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:

1. Pajaree Anannarukarn
2. Alison Lee
3. Anna Nordqvist
4. Amy Yang
5. Minami Katsu
6. Patty Tavatanakit
7. Kristen Gillman
8. Xiyu Lin
9. Bianca Pagdanganan
10. Ariya Jutanugarn
11. Ryann O'Toole
12. Yu Jin Sung
13. A Lim Kim
14. Narin An
15. Bailey Tardy
16. Chayanit Wangmahaporn
17. Nanna Koerstz Madsen
18. Georgia Hall
19. Jenny Shin
20. Wei-Ling Hsu
21. Jennifer Kupcho
22. Gabriela Ruffels
23. Allisen Corpuz
24. Madelene Sagstrom
25. Ssu-Chia Cheng
26. Emily Kristine Pedersen
27. Durriyah Damian
28. Alexa Pano
29. Linn Grant
30. Wichanee Meechai
31. Ashleigh Buhai
32. Yuna Nishimura
33. Gemma Dryburgh
34. Hye-Jin Choi
35. Jasmine Suwannapura
36. Marina Alex
37. Nataliya Guseva
38. Lucy Li
39. Peiyun Chien
40. Nasa Hataoka
41. Arpichaya Yubol
42. Chanettee Wannasaen
43. Haeran Ryu
44. Brooke M. Henderson
45. Liyana Durisic
46. Ruixin Liu
47. Carlota Ciganda
48. Mirabel Ting (a)
49. Megan Khang
50. Maja Stark
51. Moriya Jutanugarn
52. Grace Kim
53. Paula Reto
54. Ashley Lau
55. Charley Hull
56. Lilia Vu
57. Sarah Schmelzel
58. Somi Lee
59. Albane Valenzuela
60. Jeeno Thitikul
61. Jin Young Ko
62. Yuka Saso
63. Gaby Lopez
64. Leona Maguire
65. Angel Yin
66. Celine Boutier
67. Ayaka Furue
68. Esther Henseleit
69. Linnea Strom
70. Hira Naveed
71. Ruoning Yin
72. Mao Saigo
73. Hannah Green
74. Yealimi Noh
75. Auston Kim
76. 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.