Kim Alim Earns 9th Top-10 Finish of Year; Yamashita Claims Second Straight Title

Maybank Championship Round 4: 4 Under Par, Seventh Place
Yamashita Claims Her Second Win of the Season and Fifth of Her Career
Liu Yan Finishes Second; Choi Hyejin and Yang Heeyoung Tie for Ninth

Kim Alim finished in the top 10.

On Nov. 1, Kim Alim carded four birdies and no bogeys in the fourth round of the Maybank Championship, an LPGA Tour “Asian Swing” event with a total purse of $3 million, held at the West Course (par 72, 6,536 yards) of Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her 4-under 68 gave her seventh place at 15-under 273. It was her ninth top-10 finish of the year.

Kim Arim finished seventh at the Maybank Championship. AP-Yonhap News.

Starting in a tie for ninth, seven strokes off the lead, Kim was unable to make much headway in the first half, making par on every hole. She gained momentum with consecutive birdies on the 10th and 11th holes, then birdied the 17th and 18th in succession, but it was not enough to turn the contest around.

Miyu Yamashita of Japan shot a 4-under 68 to win by two strokes at 22-under 266. With her second consecutive victory at the event, she earned her third win of the season and fifth of her career, along with the $450,000 winner's prize (about 600 million won).

Liu Yan of China finished second at 20-under 268, while amateur Marissa Tjoa of Thailand and Pauline Roussin-Bouchard of France shared third at 19-under 269. Choi Hye-jin, last year's runner-up, tied for ninth at 13-under 275 with Yang Hee-young.

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