photo courtesy of New Jersey State Police, New Jersey State Police standing with winner Ruoning Yin
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Springfield NJ, this past week New Jersey State Police and the Office of Emergency Management were on the ground for the 2023 KMPG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club. Troops made sure everything ran smoothly.
After a final round 67 that included five birdies, Ruoning Yin of China rose above the fray of frenetic leaderboard to win the 2023 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at 8-under.
Yuka Saso of Japan fired a 66 and came up one shot short, finishing in sole second at 7-under while Northern Ireland’s Stephanie Meadow, Megan Khang, Xiyu Lin of China, Anna Nordqvist of Sweden and Spain’s Carlota Ciganda finished tied for third.
Rose Zhang, making her major championship debut as a professional, finished in a tie for sixth.
Yin’s win at Baltusrol makes two for her on the year, as she won for the first time on the LPGA at the 2023 Dio Implant Open in Los Angeles. Her victory makes her the second woman from China to win a major championship, following Shanshan Fang who also captured the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2012.