Japan's Miyu Yamashita maintained her two-stroke overnight lead to grab the Maybank Championships title for the second successive year. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Japan's Miyu Yamashita continued her flawless golf to retain her Maybank Championships title at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club today.
Despite a charging field, Yamashita, the world's No 4 women's professional golfer, kept her cool in the hot weather to maintain her two-stroke overnight lead and finish ahead of China's Yan Liu.
Yamashita, 25, posted a -4 today for a total of 266 (-22), while Yan Liu also carded a -4 for a total of 268.
Trailing one stroke behind were Thai amateur Marisa Tojai and France's Pauline Roussin-Bouchard.
