LPGA Tour: red-hot world No 4 Yin Ruoning secures title in Malaysia with a flawless 65
The 22-year-old China No 1 also won her home Buick Shanghai title a fortnight ago and finished joint 14th in South Korea last weekend
World No 4 Yin Ruoning shot a superb final-round 65 to win her second tournament in three weeks at the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship in Malaysia on Sunday.
The 22-year-old China No 1 Yin is in red-hot form on the Tour’s Asian swing, having won her home Buick Shanghai title a fortnight ago and finishing joint 14th at the BMW Championship in South Korea last weekend.
She took her third win of 2024 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club by finishing on 23-under 265, a stroke clear of Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul.
Yin, Jeeno and South Korea’s Ryu Hae-ran all began the final day tied for the lead at 16-under par, but it was Yin who got over the line with a seventh birdie of her round at the final hole to complete a bogey-free card. Ryu finished a stroke further back third on 21-under par.
“I was pretty nervous,” Yin, a former world No 1, said. “I really, really appreciated Haeran and Jeeno. They bring the best out of me. Just another great day on the course and another great day with my friends.”
She attributed her superb late-season form to mental strength and becoming able to handle anxiety.
