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Maybank Championship (LPGA)

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Maybank Championship
Tournament information
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established2023
Course(s)Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club
Par72
Length6,246 yards (5,711 m)
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
FormatStroke play – 72 holes
Prize fund$3.0 million
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Yin Ruoning (2024)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
China 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]

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

Winners

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Year Date Champion Country Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Purse ($) Winner's
share ($)
2024 27 Oct Yin Ruoning  China 67-67-66-65=265 −23 1 stroke 3,000,000 450,000
2023 29 Oct Céline Boutier  France 70-64-69-64=267 −21 Playoff 3,000,000 450,000

Tournament records

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Year Player Score Round
2023 Atthaya Thitikul 62 (−10) 3rd

References

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  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.
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