Yamashita, who beat Charley Hull to win the AIG Women\u2019s Open this year, outlasted Australia\u2019s Hannah Green<\/a> and Hye-Jin Choi. On the playoff hole, Green was in a bunker and Choi hit an errant shot and had to play from the 10th tee. Yamashita was steady and in the fairway on the rain-soaked course on the final hole and shot 66-70-69-65 (270 total) to win.<\/p>\n \u201cMy putting was solid and I could make many birdies,\u201d Yamashita said through a translator. \u201cSince [Saturday], my shots were not good and after the third round I just practised a lot and then I could make it, so I\u2019m very happy about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Green, who was searching for her seventh LPGA title, birdied the 18th hole in regulation play to join the playoff but could not match Yamashita\u2019s efforts on the same hole in overtime. A tie for second is the West Australian\u2019s best result in 2025 and comes off a T-5 finish at the BMW Ladies Championship a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n It was another tough ending for 26-year-old Choi, who is still searching for her first victory. She tried to close out the tournament in wire-to-wire fashion and led by four shots heading into the final round. She had a putt inside 10 feet to win on the 18th in regulation but couldn\u2019t convert. She now has 29 top-10 finishes, the most of anyone on tour without a win since 2022.<\/p>\n Miyu Yamashita birdies the playoff to win at the Maybank Championship \ud83e\udd47 pic.twitter.com\/fRVsLJU0dH<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 LPGA (@LPGA) November 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The 24-year-old Yamashita, on the other hand, thrives with her putter. She won for the second time this year on the LPGA, joining world No.1 Jeeno Thitikul as the lone two-time winners this year.<\/p>\n After she was done with her round, she had to wait.<\/p>\n \u201cI was really nervous at the time and I couldn\u2019t make a birdie on the 18th green,\u201d Yamashita said. \u201cAfter all that, I just had to reset my mind and get ready to the playoff.\u201d<\/p>\n Yamashita\u2019s special round is the second largest come-from-behind victory in a 72-hole event going into the final round since 1980. She earned $US450,000 of the $US3 million purse and now has $US3.3 million in earnings this season. This is one of the most lucrative events on tour, as one of 10 tournaments that has such a purse of $US3 million or more, excluding majors and the CME Group Tour Championship.<\/p>\n And now Yamashita heads to her home country of Japan to tee it up in the Toto Japan Classic, the season\u2019s final event in Asia. She becomes the sixth Japanese player to win on tour this season<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo: Thananuwat Srirasant<\/p>\n Yamashita, ranked sixth in the world, has an incredible 11 top-10 finishes this year in her first season on tour. She\u2019s one of 14 Japanese players on tour this year. She won 13 times on the Japan LPGA, undoubtedly helping her with the confidence to win on tour this year. And there\u2019s that trusty putter in her bag that has her delivering. She\u2019s top-10 on tour with putts per round, ranking equal eighth at 28.94.<\/p>\n During the final round, there was a one-hour delay due to inclement weather with thunder and lightning in the area. Then there was another delay, this time during the first playoff hole.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were lots of delays due to the weather today, but I was able to stay focused and keep control of my game, and really just like listen to music and then just get ready for the playoff,\u201d Yamashita said.<\/p>\n Yamashita had seven birdies, including four on the back nine. She parred the final two holes and that was good enough to get in the playoff. It was the second playoff on the LPGA\u2019s autumn Asia Swing, after Thitikul won the LPGA Shanghai.<\/p>\n ![\"2244584181\"\/](\"https:\/\/golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com\/content\/dam\/images\/golfdigest\/fullset\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2244584181.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.966.644.suffix\/1762091546805.jpeg\")
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