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Miyu Yamashita of Japan shot a final-round 68 to seize her second consecutive winner’s trophy on the Maybank Championship in Malaysia.
It was her fifth profession LPGA Tour title in simply two seasons taking part in on the circuit.
A birdie on No. 18 on the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club cemented the win as she completed the match at 22-under par. In her remaining spherical, she mixed 5 birdies and a bogey on the par-4 No. 9 to provide her a two-stroke victory over Yan Liu of China.
‘I’m simply actually glad to have gained the title, and I truthfully did not count on to have the ability to win this match two years in a row, so I simply targeted on taking part in all 4 days,’ she mentioned via a translator.
Liu entered the ultimate spherical two strokes again, and she or he additionally fired a 68 to complete 20-under however unable to shut the hole with Yamashita. The 28-year-old has performed on the tour since 2023, and this was her highest end. Her 72-hole whole of 268 set a private low.
She did not fall to the strain of taking part in within the remaining group for the primary time. She had three birdies, an eagle on the par-5 No. 5 gap and one bogey.
‘I really feel I play superb golf at this time,’ Liu mentioned after the spherical. ‘I fairly give attention to my sport. I believe I do a reasonably good job. I’m happy with myself.’
Amateur Marisa Tojai of Thailand (67 on Sunday) and France’s Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (69) completed three pictures again at 19-under and tied for third. Robyn Choi of Australia (69) stood alone in fifth place at 17-under.
For Tojai, it was her first LPGA occasion.
Achiraya Sriwong of Thailand turned within the day’s low spherical of 65, transferring 12 spots up the leaderboard to complete sixth, six strokes behind the winner.
The Maybank Championship was the third of 4 LPGA occasions on the autumn Asian swing. The run concludes starting Thursday on the Toto Japan Classic at Taiheiyo Club Minori Course in Omitama, Japan.
Nasa Hataoka is the defending champion.
Yamashita mentioned she is happy to play on residence soil.
‘I’m actually trying ahead to going again to Japan subsequent week after which taking part in in entrance of all of the Japanese followers,’ she mentioned. ‘The Toto course is totally different relatively than like final yr, so it is slightly bit tough. There are so many good Japanese gamers on the market so subsequent week I’ll do my finest.’
–Field Level Media