Round One at the Maybank Championship set an early tone of sharp ball-striking and course management across the field. With soft greens and receptive conditions at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, players took advantage, producing a day filled with tight approaches and confident putting.

The LPGA Tour's Asian Swing continues this week with the 2025 Maybank Championship at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, where 78 players will compete for a $3 million purse and valuable points toward the Rolex Player of the Year, Vare Trophy, and Race to the CME Globe standings. Returning to its late-October date, the no-cut event brings one of the strongest fields of the fall, featuring 29 of the world's top 50 players. With only four tournaments remaining in the 2025 season, players are looking to build momentum before the Tour moves on to Japan and the season-ending events in Florida.

The LPGA's Asia swing begins in Shanghai, the first of five stops across the continent that close out the season. The Buick LPGA Shanghai is again hosted by Qizhong Garden Golf Club. This is a 72-hole, no-cut event featuring 82 players and offering a $2.2 million purse.

If the 2025 LPGA season needed one more storyline to cap its unpredictable run, Youmin Hwang delivered it. The 22-year-old from South Korea, competing on a sponsor exemption, closed with a 5-under 67 at Hoakalei Country Club to finish 17-under and win the Lotte Championship by one shot over Hyo Joo Kim.

If Nelly Korda is going to finally put it all together in 2025, the LOTTE Championship feels like the place. Her ball-striking has been sharp, her scoring average steady at 69.78, and if the putter will cooperate her luck could be about to change.