to No. 5 in the 2022 Race for the Card.

PREVIOUS EPSON TOUR AND LPGA TOUR FINISHES

LPGA Tour: N/A
Epson Tour: T5 at the 2022 Carolina Golf Classic presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, T6 at the 2022 Twin Bridges Championship

2022 IN A NUTSHELL ON THE EPSON TOUR

Made six cuts in nine starts with one win and four additional top-10 finishes.

OF NOTE

Defeated Gina Kim in a one-hole playoff
Wire-to-wire winner
Eighth first time champion on the 2022 season
Finished 24th at the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Had ten wins and 16 top-10 finishes as an amateur
Her highest World Amateur Golf Ranking was No. 7
Finished T16 at the 2021 Women’s Asia-Pacific Amateur

In the Winner’s Circle with Xiaowen Yin | FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship

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