The LPGA Tour heads to Malaysia this week for the inaugural Maybank Championship at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. It’s the first time since 2017 that the Tour has made an annual stop in the country, and the 78-player field is stacked with major champions and LPGA Tour winners that will be battling it out for a $3 million purse in Kuala Lumpur. Six of the top 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, including KPMG Women’s PGA Championship winner Ruoning Yin, U.S. Women’s Open champion Allisen Corpuz and Amundi Evian Championship winner Celine Boutier, are set to tee it up as are a slew of players from Malaysia, the most notable of which are LPGA Tour veteran Kelly Tan and Epson Tour winner Natasha Andrea Oon. Take a look at who else is in the field this week for the first edition of the Maybank Championship.
2023 LPGA Tour Winners (18 of 22):
Pajaree Anannarukarn (Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards), Celine Boutier (LPGA Drive On Championship, The Amundi Evian Championship, FREED GROUP Women’s Scottish Open presented by Trust Golf), Ashleigh Buhai (ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer), Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open), Linn Grant (Dana Open), Hannah Green (JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro), Brooke Henderson (Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions), Megan Khang (CPKC Women’s Open), Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei), Cheyenne Knight (Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational), Jin Young Ko (HSBC Women’s World Championship, Cognizant Founders Cup), Leona Maguire (Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give), Alexa Pano (ISPS Handa World Invitational), Hae Ran Ryu (Walmart NW Arkansas Championships presented by P&G), Chanettee Wannasaen (Portland Classic), Angel Yin (Buick LPGA Shanghai), Ruoning Yin (DIO Implant LA Open, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship), Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open)
2023 LPGA Tour Rookies (9 of 32):
Celine Borge, Minami Katsu, Grace Kim, Yan Liu, Yuna Nishimura, Alexa Pano, Hae Ran Ryu, Chanettee Wannasaen, Rose Zhang
Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings Top 10 (6 of 10):
Ruoning Yin (No. 2), Jin Young Ko (No. 3), Celine Boutier (No. 5), Nelly Korda (No. 6), Lydia Ko (No. 9), Allisen Corpuz (No. 10)
Malaysia Connections (6):
Alyaa Abdulghany, Ashley Lau, Jing Xuen Ng (a), Natasha Andrea Oon, Kelly Tan, Jeneath Wong (a)
Sponsor Invites (10):
Alyaa Abdulghany, Dottie Ardina, Lydia Ko, Ashley Lau, Ida Ayu Melati, Jing Xuen Ng (a), Natasha Andrea Oon, Amanda Tan, Kelly Tan, Jeneath Wong (a)
By Nadeem Faisal Baiga
