France's Boutier denies Thai prodigy in epic nine-hole play-off at Maybank Championship


PETALING JAYA: Frenchwoman Celine Boutier prevailed in a epic nine-hole play-off battle at the Maybank Championship here to claim her fourth win in a golden LPGA season.

Boutier denied Thai prodigy Atthaya Thitikul in a dramatic and near-record-setting sudden-death play-off to emerge as the inaugural winner of the US$3mil (RM14.34mil) tournament at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on Sunday (Oct 29).

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