Who is leading the 2024 Maybank Championship? Day 3 leaderboard explored

The third round of the 2024 Maybank Championship concluded on Saturday, October 26 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club in Malaysia. The round ended with a three-way tie on the leaderboard.

Jeeno Thitikul, Ruoning Yin and Haeran Ryu lead the Maybank Championship at 16 under. Yesterday's leader, Maja Stark, is two shots back.

2024 Maybank Championship Day 3 Leaderboard

Here is the Maybank Championship leaderboard after the third round. Only the top 50 are included:

T1 Jeeno Thitikul -16
T1 Ruoning Yin -16
T1 Haeran Ryu -16
4 Maja Stark-14
T5 Celine Boutier -12
T5 Marina Alex -12
T7 Wichanee Meechai -11
T7 Ruixin Liu -11
T7 Wei-Ling Hsu -11
T10 Mirabel Ting (a) -10
T10 Gabriela Ruffels -10
T12 Ashley Lau -9
T12 Bailey Tardy -9
T12 Amy Yang -9
T12 Mao Saigo -9
T12 Bianca Pagdanganan -9
T12 Hye-Jin Choi -9
T12 Narin An -9
T19 Brooke M. Henderson -8
T19 Hannah Green -8
T19 Lucy Li -8
T19 Pajaree Anannarukarn -8
T19 Nataliya Guseva -8
T19 Kristen Gillman -8
T25 Leona Maguire -7
T25 Nanna Koerstz Madsen -7
T25 Yuka Saso -7
T25 Linn Grant -7
T25 Ayaka Furue -7
T25 Jennifer Kupcho -7
T25 Allisen Corpuz -7
T25 Ariya Jutanugarn -7
T33 Peiyun Chien -6
T33 Patty Tavatanakit -6
T33 Jasmine Suwannapura -6
T33 Megan Khang -6
T33 Yealimi Noh -6
T38 Jin Hee Im -5
T38 Esther Henseleit -5
T38 Yuna Nishimura -5
T38 Arpichaya Yubol -5
T38 Lilia Vu -5
T38 Charley Hull -5
T38 Emily Kristine Pedersen -5
T38 Madelene Sagstrom -5
T38 Sarah Schmelzel -5
T38 Moriya Jutanugarn -5
48 Gaby Lopez -4
T49 Hira Naveed -3
T49 A Lim Kim -3
T49 Ashleigh Buhai -3
T49 Xiyu Lin -3
T49 Grace Kim -3
T49 Minami Katsu -3

All three new leaders shot bogey-free rounds on the third day of the Maybank Championship. Jeeno Thitikul carded an eagle and six birdies, while Ruoning Yin had six birdies and Haeran Ryu five.

Here's what Thitikul had to say after her third round performance at the Maybank Championship (via ASAP Sports):

"We are trying to put a show for all the fans here. You know, we are kind of a new generation coming up, because we are just only 20, like 19, 20s, just a new generation trying to be like all the generations that put on all the show for all the fans."

Defending champion Celine Boutier climbed four places on the leaderboard with five birdies and one bogey in the third round. The Frenchwoman is now tied for fifth place, just four shots off the lead.

Local amateur Mirabel Ting carded an 8-under 64 during the third round to move up 34 places on the leaderboard and into a tie for 10th place. Ting is ranked 8th in the world amateur rankings and currently plays for Florida State University in U.S. collegiate golf.