Golf: Yamashita defends Maybank C'ship title for 5th win on LPGA Tour
KUALA LUMPUR (Kyodo) -- Japan's Miyu Yamashita won her second straight Maybank Championship on Sunday to claim her fifth career title on the LPGA Tour
Miyu Yamashita secured her fifth career victory on the LPGA Tour by triumphing in the Maybank Championship for an unprecedented second consecutive year, maintaining her two-stroke lead throughout the final round at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. The 25-year-old Japanese golfer, who secured her maiden win on the tour during last season's British Open, finished the competition with a remarkable 22-under total of 266.
Yamashita expressed her elation at winning back-to-back titles, becoming the first Japanese player to achieve three wins in a single LPGA season since Ai Miyazato in 2010, who went on to win five. Ranking fourth in Japan's all-time list for LPGA Tour wins, behind Ayako Okamoto, Miyazato, and Nasa Hataoka, Yamashita's success was marked by her ability to maintain her playing style under pressure, allowing her to navigate the 18 holes with a sense of tension that she described as "good."
In the standings, China's Yan Liu placed second, while Thailand's Marisa Tojai and France's Pauline Roussin-Bouchard shared third place, each one stroke behind Yamashita.
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