France's Celine Boutier celebrates with the trophy after winning in the final round of the Maybank Championship golf tournament at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club in Kuala Lumpur on October 29, 2023.MANILA, Philippines – Celine Boutier came out of the energy-sapping, near-record matching longest sudden death duel with a birdie on the par-3 No. 15 and deservedly claimed the hotly contested Maybank Championship over Thai Atthaya Thitikul on the ninth playoff hole in Malaysia Sunday.
Boutier earlier charged back from way behind to tie Thitikul at 21-under 267 after the 72-hole tournament with a solid eight-under 64. The Thai closed out with a 68. They headed back to the par-3 15th and matched par then both parred again the 18th and back to 15th and then to 18th again.Earlier, Yuka Saso matched her first round output of 67 as she salvaged a joint 20th finish in the $3 million championship.
Saso missed just one fairway, reached regulation 15 times and finished with 29 putts as she fought back from joint 40th to earn a share of 20th for the momentum she would need as she resumes her LPGA Tour campaign in the Toto Classic at home in Japan starting November 2.Third round leader Rose Zhang of the US slowed down with a 71 and settled for tied for third with Thai Jasmine Suwannapura, who carded a 70, at 269.
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