In fading light and with another thunderstorm approaching Celine Boutier made a birdie on the ninth playoff hole to defeat Atthaya Thitikul and win the Maybank Championship on the LPGA Tour.
Celine Boutier of France hits on the fairway on the 18th hole during the final round of the LPGA Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand chips during the first play off on 18th hole during the final round of the LPGA Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand hits from the third tee during the final round of the LPGA Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct.
In a marathon playoff, both players made near identical shots on several holes and saw potential winning putts lip out as they stayed tied through eight tense holes, which included sitting out a 90-minute storm delay at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club course. At the ninth playoff hole on the par-3 15th, the Thai player narrowly missed her birdie putt opening the door for Boutier, who showed no nerves in landing her 6-foot putt to clinch her fourth title of the season, including wins at theBoston TPC will be the site of a new $3.5 million event on the LPGA Tour in 2024Boutier shot an 8-under 64 with eight birdies, which would have been nine had her birdie putt on the 18th not lipped out.
American Rose Zhang, who had a one-stroke lead going into the final round, shot a 71 to finish at 19 under, two shots behind the leaders in a tie for third with Thai player Jasmine Suwannapura . Chien Peiyun of Taiwan was fifth at 18-under 270. American Nelly Korda and Canadian Brooke Henderson both shot 66 to finish 17 under in a tie for sixth.events on the tour’s Asian swing. Minjee Lee of Australia won last week’s stop in South Korea in a playoff. The final tournament is next week’s Toto Classic in Japan.