The third edition of the Maybank Championship tees off tomorrow at the West Course of Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, and the homegrown Malaysian lineup is set to compete with the world’s top women professionals.

A strong squad of five Malaysian players, including professional rookie Mirabel Ting, Paris 2024 Olympian Ashley Lau, LPGA Tour veteran Kelly Tan, and leading domestic tour professionals Liyana Durisic and Genevieve Ling, will be in the spotlight at the 72-hole, no-cut event.

Fresh off co-medalist honours at the LPGA Q-Series Stage II and one step away from earning her LPGA Tour card, Ting enters the week looking to build on her recent form.

“I’ve been seeing my coach, working on the range and putting green with him before I went to Stage II, so that helped me a lot. And having played well at Stage II gave me the confidence for this week’s game,” said Ting, who finished as the best-placed Malaysian in joint 12th last year.

Meanwhile, Lau will be making her third appearance at the Maybank Championship after wrapping up her Epson Tour season ranked 25th in the Race for the Card standings, improving from 31st the previous year.

“I analyzed my statistics this season to find out what I was weaker in and worked on that. The goal for the week is to not do too much because when a big week comes, we always try to do too much and burn out really quick out there,” said Lau.

LPGA Tour veteran Tan shared similar thoughts when asked how she was preparing for the week.

“Throughout the years, we already know what we need to do to play good golf, and we all know what helps us perform our best,” said Tan.

Leading domestic tour professional Durisic will be making her second appearance at the event, fresh off a win at the inaugural The Ladies Golf tournament at the Mines Resort & Golf Club.

“I played really well at The Ladies and was mentally stable throughout. With that in mind, it will be about pacing myself and not putting too much pressure on myself,” said Durisic.

Making her debut this year is Ling, who comes in with two domestic titles and four top-10 finishes on the 2025 Chinese Taipei LPGA Tour.

“This is the only opportunity of the year to play such a huge event, and there’s always the urge to want to do well in front of the Malaysian fans,” said Ling.

The Malaysian players will be up against some of the world’s best, including World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul, defending champion Ruoning Yin, and 2023 winner Celine Boutier.

Catch all the action and cheer on the local stars during the Maybank Championship, taking place from October 30 to November 2 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club.