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After month off, Charley Hull closes with 65 in Malaysia before heading to Saudi Arabia

“I know I shot 65, but I left a lot of shots out there.”

Charley Hull returned to action in Malaysia after a month off and finished in style. The popular English player closed with a bogey-free 65 at the Maybank Championship on the strength of a back-nine 30. Hull made four consecutive birdies on Sunday over Nos. 11-14 at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.

“I know I shot 65, but I left a lot of shots out there,” said Hull, “especially on my back nine; missed few putts.”

Hull has enjoyed a strong stretch since she slipped in the shower and injured her right shoulder in July. In her last five starts on the LPGA, she hasn’t finished outside the top 20. Not to mention the 6-and-4 drumming of Nelly Korda in Sunday singles at the Solheim Cup.

After a T-19 at the Kroger Queen City in September, Hull headed back to England to recharge.

Maybank: Ruoning Yin captures 2024 Maybank Championship for second win in Asian Swing

“I just love being at home,” said the 28-year-old. “I love being with my boyfriend. I just love England. I seriously love England. When I come away I get really homesick, so I’m so excited to go home. I’m in Saudi next week and then I’m home for a week.”

Charley Hull of England smokes on the 9th hole during the second round of the Maybank Championship 2024 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club on October 25, 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)

Hull, who became a Golf Saudi ambassador this year, will compete at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in the conclusion of the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF on the Ladies European Tour.

From there, she’ll head back to England for a week off before coming to the U.S. for the last two events in Florida.

“I like the Tour Championship,” said Hull of the CME Group Tour Championship Naples, which she won in 2016. “Obviously I like the golf course the week before as well (The Annika’s Pelican Golf Club in Belleair).

“I’m excited to be on that plane home to spend Christmas at home.”

After 14 missed cuts, this 2024 LPGA winner found something on the greens in Asia

She currently ranks 152nd in putts per greens in regulation on the season but is trending.

Bailey Tardy won her first LPGA title this season but was in danger of not qualifying for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. It’s been a rough road for Tardy since she broke through at the 2024 Blue Bay LPGA back in March.

But that’s beginning to change.

Georgia’s Tardy carded a final-round 65, her best round since the Blue Bay, to finish in a share of fourth at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia. The 28-year-old suffered 13 missed cuts and a withdrawal after that victory.

“I putted really well today,” said Tardy of her turnaround on the greens. “I’ve been struggling with that all year and so really the last three weeks my putting has been coming together, so pretty proud of that.”

Maybank: Prize money payouts

Tardy ranked 16th in the field in putting when she won the Blue Bay and then ranked 100th in her next event. The trend continued as Tardy frequently ranked outside the top 100 in the field each week in putts per green in regulation. That began to turn during the Asian swing, where she was ranked 30th in putting in Shanghai two weeks ago and 13th at the Maybank.

She currently ranks 152nd in putts per greens in regulation on the season.

Bailey Tardy of the United States attempts a putt on the 18th greenduring the third round of the Maybank Championship 2024 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club on October 26, 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)

As for the CME, Tardy made great strides in Malaysia. She jumped from 65th on the points list to 50th. The top 60 players get in the field. The purse at the Naples, Florida, event will be $11 million, with a record-setting $4 million going to the winner.

Tardy, who won’t play next week in Japan, leaves the fall Asian swing trending in a positive direction.

“I’m excited to go home and see my dog,” she said, “just be home.”

2024 Maybank Championship prize money payouts for every LPGA player in Malaysia

This season, Yin has earned $2,397,966 and is up to $5,462,783 in her career.

What a stretch it has been for Ruoning Yin.

Two weeks ago, she won in her hometown. Now, she’s a winner again, this time at the 2024 Maybank Championship.

The 22-year-old outdueled Jeeno Thitikul down the stretch at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club in Malaysia to earn her fifth LPGA win. One of those wins was with Thitikul as Yin’s partner earlier this year at the Dow Championship.

With her win, Yin earns $450,000. This season, she has earned $2,397,966 and is up to $5,462,783 in her career.

Here’s a look at the prize money payouts for each player at the 2024 Maybank Championship from a purse of $3 million.

