KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Japan’s Miyu Yamashita successfully defended her title after carding a four-under-par 68 in the final round of the Maybank Championship 2026 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) here today.
The world number four recorded five birdies at the third, fifth, eighth, 11th and 18th holes, with her only bogey coming at the ninth, to finish the four-round tournament at 22-under 266, two strokes ahead of China’s Yan Liu.
Yamashita, who entered the final round with a two-shot lead, opened the tournament with a seven-under 65 on Thursday, followed by rounds of six-under 66 and five-under 67, before closing with a four-under 68 today to claim her second consecutive Maybank Championship title.
