As October has finally come to an end, a rewind of the cozy month will show how Angel Yin has truly embraced the month as her own. The month was full of happiness for the LPGA sensation. It started with a blockbuster birthday and also included a massive first LPGA victory for the star.
However, that was not all of Yin’s October celebratory wins. Angel Yin also met someone extremely special on the greens in October. Her recent meet-up with the famous personality has the golf world going insane with happiness. Here’s what exactly happened!
Angel Yin’s recent meeting with a former POTUS
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The famous LPGA sensation has had destiny on her side for most of October. The October charm reflected on her career as she went on to break her winless drought by winning the Buick LPGA Shanghai this year. However, that was not all of Yin’s luck. Her recent experience easily tops anyone’s list of wishes.
Yin not only met with the famous former POTUS, Barack Obama, but she also got recognized and complimented by him. It was truly an experience worth a million bucks for the LPGA star. She recently shared her fairytale-like story in an interview.
She was asked how her recent meeting with the former POTUS went. Angel Yin answered, “Yeah, I met Obama. I was playing with our friends. And then my friend goes you want to go meet him once? Like, meet a president? Yeah, of course. We just drove up and then he came over… He said that you brought a professional golfer. I’m like, wait. Do you know who I am? He said yeah, of course…”
A birthday, a landmark @LPGA win…. and meeting a President?
It was a huge October for Angel Yin as she celebrated her first victory and she shares the story with @chantel_mccabe on "All Square!"@angelyinlol | @SolheimCupUSA | @BarackObama pic.twitter.com/b5cybResYM
— SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio (@SiriusXMPGATOUR) November 2, 2023
All in all, Angel Yin’s recent experience surely put her on cloud nine. It is truly a delight for anyone to be recognized and have their career known by a former President. October is definitely Yin’s month, and its evidence lies in her recent accomplishments.
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Angel’s recent health setback
October has largely been Yin’s month except for this major incident that occurred a few days ago when she had to face a health setback. The 25-year-old faced a major injury during the first round of the Maybank Championship. This sad occurrence forced Yin to withdraw from the Championship.
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This was not the first time that Yin had to face a setback because of health issues. She also suffered an injury to her shoulder a couple of years ago. Only time will tell when Yin will be healthy enough to make a comeback on the greens. Although October largely remained a celebration in her career.
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