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Jun 21, 2025; Frisco, Texas, USA; Miyu Yamashita plays her shot from the sixth tee during the third round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Mandatory Credit: Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nMiyu Yamashita of Japan shot a final-round 65, then made a birdie putt on the first playoff hole, to come from eight strokes behind to win the Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Entering play on Sunday, Hye-Jin Choi of South Korea was in control of the tournament, a three-round leader with a four-shot advantage. Choi was seeking her first tournament win.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n But she turned in a round of 73 as Yamashita ran off seven birdies. Hannah Green of Australia shot a four-under 68 to join Yamashita and Choi in the playoff at 18-under 270 for the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Yamashita’s birdie in the playoff on the par-5 No. 18 hole gave her the win — her second of her rookie season — which she chalked up to extra practice after her round of 69 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “So my putting was solid and I could make many birdies,” the 24-year-old said. “Since (Saturday) my shots were not good, and after the third round, I just practice a lot and then I could make it, so I’m very happy about it.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n It was the second time in the three-year history of the Maybank Championship that the tournament was decided by a playoff.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Choi could muster only two birdies on a three-bogey day after setting 36- and 54-hole tournament scoring records in Malaysia after posting cumulative scores of 130 and 197. She and Green were unavailable for comment.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Choi has nine top-10 finishes on the season and was second to Carlota Ciganda at the Meijer LPGA Classic in June.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand fired a 68 to end in a five-way tie for fourth at 17-under, one shot off the lead. Joining her were South Koreans A Lim Kim (68) and Sei Young Kim (66), Japan’s Akie Iwai (67) and Yan Liu (70) of China.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “To be honest, I’m not really confident with my putter coming in this week,” Thitikul said. “Like last week I can’t make any putts, so ending up here, like in Top 10 being Top 5 … I am really happy about how I fought with myself out there.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Liu also was happy with her performance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “Overall good week for, I think, more confidence coming from my everything. Yeah, and my mental and my game,” she said. “I think it’s more confidence for next couple weeks.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n