KPMG WOMEN'S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

June 23, 2026

Ruoning Yin

Hazeltine National Golf Club

Press Conference

THE MODERATOR: 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Champion Ronni Yin joins us at the 2026 KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

Ronni, welcome to Hazeltine in your fifth appearance in this championship. How do you feel about your game and this golf course as you get ready for Thursday's opening round?

RUONING YIN: Yes, I played nine hole yesterday and I play 18 hole pro-am today. I think the course is in great condition and green is very firm. Also the rough is very thick.

But overall I think my game is in a good spot and I'm ready for the tournament.

THE MODERATOR: That's great. Thanks.

Q. Any memories of Baltusrol here, the layout, the finish?

RUONING YIN: I mean, I would say the fairway at Baltusrol is wider, a little bit wider, and the green is smaller here. But, yeah, rough is similar and green is a little bit firmer here.

Q. So what worked for you there that you think will work for you here?

RUONING YIN: I think here you just need to be smart with the approach shots because the green -- and also you need to just leave the ball on the fairway, because if the ball is on the fairway you're able to create some spin, and if you're in the rough it's just very difficult to stop the ball on the green.

Yeah.

Q. Over the years, how have you changed your preparation for the majors or do you pretty much do what you've always done?

RUONING YIN: I think I've always done the similar things. Just work on my start line, work on my finish line, just how I shape the ball.

But right now I would say the only thing I did different was my putting. I put a lot of speed drills with my putting game, and everything else I would say is the same.

Q. How would you assess your overall game coming into this major championship?

RUONING YIN: I think it's pretty good. Yeah, just I was working on my swing with Holton last week, and I feel good this week. And then I changed my driver to a different head which allows me to cut it as much as I want. Because I think at Riviera my tee shot wasn't that good because my driver curves a lot in the wind. I changed to different driver head that allows me to start more online.

So I'm happy where my game is at right now.

Q. When did you put that new driver in the bag?

RUONING YIN: Yesterday. (Smiling.)

Q. Have you done that before in a major, made an equipment change that close to the start?

RUONING YIN: Yeah, quite a bit. I switched to different 6-iron at Riv and different driver, shaft at Mizuho, and different driver at Chevron. I do that quite a lot, yeah.

Q. What was it that you and Holton worked on with your swing last week?

RUONING YIN: Because my tendency is always -- because I don't like my club head get too inside and so I always go out; it's gotten too out at Riv, so was working on that.

Yeah, just basically that.

Q. It looks it's not just connected to the majors. The fact that you're changing clubs or equipment, it's not just for the majors. It's something that you do frequently, no? And for some players it takes like a year or two to adapt something like that. What makes you being able to adapt so quickly to new equipment?

RUONING YIN: I'm changing it, it's because obviously it can help my game get better. That's why I'm changing it. To get used to it I don't think I will take much time. I just need to see the ball, how the ball works on the course, and then, yeah, that's it.