2024 Maybank Championship: Top 5 Biggest LPGA Bets Amid Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko’s Absence
The LPGA Tour is at the penultimate site of its Asian swing. For the second time, the women’s circuit will be visiting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the Maybank Championship. The $3 million event will have the top 78 players playing without any cut at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. However, the two top faces, Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko, will be missing.
World No. 1 was notified earlier that she would be missing the BMW Ladies Championship and Maybank Championship after sustaining a minor neck injury as she is in recovery. As for Ko, the Hall of Famer is probably taking a break after playing in her native country and will be back soon. In the absence of these two stars, here are five predictions that may take away the Tiger Trophy from Malaysia this week!
After Nelly Korda, Hannah Green is one of two golfers to win three times on the LPGA Tour in the 2024 season, joining Lydia Ko. And although she is not the highest ranked in the field, she surely may win the event, regardless. The Aussie pro is coming off an incredible victory at the BMW Ladies Championship, marking her third for the season.