2024 Maybank Championship prize money payouts

Position Player Score Earnings
1 Ruoning Yin -23 $450,000
2 Jeeno Thitikul -22 $275,721
3 Haeran Ryu -21 $200,016
T4 Bailey Tardy -16 $139,634
T4 Maja Stark -16 $139,634
T6 Hannah Green -15 $82,272
T6 Hye-Jin Choi -15 $82,272
T6 Wei-Ling Hsu -15 $82,272
T6 Marina Alex -15 $82,272
T10 Brooke M. Henderson -13 $58,572
T10 Pajaree Anannarukarn -13 $58,572
T12 Charley Hull -12 $46,795
T12 Linn Grant -12 $46,795
T12 Lucy Li -12 $46,795
T12 Nataliya Guseva -12 $46,795
T12 Mirabel Ting (a) -12 $0
T12 Celine Boutier -12 $46,795
T18 Yuka Saso -11 $36,833
T18 Ashley Lau -11 $36,833
T18 Amy Yang -11 $36,833
T18 Bianca Pagdanganan -11 $36,833
T22 Arpichaya Yubol -10 $29,474
T22 Sarah Schmelzel -10 $29,474
T22 Peiyun Chien -10 $29,474
T22 Allisen Corpuz -10 $29,474
T22 Ariya Jutanugarn -10 $29,474
T22 Narin An -10 $29,474
T22 Gabriela Ruffels -10 $29,474
T22 Ruixin Liu -10 $29,474
T30 Jin Hee Im -9 $22,749
T30 Yealimi Noh -9 $22,749
T30 Jennifer Kupcho -9 $22,749
T30 Ayaka Furue -9 $22,749
T30 Mao Saigo -9 $22,749
T35 Angel Yin -8 $18,945
T35 Patty Tavatanakit -8 $18,945
T35 Leona Maguire -8 $18,945
T35 Kristen Gillman -8 $18,945
T39 Paula Reto -7 $15,117
T39 Georgia Hall -7 $15,117
T39 A Lim Kim -7 $15,117
T39 Ashleigh Buhai -7 $15,117
T39 Esther Henseleit -7 $15,117
T39 Yuna Nishimura -7 $15,117
T39 Nanna Koerstz Madsen -7 $15,117
T46 Chanettee Wannasaen -6 $11,925
T46 Minami Katsu -6 $11,925
T46 Grace Kim -6 $11,925
T46 Madelene Sagstrom -6 $11,925
T46 Jasmine Suwannapura -6 $11,925
T51 Ssu-Chia Cheng -5 $9,963
T51 Yu Jin Sung -5 $9,963
T51 Hira Naveed -5 $9,963
T51 Emily Kristine Pedersen -5 $9,963
T51 Wichanee Meechai -5 $9,963
T56 Carlota Ciganda -4 $8,453
T56 Xiyu Lin -4 $8,453
T56 Gaby Lopez -4 $8,453
T56 Moriya Jutanugarn -4 $8,453.
T56 Megan Khang -4 $8,453
T61 Linnea Strom -3 $7,473
T61 Gemma Dryburgh -3 $7,473
T63 Nasa Hataoka -2 $6,907
T63 Albane Valenzuela -2 $6,907
T63 Somi Lee -2 $6,907
T63 Lilia Vu -2 $6,907
67 Jin Young Ko E $6,642
T68 Ryann O’Toole 4 $6,416
T68 Chayanit Wangmahaporn 4 $6,416
T70 Auston Kim 5 $6,114
T70 Anna Nordqvist 5 $6,114
72 Alexa Pano 8 $5,964
73 Kristina Natalia Yoko 10 $5,886
74 Liyana Durisic 17 $5,811
75 Ida Ayu Melati 20 $5,736
76 Durriyah Damian 21 $5,667

 

Ruoning Yin captures 2024 Maybank Championship for second win in Asian Swing

No one is playing as well as Ruoning Yin during the LPGA’s Asian Swing.

No one is playing as well as Ruoning Yin during the LPGA’s Asian Swing.

The 22-year-old from China won the 2024 Maybank Championship on Sunday, her second win in three starts. Two weeks ago, she claimed the title at her hometown event in Shanghai. This week, she earned her fifth LPGA victory at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club.

“I would say at Buick second round when I fix my driver, I know I’m able to win,” said Yin. “I will have a chance to win every week, I would say.”

Yin, who went bogey-free her last three rounds, shot 7-under 65 on Sunday, one stroke better than Jeeno Thitikul to beat her by a shot. Yin had seven birdies in the final round, but her birdie on the par-5 18th secured the win, finishing at 23 under for the week.

“I really, really appreciated Haeran (Ryu) and Jeeno,” said Yin. “They bring the best out of me.”

Yin teamed up with her good friend Thitikul to win the Dow Championship earlier this season.

“She play incredible golf here four rounds, so that’s – the trophy belong someone who did less mistake,” said Thitikul.

With her win, Yin earns $450,000, and she has earned $2,397,966 this season and $5,462,783 in her career.

“I would say this season so far I learn a lot,” said Yin, a two-time winner in 2023, including a major. “I would say my mental is next level I would say, because early this year I was really stressed because I had really good year last year, and early this year I think I put too many pressure on myself thinking about if I can win again or not.

