Major Champion Wins Lpga’s Maybank Championship With Massive Comeback

Miyu Yamashita is successful uncommon air. 

The reigning Women’s British Open champion began nan last information of nan Maybank Championship successful Malaysia 8 backmost of nan lead. 

Then, nan 24-year-old rookie from Japan won, becoming nan 2nd LPGA subordinate since 1980 to person a comeback that large (Seon Hwa Lee came backmost from 9 strokes astatine nan 2008 Ginn Tribute).

She bested 54-hole leader Hye-Jin Choi, who had a four-stroke advantage heading into Sunday, and Hannah Green pinch a birdie connected nan first playoff hole. The commencement of nan playoff was delayed by 30 minutes owed to inclement weather. 

“So location are tons of delays owed to nan upwind today,” said Yamashita, who vanished astatine 18 nether pinch a final-round 65,” but I was capable to enactment focused and support power of my game, and really conscionable for illustration listening to euphony and past conscionable fresh for nan playoff.”

Choi, meanwhile, has 29 apical 10s, but is still searching for her maiden LPGA title. 

Instead, though, Yamashita claimed nan title, becoming conscionable nan LPGA’s 2nd repetition champion this season. The other? World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul, who vanished 1 backmost of nan playoff.

Now, pinch 3 events near this season, Yamashita trails Thitikul by 25 points successful nan Player of nan Year race.