{
  "id": 17557728,
  "title": "Yamashita keeps her cool to retain Maybank Championships title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/yamashita-keeps-her-cool-to-retain-maybank-championships-title-17557728",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T07:34:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/01/yamashita-keeps-her-cool-to-retain-maybank-championships-title"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japan's Miyu Yamashita held onto her two-stroke overnight lead to secure the Maybank Championships title for the second year in a row at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. Despite facing a spirited field, the world's No 4 women's professional golfer maintained her composure in the sweltering heat, retaining her two-stroke advantage and finishing ahead of China's Yan Liu. Yamashita, 25, shot a -4 in today's final round, totaling 266 (-22) for the tournament. Yan Liu also posted a -4, ending with a total of 268. Rounding out the top three were Thai amateur Marisa Tojai and France's Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, who trailed by one stroke. This was Yamashita's third appearance in the Maybank Championships; she won the event last year after a three-way playoff. The tournament awarded a total prize pool of US$3 million, with Yamashita taking home US$450,000. The best Malaysian finisher was Mirabel Ting, who tied for 48th place in a -5 aggregate. Ting secured her full LPGA card for 2027 after topping the Epson Tour with two victories this year. Natasha Oon and Diyana Durisic tied for 56th and 66th respectively, while Kelly Tan and Genevieve Ling shared 75th and 76th places.",
  "summary": "Mirabel Ting, who has secured her LPGA ticket for 2027, is best Malaysian finisher in 78-player field.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Precision over power as Yamashita makes Maybank history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/precision-over-power-as-yamashita-makes-maybank-history",
        "published": "2026-11-01T08:28:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}