“And after Mizuho, I think I got hurt Mizuho week, and after that I realized that I really love golf. I really like to play on this tour, play with all my friends, and I just really wanted to enjoy my life, enjoy play on the course.”

Yin’s next start will be The Annika in Belleair, Florida.

Here’s why Kristen Gillman’s second ace as a pro was similar to her first

For Gillman, it was just her second as a pro, but it shared something in common with the first.

The temperatures got so steamy during the second round of the LPGA’s Maybank Championship at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club that play was suspended for two hours.

There were no such delays during the third round of action, but the highlights were just as hot as the first two rounds with a trio of aces on the 4th hole pushing

Maybank Championship: Scoreboard

Although young guns Jeeno Thitikul, Ruoning Yin and Haeran Ryu — all under 24 years old — lead the way heading into the final round at 16 under, Kristen Gillman, Anna Nordqvist and Emily Pedersen garnered the biggest roars as each made a hole-in-one.

For Gillman, it was just her second as a pro, but it shared something in common with the first.

“Yeah, I had 100, well, with the elevation it was like 101 yards,” Gillman explained. “Hit my gap wedge. Usually stops like 105, so I just took a little bit off that. I guess  I just watched the video. I couldn’t see it because it’s a little bit elevated, but I guess it took two bounces and went in. So the crowd started screaming, so kind of knew it went in.”

“That was only my second one. My other one was in South Korea, so I guess I only make them in Asia.”

With every ace at this week’s event, a $20,000 donation is being made to St. Jude’s, so the short hole produced $60,000 in one round.

“That’s awesome,” Gillman said. “I think that any way we can give back, feel like that’s something easy that we can do, so hopefully we keep hitting good shots and keep making hole-in-ones in so we can keep donating more money.”

Mao Saigo leads, Florida State junior Mirabel Ting of Malaysia opens with 67 in LPGA debut

Ting is a two-time winner already this fall for the Seminoles.

Mirabel Ting won’t ever forget her first round on the LPGA. The Florida State junior opened with a 5-under 67 at the Maybank Championship on home soil in Malaysia. Ting, the only amateur in the field, trails leader Mao Saigo by four shots after the Japanese rookie opened with a brilliant 9-under 63 that include one bogey.

“Shooting 5 under on this challenging golf course is something that I would never thought I would be able to do it in front of a big crowd,” said Ting, a two-time winner already this fall for the Seminoles. Ting currently ranks eighth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

A rookie has yet to win on the LPGA this season, but Saigo sits atop the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year standings on the strength of seven top-10 finishes.

“I made a lot of middle length putt,” said the 23-year-old Saigo, “so that’s why I play really well.”

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Saigo has a pair of runner-up finishes in 2024 at the CPKC Women’s Open and the Buick LPGA Shanghai. She’s a six-time winner on the JLPGA.

South Korea’s Haeran Ryu sits alone in second place in Malaysia. This is Ryu’s 31st round in the 60s this season. (Saigo leads the tour with 33.) She was one of five players to post a bogey-free round at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club on Thursday, joining Wei-Ling Hsu, Celine Boutier, Hye-Jin Choi and Gaby Lopez.

“I don’t remember my play today because today my body feels not good,” said Ryu, “so I just want a good finish.”

Florida State standout to make LPGA debut on home soil in Malaysia

Ting is one of four Malaysian players in the field.

Florida State standout Mirabel Ting makes her LPGA debut this week on home soil at the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A two-time winner already this fall, Ting currently ranks eighth in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

“This is my first LPGA event and probably the biggest one in my entire golfing career,” said Ting. “It’s something that it’s at home as well and I’m able to play in front of my friend and family, which is going to mean a lot. Especially my grandfather is coming back up from Miri to come and watch me play this week. So that’s really sweet.”

Mirabel Ting of Malaysia plays her shot from the first tee during the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Augusta National Golf Club on April 06, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Ting, one of four Malaysian players in the field, is the highest-ranked Malaysian amateur and the only amateur in the field of 78. The no-cut event will be held at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club’s West Course. This marks the third stop on the LPGA’s fall Asian swing.

“I think this is probably the third time that I played this golf course,” said Ting. “I played the other golf course, the East golf course a lot of times, but I have barely played the West.”

An exceptionally strong ball-striker, Ting spends most of her time at Florida State working on her short game.

“I don’t have any weaknesses on my long game because I strike the ball quite OK,” said Ting when asked about her preparations for this week. “I’m fine from tee to fairway and fairway to green. So it’s just a little bit of missing the greens and making up and downs and keep the putter rolling.”

At last year’s Maybank, Celine Boutier defeated Jeeno Thitikul in a nine-hole playoff, tying the longest playoff in LPGA history. Both players are in the field along with the tour’s most recent winners, Hannah Green (BMW Ladies Championship) and Ruoning Yin (Buick LPGA).