KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 (Bernama) -- World number one Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand and Paris 2024 Olympic Games gold medallist Lydia Ko of New Zealand are set to light up the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) for the Maybank Championship 2025, which will be held from Oct 30 to Nov 2.
Maybank Championship, in a statement today, announced that 16 other notable golfers who will vie for the title at the US$3 million (about RM12.6 million) showpiece include Australian Grace Kim, rising Japanese star Miyu Yamashita, and English sensation Lottie Woad, who clinched the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open in her first professional start last July.
“Australian Grace Kim, who claimed her maiden major title and second LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) victory at this year’s Evian Championship following a dramatic playoff with Thitikul, will be among the contenders and drawcards at KLGCC.
“Making a much-anticipated debut in the Maybank Championship will be the LPGA Tour’s latest major champion, rising Japanese player Miyu Yamashita. A 13-time winner on the Japan LPGA Tour, Yamashita won the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl in early August for her maiden LPGA title,” it said.
Meanwhile, flying the Jalur Gemilang at KLGCC will be five Malaysian talents, namely Mirabel Ting, Ashley Lau, Kelly Tan, Liyana Durisic and Genevieve Ling.
Ting and Lau thrilled the galleries and ignited national fervour last year with stellar performances, finishing T12 and T22 respectively.
-- BERNAMA
