Angel Yin Wins Aon Trophy and $1 Million Prize in Decisive Victory

Fifth Year of the Aon Risk Reward Challenge continues to award the LPGA Tour's best decisions makers

Season-long competition rewards players who make better decisions on the most strategically challenging holes across the LPGA Tour and PGA TOUR

NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, and the LPGA Tour today announced Angel Yin as the champion of the 2023 Aon Risk Reward Challenge. As the winner of the season-long competition, Yin will be awarded both the Aon Trophy and the $1 million prize for her ability to make better decisions on the most strategically challenging holes throughout the LPGA Tour season.

"I'm thrilled to be named the Aon Risk Reward Challenge Champion this year," says Yin. "Golf is shaped by decision-making under pressure, so it's great to be recognized for something that is so key to success in this game. Several talented players have won this title before me and it's an honor to join in this legacy and stand alongside them as a winner of the Aon Trophy."

This season was full of many firsts for Angel Yin. Just last month, after 159 starts, Yin secured her first win at the Buick LPGA Shanghai where she defeated current Rolex Rankings No. 1 Lilia Vu in a one-hole playoff. It was not the pair's first battle this season as the Chevron Championship, in Texas, played earlier this year also ended in a duel between the two young stars. Yin left Texas with second place in that major. And now, she adds the coveted Aon Trophy to her growing list of accolades. Yin joins three other players on the LPGA Tour who previously took home the Aon Trophy – Carlota Ciganda (2020), Hannah Green (2021) and Minjee Lee (2022). In 2020, due to the global pandemic, the prize money was not awarded to an individual, but was reallocated to support the re-start of the LPGA Tour season and the newly created LPGA Drive On Championship at Inverness Club.

"When we launched the Aon Risk Reward Challenge, our goal was to create a program that recognized players' remarkable decision-making abilities and create a first-of-its-kind opportunity for players on the LPGA Tour," said Lambros Lambrou, Chief Executive Officer, Human Capital, Aon. "We are thrilled to celebrate Angel as this year's Challenge champion and proud to recognize the program's five-year milestone with our partners at the LPGA Tour."