Miyu Yamashita takes Maybank title in playoff for second LPGA win

Women’s British Open winner Miyu Yamashita of Japan won the LPGA’s Maybank Championship in a three-way playoff Sunday for her ...

This two-time major champion watched 'Friends' to learn English and is now in TV booth

South Korean So Yeon Ryu is working as an TV analyst – in English – for the LPGA's Maybank Championship coverage this week.

A Star Is Born: Yamashita's Playoff Brilliance Signals Arrival of Golf's Next Phenom

A 24-year-old Japanese golfer, fresh off capturing the Women's British Open just three months ago, stared down two seasoned ...

Hye-Jin Choi maintains her tournament-long lead at LPGA Malaysia heading into the 4th round

Maintaining the lead she has held since the opening round and looking for her first win on the LPGA Tour, Hye-Jin Choi will take a four-stroke advantage into the final round of the Maybank ...

Choi Hye-Jin Choi increases her lead to five strokes after two rounds at Maybank Championship

Hye-Jin Choi tapped in for a birdie after missing a 20-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole to give her a six-under 66 Friday and ...
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Miyu Yamashita wins LPGA's Malaysia event in three-way playoff

The 24-year-old golfer ... Choi of South Korea and Australia’s Hannah Green could only manage pars. The win adds the Maybank ...

'Oh dear, it's really hot out there, ' but kudos to the players, they are so cool about it ...

And at the Maybank Championship, as the players turned in their cards starting from 12 pm it was reaching 40 degrees Celsius.