Maybank Championship, final round
Yamashita defends Maybank Championship title by two
Miyu Yamashita won the 2026 Maybank Championship by two strokes over Yan Liu, finishing at 266 (−22) to defend her title in Kuala Lumpur.
Yamashita arrived at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club as the defending champion and left with the trophy again. The win comes on top of her 2025 Women's Open, which remains her one major title. This week was not a major, but it adds a second Maybank Championship result to her record. She earned $450,000 from the $3,000,000 purse.
Yamashita’s four rounds
- Round 165−7
- Round 266−6
- Round 367−5
- Round 468−4
- Total266−22
Margin 2 strokesRunner-up Yan Liu, 268Field 78No cut
Four rounds in the 60s, 22 under.
Yamashita opened with a 65 (−7), one shot behind Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, who led after round one with a 64 (−8). A 66 in round two took Yamashita to 131 (−13) and into the lead by two. Carlota Ciganda posted a 63 (−9) that day, the low round of the week at the time. Yamashita added a 67 in round three and led after 54 holes at 198 (−18), again by two.
The race
Score to par after each round
| Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyu Yamashita | −7 | −13 | −18 | −22 |
| Yan Liu | −3 | −7 | −16 | −20 |
| Marisa Tojai | E | −7 | −14 | −19 |
| Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | −8 | −11 | −16 | −19 |
Liu made the third round a contest. Her 63 (−9) matched Ciganda's low round and moved her to 200, two shots behind Yamashita going into Sunday. Both players shot 68 in the final round. That left the margin where it was, and Liu finished second at 268 (−20).
Yamashita's 68 was her highest round of the week, and every one of her four rounds was in the 60s, each a shot higher than the one before. Marisa Tojai closed with a 67 and Roussin-Bouchard with a 69. They tied for third at 269 (−19), three behind the winner. Robyn Choi was fifth at 271 (−17).
The 78-player field played four rounds with no cut over a par-72 course of 6,536 yards.