Yin Ruoning shoots 65 to win in Malaysia. She holds off Jeeno Thitikul, who finishes runner-up again

Starting her last information successful a three-way necktie for nan lead, Yin Ruoning changeable a 7-under 65 to triumph nan LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship successful Malaysia by 1 changeable for her 2nd title this month

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Starting her last information successful a three-way necktie for nan lead, Yin Ruoning changeable a 7-under 65 connected Sunday to triumph nan LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship successful Malaysia by 1 changeable for her 2nd title this month.

Yin, of China, vanished astatine 23-under 265 aft a safe two-putt connected nan last hole. She held disconnected Thai subordinate Jeeno Thitikul (66), who was besides runner-up astatine past year's arena aft losing nan second longest playoff successful LPGA Tour history.

Yin had a ascendant six-shot triumph astatine LPGA Shanghai earlier this period and besides won nan Dow Championship successful June, wherever she collaborated pinch Thitikul.

“I had specified awesome twelvemonth past year, I was wondering if I tin triumph again, what if I can’t, specified things," Yin said. "But I deliberation I conscionable really learned that I conscionable request to bask myself retired present and person fun, happy, truthful that’s what I do.”

South Korea's Haeran Ryu changeable a 67 and was 2 shots down Yin. American Bailey Tardy, who equaled nan champion people of nan information astatine 65, and second-round leader Maja Stark (70) of Sweden were tied for 4th astatine 16-under 272.

Hannah Green, who earned her 3rd triumph of 2024 and sixth of her profession past week successful South Korea, besides had a 65 to decorativeness sixth astatine 15-under 273. She was tied pinch American Marina Alex (69), Hsu Wei-Ling (68) and Choi Hye-Jin (66).

Defending champion Celine Boutier of France was 11 strokes down Yin aft a 72 and vanished tied for 12th.

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