On October 11, 2023, the press conference and launch ceremony of the 2023 Buick LPGA Championship was held at Shanghai Qizhong Garden Golf Club. The 2023 Buick LPGA Championship, the world's flagship women's golf tournament, returns after three years, with 81 top women's golf players from around the world competing on the course from October 12 to 15 to make a powerful assault on the world rankings totaling $2.1 million and higher. At the ceremony, Buick presented a Buick Century Seven-seater Edition to brand golf ambassador Yin Ruoning, paying tribute to her hard work and progress on the field and its historic breakthrough.
The China Golf Association and SAIC-GM Buick brand announced the official launch of the 2023 Buick LPGA Championship
The Buick LPGA Championship is the best women's professional golf tournament with the best lineup, the highest prize money and the highest points in the world held in China this year, and it is also one of the highest level women's professional golf tournaments in Asia. In Shanghai, where the competition is located, the Buick LPGA Championship was selected as the "Shanghai Event" brand recognition and became Shanghai's "City Sports Business Card". Since its inception in 2018, the Buick LPGA Championship has attracted the world's best female golf professionals. Of the 81 players participating this year, there are 27 LPGA champions and 11 Grand Slam titles, accounting for nearly one-third of the champions. Among them, there are not only many post-00s phenomenal new-generation champions such as Buick golf ambassador Yin Ruoning and Chinese rising star Zhang Siyang, but also Jiang Xiaolin, who won the 2018 and 2019 Buick LPGA Championship championships, and Lilia Wu, who is now ranked number one in the world. The star-studded top lineup and the pinnacle showdown between the world's masters will make this tournament exciting and interesting, bringing Chinese fans a rare opportunity to the top feast of golf.
The current world No. 1 American Lilia Wu, Grand Slam champion and Buick golf ambassador Yin Ruoning, two-time Buick LPGA champion Jiang Xiaolin, and the new generation champion representative of Chinese-American Zhang Siyang with the "Buick Goddess" Champions Cup
The swing of three Buick golf ambassadors. From left: Lin Xiyu, Yin Ruoning, Liu Yu
For the Chinese audience, the three Buick golf ambassadors participating in the tournament - Yin Ruoning, Lin Xiyu and Liu Yu - are undoubtedly more eye-catching. They represent the highest level of competition in women's golf in China and have won successive results in this year's domestic and international competitions. Among them, Yin Ruoning, who just turned 21, won her first career Grand Slam title in June this year, and became the world number one in women's golf in September, becoming the new leader of Chinese golf. Yin Ruoning is not only the second Chinese mainland player to win the Women's Grand Slam and top the world rankings after Feng, but now, like Feng, she is also a member of the Buick Century owner family. As a landmark product of Buick's new breakthrough, Century will also live up to the mission of "highlighting the achievements of the times and paying tribute to the leaders of the times", with an unprecedented luxury and respectful experience, Yin Ruoning can not only fulfill his childhood dreams, but also enjoy an intelligent and comfortable experience during travel, and better recharge his strength to hit new peaks.
Buick Century pays tribute to the leading figures of Chinese women's golf and highlights the achievements of the times
It is worth mentioning that this year is a year of major breakthroughs in the professional level of women's golf in China. The Chinese Women's Army, led by three Buick golf ambassadors, is stronger than ever before, and is expected to create new history both in this Buick LPGA Championship and in future international competitions. The SAIC-GM Buick brand will, as always, fully support the healthy and sustainable development of golf in China, and work with athletes to continue to make breakthroughs.