Wanning, Hainan Island, China: Anne Yu finished top of the class at the CLPG Tour Qualifying School, the Shanghai native sinking a 33-foot putt for birdie from off the green at the last hole for a final round 68 and a one-shot victory.

At the 72-hole tournament where the top 30 players received full-time playing cards for the 2026 CLPG Tour season, 24-year-old Yu finished on one-under 287, the only player to break par on The Dunes at Shenzhou Peninsula West Course.

Highly-touted Malaysian rookie Mirabel Ting closed with a 69 on the seaside course to finish equal second with Chen Yu-ju (70) of Chinese Taipei. Overnight leader Kornkamol Sukaree could not build on her three-shot lead, the Thai veteran closing with 74 to finish two shots back. China’s Fu Jingyi (70) was fifth, three shots off the pace.

China’s He Zijia (74) was the top amateur in joint ninth place, nine shots behind the winner. The 20-year-old confirmed her transition to a professional player and will become a member of the CLPG Tour.

Yu began the day four shots off the lead and quickly got to work with three birdies over the first seven holes. After a double-bogey six at the eighth hole, she carded an eagle-three at the 531-yard ninth hole when her approach from 108 yards out found the hole. On the back nine she posted three birdies against two bogeys.

The former Epson Tour regular said she first got an inkling that she could win this tournament when photographers and camera crews turned up to cover her group.

“I tried to take deep breaths, calm myself down, and focus on doing my best and leaving the rest to fate. And in the end, I succeeded. I was very lucky,” said Yu who also holds partial playing status on the Epson Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

“The wind was strong this week, and there wasn’t a single moment when it felt steady. Over the first two days I worked hard to adapt to the wind and the type of grass here. It was only at the start of today that I began to feel any expectation of winning. I’m looking forward to competing on the CLPG Tour, especially the upcoming tournament in Ningbo as it’s very close to my home in Shanghai.”

Despite playing with a high fever, Ting, who struggled to an opening-round 79, showed her class with a final-day, bogey-free three-under 69.

The 20-year-old Sarawak native was the top US collegiate player for the 2024-2025 season on the strength of five wins, reaching number two in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR).

Prior to joining the ranks of the professionals, Ting starred for the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation’s Patsy Hankins Trophy team that triumphed against the European Golf Association in the Solheim Cup-style match play event last January in the United Arab Emirates.

Chen, a former Korean LPGA Tour regular, stayed close to the top of the leaderboard throughout the tournament but looked to fall out of contention when she carded consecutive bogeys starting at the fifth hole. She turned it around at the 357-yard seventh hole where her approach found the cup for an eagle-two. She then sank a 60-foot-plus putt for birdie at the eighth to make the turn at one-over. The 28-year-old finished the tournament on even-par.

“Even though I didn’t win this tournament, I’m looking forward to performing well on the China LPGA Tour this year. The prize money on this tour has generally increased and I hope to earn more through good results, saving up enough funds to support my future tournaments abroad,” said Chen, winner of the 2018 CTBC Ladies Classic.