Making global strides


Japan’s Miyu Yamashita on her way to the 2025 Maybank Championship title at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club — one of the few remaining bright spots on Malaysia’s golf calendar. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

MALAYSIA’S presence on the global golfing stage has grown steadily, and 2026 is shaping up to be another year of meaningful progress.

A new generation of Malaysian professionals is now competing across multiple international tours, signalling both the depth of emerging talent and the increasing ambition of the country’s golf ecosystem.

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