Chua is making his second Championship start in 2026. Earlier this year, he won a World Amateur Golf Ranking event in Malaysia and competed in the Royal Junior in Japan, Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Boys’ Junior Championship in Sri Lanka and the U.S. Junior Amateur in Pennsylvania. In 2025, he won seven events in Malaysia and Indonesia and represented his country in the Southeast Asian Amateur Team Championship in the Philippines.

Past Performances

Maverick ChuaMaverick Chua of Malaysia plays a tee stroke on the No. 14 tee during the first round of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Emirates Golf Club Majlis Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Thursday 23 October 2025. Photograph by AAC.