{
  "id": 16721135,
  "title": "Green, Hye Jin seek redemption as Ruoning eyes Maybank double",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/green-hye-jin-seek-redemption-as-ruoning-eyes-maybank-double",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T07:19:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/golf/2026/10/1564669/green-hye-jin-seek-redemption-ruoning-eyes-maybank-double"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hannah Green and Choi Hye Jin are returning to Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club for the Maybank Championship, aiming to improve on their runner-up finishes from last year's three-way playoff. This time, Choi Hye Jin, the 2024 champion, is targeting a second title. Last year, the South Korean lost to Japan's Miyu Yamashita in a playoff, but she views that experience as valuable preparation for another chance at the title. Choi Hye Jin emphasized the importance of course management, particularly keeping the ball in play and reading the greens on the West Course.\n\nHannah Green also reflected on last year's championship, acknowledging the fine margins that decided the outcome. She believes luck played a role in both her playoff qualification and her eventual loss. After spending the past two months in Perth, Green is drawing on that experience to target another strong performance in Kuala Lumpur. Her strategy for the final four or five holes involves carefully considering whether to take on the water or some bunkers.\n\nAs their opponent, Ruoning is coming off strong wins at the FM Championship and the Buick LPGA in Shanghai. The Chinese golfer, who won the Maybank Championship in 2024, is unaware that no player has successfully defended the title before. She expressed her goal of being the first repeat winner and credited her basketball background for helping her trust her instincts, especially in putting.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Hannah Green and Choi Hye Jin return to Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC) for this week’s Maybank Championship hoping to improve on their runner-up finishes in last year’s three-way playoff, while 2024 champion Yin Ruoning targets a second title.",
  "key_points": [
    "Hannah Green and Choi Hye Jin return to compete for Maybank Championship titles.",
    "Choi Hye Jin seeks second title after 2024 victory and playoff loss.",
    "Ruoning aims to become first repeat winner at Maybank Championship."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The pursuit of repeat victories in Kuala Lumpur places the burden of history on Ruoning while forcing former runners-up to refine their course management to overcome previous narrow margins.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}