In the year 2023, the LPGA Tour’s young face, Ruoning Yin, became the first Chinese woman ever to reach World No. 1. The 21-year-old successfully made cuts and is now actively participating in several tournaments taking place in 2024.
Currently, Yin is playing at the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship at Palos Verdes Golf Club, standing on T2 after second round’s conclusion. As the 21-year-old moves ahead with her impressive scores, the intrigue about Yin’s equipment has increased. Here are the tools she uses to perform like a rockstar on the greens.
Ruoning Yin’s Callaway driver and fairway woods
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Callaway is the brand partner for Ruoning Yin’s golf tools. She can be seen carrying a full bag of the brand’s equipment on the greens, which includes the Paradym Triple Diamond driver, priced at £599.00. It is a compact 450cc that promotes the lowest spinning, launching, and neutral ball flight. Yin uses it with a Fujikura Ventus Blue shaft.
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For smooth shots and great forgiveness Yin also uses Paradym Fairway Woods 15°; it is specifically for golfers who like high launching with a neutral ball flight priced at £379.00. Yin uses this particular fairway with a Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei AV Blue shaft.
When it comes to the hybrids in Yin’s bag, the young lady goes with the Callaway Paradym (18°), which she uses with a Recoil Dart 75 F4 shaft. The tool is a mid-sized, wood-shaped hybrid useful for versatile shots and good control for maximum distance, priced at £299.00. The 21-year-old also has Apex 21 Hybrid for blended high-performance, priced at £259.00. But these are not the only tools she has; let us dive deeper in her golf bag.
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What are the wedges, putters, and irons used by this LPGA Pro?
With an average driving distance of 258.675 in 2024, Yin aspires to keep her swings strong; hence, she uses a six-piece set of Callaway X-Forged CB with the Nippon NS 950 Stiff shaft. Coming right at her wedges, the golfer prefers Callaway Jaws Raw 50/10S, 54/10S, and 58/10S on the green. With these tools, she also has a Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S200 in her bag.
This year Yin’s putter average is 30, and she is using an Odyssey White Hot OG #7 CH to keep up with her performance and also for further improvements. The two-time LPGA winner also uses Chrome Soft X golf balls.
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With the great choice of types of equipment, will Ruoning Yin be able to achieve success in her current participation? It has yet to be seen!