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Sunday 2 November 2025LPGA TourYear in Review
Yamashita wins Maybank Championship
Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 30 October to Sunday 2 November 2025 · Miyu Yamashita’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Maybank · Rain and lightning delays: about an hour after the leaders made the turn, and over 30 minutes before the playoff.
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/25°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/24°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/24°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 23 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/25°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Hye-Jin Choi KOR · 270Led by four entering the final round, shot 73 and lost the three-way playoff with a par on the first extra hole; third time leading into Sunday and finishing runner-up. Miyu Yamashita Wins LPGA Maybank Championship After Three-way Playoff (AP via LPGA.com)
- Hannah Green AUS · 270Birdied the 72nd hole for a 68 to join the playoff, then parred the first extra hole. Miyu Yamashita Wins LPGA Maybank Championship After Three-way Playoff (AP via LPGA.com)
78 started
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
LPGA event
Maybank Championship
Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (West Course), Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Miyu Yamashita
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Par Golf Malaysia
2 November 2025
It was my first LPGA playoff, so I was really nervous. I just tried to stay patient.
Par Golf Malaysia
2 November 2025
I'm so happy to win again this season, and I'm truly grateful for the support from my manager, family, and sponsors.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miyu Yamashita | 66 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Hannah Green | 66 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Hye-Jin Choi | 64 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Sei Young Kim | 69 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Akie Iwai | 69 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | A Lim Kim | 72 · 67 · 64 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Jeeno Thitikul | 68 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Yan Liu | 67 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T9 | Lydia Ko | 66 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Ayaka Furue | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 2001-08-02, Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2020; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 6 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2025-10-27 (published by LPGA.com), row: 6 ‐‐ +7 Yamashita, Miyu ‐ 7214 JPN 57 319.7525 5.6097).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Srixon ZXi 9°, Fujikura Speeder NX 50 R
- Fairway Wood Srixon ZX MKII 3-wood
- Fairway Wood Srixon ZX MKII 5-wood
- Fairway Wood Srixon ZXi 7-wood
- Hybrid Srixon ZX MKII 25°
- Irons Srixon ZXi5 6
- Irons Srixon ZXi7 7-PW
- Wedge Cleveland RTZ 48° (10 bounce, M grind)
- Wedge Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack 52° (10 bounce, M grind), 58° (6 bounce, L grind)
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour X X1
- Ball Srixon Z-Star XV
standard bag, not confirmed for this week