Even before Sunday, Miyu Yamashita already had a big rookie season on the LPGA Tour. She had made 19 of 21 cuts, recorded 10 top-10 finishes and won a major, the AIG Women’s Open.
But apparently she wasn’t done.
The 24-year-old Japanese pro came from eight strokes down in the final round of the Maybank Championship to win on Sunday in Malaysia, tying the second-largest comeback deficit in LPGA Tour history since 1980. She shot the low round of the day (seven-under 65) and later won a three-person playoff with a birdie on the first extra hole.
Including her Women’s Open title, Yamashita is the first rookie to win twice in a season since Jeeno Thitikul did it in 2022.
