Saigo became the first LPGA player to earn her first victory at a major championship since Allisen Corpuz did at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. She also is the firs

Mao Saigo won her first LPGA tournament on Sunday, and it happened to be a major. The Japanese player won the Chevron Championship after a five-way playoff. Winning the tournament meant Saigo had to indulge in the Chevron Championship's decades-long tradition of jumping into the pond at the Nicklaus Course at The Club at Carlton Woods.

In the end, Mao Saigo secured the first LPGA victory of her career with a birdie putt from three feet away on the playoff hole. Hyo Joo Kim, Ruoning Yin, Ariya Jutanugarn and Lindy Duncan were the other four golfers that advanced to the playoff but couldn't beat out Saigo.