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Mao Saigo Wins Chevron Championship in Record Five-Way Playoff

The 23-year-old Japanese golfer clinched her first major title with a clutch birdie in the largest playoff in LPGA major history.

Mao Saigo of Japan (C) jumps in the pond on the 18th hole after winning The Chevron Championship 2025 in a playoff at The Club at Carlton Woods on April 27, 2025
Apr 27, 2025; The Woodlands, Texas, USA; Mao Saigo of Japan is doused with water after making a birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS - APRIL 27: Mao Saigo of Japan (C) jumps in the pond on the 18th hole after winning The Chevron Championship 2025 in a playoff at The Club at Carlton Woods on April 27, 2025 in The Woodlands, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Mao Saigo secured her maiden LPGA Tour victory and first major title by sinking a 3-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a five-way playoff.
  • The playoff, featuring Saigo, Ariya Jutanugarn, Hyo Joo Kim, Ruoning Yin, and Lindy Duncan, was the largest in LPGA major history.
  • Saigo birdied the par-5 18th in regulation to tie at 7-under-par and force the playoff after a challenging final round with five bogeys.
  • Ariya Jutanugarn, who led much of the final round, lost her lead with a bogey on the 18th after a misplayed chip, opening the door for the playoff.
  • Saigo celebrated her historic win by jumping into Poppie’s Pond, earning $1.2 million and becoming the first Japanese winner of the Chevron Championship.