Maybank Championship (LPGA)

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Maybank Championship
Tournament information
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established 2023
Course(s) Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club
Par72
Length6,246 yards (5,711 m)
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund $3.0 million
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Yin Ruoning (2024)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yin Ruoning

The Maybank Championship is a women's professional golf tournament in Malaysia on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in October 2023 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Kuala Lumpur. [1]

Contents

Céline Boutier won the inaugural event on the 9th hole of a sudden-death playoff over Atthaya Thitikul. [2]

Winners

YearDateChampionCountryWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Purse ($)Winner's
share ($)
2024 27 Oct Yin Ruoning Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 67-67-66-65=265−231 stroke3,000,000450,000
2023 29 Oct Céline Boutier Flag of France.svg  France 70-64-69-64=267−21Playoff3,000,000450,000

Tournament records

YearPlayerScoreRound
2023 Atthaya Thitikul 62 (−10)3rd

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References

  1. Higuchi, Kikue (24 October 2023). "Five Things to Know About the Maybank Championship". LPGA.
  2. "Celine Boutier wins LPGA Malaysia after nine-hole playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 October 2023.