KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 1 women's golfer Nelly Korda from the United States will be the top draw in this year's Maybank Championship at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on Oct 24-27.
In a statement today, Maybank Championship said Korda is among the 78 golfers who will play in the tournament.
Korda, who has won five LPGA Tour titles this year, is currently in Paris to defend her Olympic gold medal.
New Zealand's Lydia Ko, US' Rose Zhang and Thailand's Atthaya Thithikul have also confirmed their entries for the Maybank Championship.
The Maybank Championship will offer a prize purse of US$3 million (RM14 million) - Bernama