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Yamashita holds off Liu to defend her LPGA Maybank Championship title

Miyu Yamashita successfully defended her title at the LPGA Tour's Maybank Championship on Sunday, beating China's Yan Liu by two strokes.

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Published: Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 9:20 AM

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Miyu Yamashita defended her Maybank Championship title, winning by two strokes with a 22-under total.
China's Yan Liu finished runner-up after carding a final-round 68 to end at 18-under.
Yamashita became the first back-to-back champion in Maybank Championship history.

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Japan's Miyu Yamashita successfully defended her title at the LPGA Tour's Maybank Championship on Sunday, defeating China's Yan Liu by two strokes. Yamashita fired a final-round 68 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club to finish with a 72-hole total of 22-under. With the victory, she became the first back-to-back winner in the tournament's history.

Yan Liu also carded a 68 in the final round to finish runner-up at 18-under. Pauline Roussin-Bouchard and Thai amateur Marisa Tojai finished tied for third, while Australia's Robyn Choi took fifth place. The triumph marks Yamashita's fifth career title and her latest LPGA Tour victory of the season.

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Yamashita holds off Liu to defend her LPGA Maybank Championship title

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