Angel Yin

Angel Yin
Personal information
Born (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998
Los Angeles, California
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Nationality  United States
Career
Turned professional 2016
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
Ladies European Tour 1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T21: 2017
Women's PGA C'ship T4: 2018
U.S. Women's Open CUT: 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's British Open T11: 2017
Evian Championship T69: 2018

Angel Yin (born October 3, 1998) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.[1]

Amateur career

She won the 7–8 year old Junior World Golf Championships, won the California State Women’s Amateur as a 12 year old and again as a 14 year old, was the youngest player at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur, was co-medalist at a U.S. Women's Amateur, and was the youngest player in the field at the 2012 Women’s U.S. Open (also the second youngest in history).[2]

In 2015, she competed in the Junior Solheim Cup.[3]

Professional

Yin was a captain's pick for the 2017 Solheim Cup.[3] She scored 1.5 points out of 3 matches.

On December 9, 2017, she won the Omega Dubai Ladies Classic for her first professional victory.

Professional wins (1)

Ladies European Tour wins (1)

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. Mell, Randall (August 5, 2017). "Yin plays her way into Solheim consideration". Golf Channel.
  2. Brumer, Andy (February 6, 2017). "Angel Yin… Hitting it from Here to Heaven". Fore.
  3. 1 2 Nichols, Beth Ann (August 5, 2017). "Breaking down the 2017 Solheim Cup Team USA roster scenarios". Golfweek.
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