KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — China’s world number four Yin Ruoning fired seven birdies en route to winning the US$3 million (about RM13 million) 2024 Maybank Championship, pipping Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul by one stroke at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) today.
That left Jeeno suffering a second straight heartbreak, having also finished runner-up in last year’s inaugural edition.
But all credit to the 22-year-old Ruoning, whose three-day score of 16-under 200 (67-67-66) saw her sharing the lead with Jeeno and South Korea’s Ryu Hae-Ran heading into today’s final round.
Former world number one Ruoning continued from where she left off by carding seven birdies on the first, third, sixth, seventh, 10th, 12th and 18th holes to conclude the final round with a seven-under 65 for a four-day total of 23-under 265.
That allowed her to claim her second Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour title in two weeks, having bagged the LPGA Buick Shanghai crown on Oct 13. Her Maybank Championship victory is also her fifth on the LPGA Tour. — Bernama
