Celine Boutier of France. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
The US$3 million Maybank Championship 2023 field is set to parade a world-class field on the West Course of Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) from October 26 to 29, 2023.
Major championship winners like Céline Boutier, Nelly Korda, Brooke Henderson, Jin Young Ko, and Min Jee Lee will play alongside a talented group of ASEAN players, including Singapore’s Amanda Tan, Dottie Ardina of the Philippines and Indonesia’s Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri. They will join a growing star-studded line-up that includes two of the four major champions of this year, namely Ruoning Yin, the new World No.1 on the Rolex Rankings and Allisen Corpuz.
Olympic gold medallist Nelly Korda, who has won eight LPGA Tour titles, including her major title at the 2021 Women’s PGA Championship, will be making her second visit to KLGCC. The world number three will be seeking her first victory of the season though the 25-year-old American does have seven top 10s to show for some good form.
Jin Young Ko of South Korea. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
Also joining the field is France’s Céline Boutier, who recently clinched back-to-back victories in 2023, with one being her first major championship. She became the first LPGA golfer to achieve this feat since 2016 after Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn. Winning the Amundi Evian Championship was historical as Boutier cemented her name as the first Frenchwoman to win her country’s lone major championship.
South Korean sensation Jin Young Ko boasts two notable wins this season: the HSBC Women’s World Championship and the Cognizant Founders Cup. The 28-year-old, who holds the record for the most number of weeks as world number one after she eclipsed Lorena Ochoa’s 158 weeks in June, has 15 LPGA Tour titles to her credit and six top 10s alone this year to underscore her pedigree when she arrives in Kuala Lumpur. Her two major titles came in 2019 at the Chevron Championship (formerly ANA Inspiration) and the Evian Championship.
Brooke M. Henderson of Canada. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
Adding to the glamour roster is the LPGA’s 2023 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions winner, Brooke Henderson. The 13-time Tour champion etched her name in history as the second youngest player, at 18, to win a major title at the 2016 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and become the most successful Canadian golfer (men and women).
Minjee Lee of Australia. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Australian talent Min Jee Lee adds to the competition with her accomplished repertoire. She has two major championships — the Amundi Evian Championship in 2021 and the 2022 US Women’s Open — to show for her talent and quality on the course. The 27-year-old from Western Australia won her first tournament this year in early September at the Kroger Queen City Championship and will look to secure another victory at the KLGCC.
As part of Maybank Championship’s commitment to making the sport more inclusive, the tournament will see the return of the ASEAN category. Three spots have been reserved for ASEAN players, allowing them to compete with some of the world’s best players in the sport.
Amanda Tan of Singapore. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
The Southeast Asian roster includes 24-year-old Amanda Tan, the first Singaporean to secure an Epson Tour card. In 2021, she became the first woman to win on the FTAG Singapore Pro Series Invitational.
Dottie Ardina, a Filipino golfer who triumphed in an Epson Tour event last year, winning the Copper Rock Championship and clinching the Ballarat Icons Pro-Am in 2020, hopes to shine on the West Course.
Dottie Ardina of the Philippines. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Indonesian Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri is another strong contender with great potential. She was Indonesia’s top-ranked player from May 2018 to April 2020. Hailing from Bali, she has consistently performed well on the Thai Tour, making all the cuts this season, which should hold her in good stead in Kuala Lumpur.
Maybank’s ASEAN Ambassador and Malaysia’s own Olympian, Kelly Tan, will represent the nation at the tournament.
Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri of Indonesia. (Photo by Stanley Chou/Getty Images)
The ticketing options include a RM38 Day Pass (entry for Thursday and Friday), a RM68 Weekend Pass (Saturday and Sunday), or an RM88 Season Pass (all four days).
To further encourage the participation of families, complimentary entries are available for children under 12, as well as Maybank Cardholders (Debit, Credit and Charge Cards) and MAE App users.
To view the complete entry list for the Maybank Championship, visit https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/maybank-championship/tournament-entries
