Who is playing the 2024 Maybank Championship? Exploring the full field

The Maybank Championship is the third of four events on the LPGA Tour's second Asian circuit in the 2024 season. The event will be played at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club in Malaysia from October 24-27, 2024.

The event will be a limited field one with only 76 players competing, meaning there will be no cut after 36 holes. World number two Lilia Vu and defending champion Celine Boutier lead the field.

2024 Maybank Championship full field

Here is the full field for the Maybank Championship:

Pajaree Anannarukarn
Alison Lee
Anna Nordqvist
Amy Yang
Minami Katsu
Patty Tavatanakit
Kristen Gillman
Xiyu Lin
Bianca Pagdanganan
Ariya Jutanugarn
Ryann O'Toole
Yu Jin Sung
A Lim Kim
Narin An
Bailey Tardy
Chayanit Wangmahaporn
Nanna Koerstz Madsen
Georgia Hall
Jenny Shin
Wei-Ling Hsu
Jennifer Kupcho
Gabriela Ruffels
Allisen Corpuz
Madelene Sagstrom
Ssu-Chia Cheng
Emily Kristine Pedersen
Durriyah Damian
Alexa Pano
Linn Grant
Wichanee Meechai
Ashleigh Buhai
Yuna Nishimura
Gemma Dryburgh
Hye-Jin Choi
Jasmine Suwannapura
Marina Alex
Nataliya Guseva
Lucy Li
Peiyun Chien
Nasa Hataoka
Arpichaya Yubol
Chanettee Wannasaen
Haeran Ryu
Brooke M. Henderson
Liyana Durisic
Ruixin Liu
Carlota Ciganda
Mirabel Ting (a)
Megan Khang
Maja Stark
Moriya Jutanugarn
Grace Kim
Paula Reto
Ashley Lau
Charley Hull
Lilia Vu
Sarah Schmelzel
Somi Lee
Albane Valenzuela
Jeeno Thitikul
Jin Young Ko
Yuka Saso
Gaby Lopez
Leona Maguire
Angel Yin
Celine Boutier
Ayaka Furue
Esther Henseleit
Linnea Strom
Hira Naveed
Ruoning Yin
Mao Saigo
Hannah Green
Yealimi Noh
Auston Kim
Jin Hee Im

The big absentee from the Maybank Championship field is World No. 1 Nelly Korda. The two-time major champion had committed to the event but was forced to withdraw owing to a neck injury.

The field at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club includes 14 of the 18 winners of the 2024 season. There are also eight members of the world's top 10 (Korda and Lydia Ko will not be playing).

One player to watch out for is Hannah Green, fresh off a victory at the BMW Ladies Championship in Korea. The Australian has three wins in 2024, trailing only Ko and Korda in terms of tournament victories.

Another top contender is Jeeno Thitikul from Thailand, who has already secured one victory this season at the Dow Championship. Thitikul enters the Maybank Championship with a strong track record, finishing in the top 10 in her last five LPGA Tour starts, including a runner-up finish at the Kroger Queen City Championship.

Defending champion Celine Boutier, despite a challenging season, has shown signs of improvement in recent weeks. She won the Aramco Team Series Shenzhen on the Ladies European Tour, tied for ninth at the Buick LPGA Shanghai, and finished second at the BMW Ladies Championship.

About the author

Julio is a Golf specialist for Sportskeeda and boasts immense experience across sports and professions. Having practiced law for 15 years, he then moved to Cuban and International media houses such as Juventud Tecnica Magazine and teleSUR on baseball, track & field and boxing, among other sports, before taking up his current position. He even received an Honorary Mention in the 2023 Cuban National Journalism Contest.

Julio enjoys keeping up with everything that happens in the golf world, which helps him develop interesting angles for even the most mundane stories. What separates him from other journalists is that he has an eye for stats, and is proficient in both Spanish and English. His legal background helps him accurately report non-sporting golf issues such as rules analysis, contract issues, etc.

He ensures complete accuracy in his articles by only consulting primary sources, verifying information from multiple sources, and always looking for diverse opinions.

Nelly Korda is his favorite golfer due to her pure talent, while he also likes Alison Lee for her perseverance. His non-golf interests include baseball and track & field, while he also enjoys watching TV.

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Edited by Pratham K Sharma